G-Henle - Clarinet and Piano

The composer and violin virtuoso Johann Stamitz not only established the world-famous Mannheim school in the 18th century but is known among clarinettists above all for presumably being the first to present them with a true solo concerto. Even though Stamitz left it at just this one concerto, it has enjoyed great popularity since its rediscovery in the 20th century and has become a standard work in the concert repertoire. Due to its moderate technical demands, it is ideally suited for music students as a ?first? solo concerto, and as preparation for the more demanding solo parts of Mozart, Weber and Spohr. The newly prepared piano reduction was undertaken with a view to make it easy to play so that also less experienced piano players can undertake the accompaniment of the soloist; a renowned clarinettist, editor Nicolai Pfeffer also contributes suggestions for the cadenzas ? the result is an ideal Urtext edition for student recitals and music schools.

Fantasy Piece in G Minor-Carl Nielsen's Fantasy Piece In G Minor for Clarinet in Bb and Piano. Henle Urtext edition score.One of Nielsen's early works Fantasy Piece In G Minor was writtenbetween the ages of 16 and 18 while he was a member of the military band in the Danish town of Odense. With this miniature he gave proof of his mature compositional talent on the one hand and of the socialisation through themusic of the classic and early romantic eras on the other.With its skilful interconnection of Italianate cantabilit and brilliant suppleness the two-part Fantasy Piece offers a welcome change in theClarinet repertoire. This edition is based on the sole surviving source long considered a copy in Copenhagen’s Royal Library which has since been ascertainably identified as an autograph manuscript.

Sonatas op.120 for Clarinet and Piano-In 1894 Johannes Brahms asked the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld to visit him during his beloved summer sojourn in Ischl adding “It would be really wonderful if you brought your B flat Clarinet with you andif you were in no great hurry” – for the two Sonatas Op. 120 were waiting to be rehearsed. The first performances were given privately directly afterwards and the press enthusiastically reported: “Thesonatas [...] are wonderful and will cause a great sensation”. These were the last chamber pieces Brahms wrote before his death and are considered two of the great masterpieces in the Clarinet repertoire.

Urtextausgabe-Eight years after he had composed his first two Clarinet Sonatas op. 49 Reger confessed in a letter to a friend that he was once again committing 'a new crime against harmony and counterpoint'. He was referring to the Sonata forClarinet and Pianoforte op. 107. Reger made a point of not destroying the chamber music character of the work by having too much virtuosic padding. 'Brahms developed classic examples of what the style was meant to be like'.Alongside the sonatas Henle's Urtext edition also contains two charming 'encores': a Tarantella in g minor and an Album Leaf in E flat major. The Sonata op. 49 2 is for clarinet in A. The other pieces are for clarinet in B flat.

The Henle Urtext edition of Alban Berg's Four Pieces For Clarinet And Piano Op.5 edited by Ullrich Scheideler.

Clarinet and Piano-Following the Henle edition of the Grand Concerto In F Minor Op. 5 (HN 1209) the series of Crusell’s Clarinet concertos has been expanded to include the one in B flat major op. 11. The Swedish composer washimself a prominent Clarinet virtuoso and the concertos were tailor-made for himself so to speak. Despite being technically very demanding the Concerto In B Flat Major avoids being overly virtuosic and wins usover with its melodic ingenuity. It is a very welcome addition to the early Romantic repertoire for the Clarinet. The clarinettist Nicolai Pfeffer edited the edition in an exemplary manner consulting the solesurviving source the first edition of 1829. Johannes Umbreit was responsible for the study score which wonderfully fits the hands.

Clarinet Concerto in E flat major op. 1-This edition completes Henle's series of all three Clarinet concertos by the Swedish composer and clarinettist Bernhard Henrik Crusell. Issued in Leipzig in 1811 the Clarinet Concerto In E-FlatMajor Op.1 was Crusell's first published work but had definitely been composed several years prior to this. With its elegant head movement and the simple and moving Adagio it is probably the most“Mozartian” of all of his three concertos although the final rondo is reminiscent of Carl Maria von Weber. The editor and clarinettist Nicolai Pfeffer is now presenting this charming work betweenClassicism and Romanticism on the basis of the first edition. The Piano reduction wonderfully fits the hands and was prepared by Johannes Umbreit on the basis of the original orchestral parts.

Clarinettiste le p?re de Busoni avait ?galement publi? une m?thode pour son instrument en 1883. Sa m?re ?tait pianiste. Ainsi n?est-il pas surprenant que le jeune prodige Ferruccio Busoni n? en 1866 compose d?j? entre 1877 et 1879 toute une s?rie d??uvres pour clarinette la plupart du temps avec accompagnement de piano. Parmi elles comptent ?galement les pi?ces de caract?re de jeunesse pour clarinette et piano publi?es pour la premi?re fois dans cette ?dition Urtext des ?ditions Henle. Celle-ci se fonde sur le manuscrit autographe ?tabli par Busoni avec l?aide de ses parents. Les doigt?s de la pr?sente ?dition sont du pianiste et p?dagogue Klaus Schilde.

Klavierauszug-Now the Concertino and the First Clarinet Concerto are about to be followed by Weber?s Second Concerto in E-Flat Major edited by Norbert Gertsch. Once again the Piano reduction contrasts the originalsolo part with the widely known version by Carl Bärmann (both parts are separately enclosed). The accompanying preface offers a detailed explanation of the importance of both versions and how they interrelate.

Originally written for the final year Clarinet examination at the Paris Conservatoire Debussy?s ?Première Rhapsodie? has quickly become a bestseller of the Clarinet repertoire being a highly impressionisticwork that plays marvellously with the timbral possibilities of the Clarinet. Its success was so pervasive that Debussy later arranged the Piano accompaniment for Orchestra and in this form the rhapsody is today to beheard all around the world. Our edition also contains as a ?lollipop? the popular ?Petite pièce? an original work of under forty bars that was in fact devised as a sight-reading test.

clarinet part in B flat-Along with Robert Schumann?s identically titled op. 73 the Fantasiestücke of 1864 by the Danish composer Niels Wilhelm Gade are an essential part of the repertoire of all clarinettists. Gade lived in Leipzig for a long time andhad been among Schumann?s close friends. With this deeply romantic composition he made an important contribution to establishing the clarinet as a chamber-music soloist. The four pieces in this collection can of course beperformed separately and are ideal teaching material. Our editor the clarinettist Nicolai Pfeffer has drawn upon the German and Danish first editions and the autograph in Copenhagen as sources and consequently has been able toeliminate several discrepancies found in older editions.