Barenreiter - Clarinet and Piano

Barenreiter Urtext Edition of Brahms' Sonatas In F Minor And E-Flat Op.120 for Clarinet and Piano.Features:A pioneering Urtext edition with an extensive Performance Practice CommentaryFor further information on Romantic performance practice we recommend the text booklet: ?Performance Practices in Johannes Brahms? Chamber Music? BA 9600Brahms had already announced his 'retirement' from composition when in the spring of 1894 he played chamber music with the cellist Robert Hausmann and the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld. This encounter renewed Brahms' enthusiasm for Mühlfeld?s muchadmired playing and inspired him to write two new Clarinet sonatas in the summer of the same year. Brahms and Mühlfeld premiered the works and played them in several performances until the Sonatas Op.120 were first published in June 1895. These two works remain pivotal in the Clarinet?s recital repertoire establishing the Clarinet sonata as a distinct and viable chamber music genre.This edition features an extensive preface that informs about the sonatas? origins their compositional process pre-publication performances and their publication history as well as their early reception. Another truly remarkable aspect of this publication is the unique Performance Practice Commentary. Here the editors start from the premise that only a few decades after Brahms' death a widening gulf was already developing between the composer's expectations and the performance practices of the early 20th century. On the basis of manifold sources which include memoirs by pupils and chamber music partners treatises and essays early instructive editions and historical recordings the editors deal with key issues in understanding Brahms' notation. The editors provide an indispensable assistance for a historically informed interpretation of the work through a section-by-section analysis of rhythm and timing dynamics and accentuation dots and strokes slurring and non legato Piano pedalling and overholding Piano arpeggiation and dislocation Clarinet vibrato and portamento. At the same time the edition offers an exciting and often surprising

Clarinet and Piano-In this clarinet & piano reduction:Urtext solo clarinet partReconstructed basset-clarinet partPreface with suggestions for the embellishment of the first movement fermatas from an early 19th century sourceIn late 1791 Mozart wrote his famous work the Concerto for ?Bassettklarinette? and Orchestra K.622 known today as his Clarinet Concerto. The challenging virtuoso piece was written for Anton Stadler and the music follows the three-part structure of Allegro Adagio and a Rondo finale.This work was first published in 1801 and by no less than three publishers. It is one of the most important worksin the Clarinet repertoire and remains a popular work to the present date.Urtext of the New Mozart EditionFull score & performance material (BA4773) Clarinet in A & Piano reduction (BA4773-90) and study score format 22.5 x 16.5cm (TP254) available for saleClarinet in B-flat & Piano reduction (BA4773-38)Reconstructed version for Basset Clarinet and Orchestra full score (BA4773-01)

Edited for the first time based on the autograph.The only wind instrument for which Felix Mendelssohn wrote any solo works is the Clarinet. This Sonata written by a young Mendelssohn is genuine chamber music: the Clarinet and Piano are both used equally as a melody and an accompaniment instrument. The various playing characteristics of the Clarinet are not fully exploited; instead Mendelssohn focuses more on the cantabile character of the instrument.

E flat major-The composer is known chiefly for his compositions for wind instruments Concerto in E flat major for Clarinet and Orchestra Op.36 being one such example. The piece was written in 1803 and is exceptional for its superb instrumental setting and formal balance. Without exaggeration Kramar's concerto is described as the most performed clarinet concerto in the Czech repertoire. The piano reduction was written by composer Ladislav Simon and the solo part was revised by prof. Jiri Kratochvil. (ed. Jan Racek). This practical edition is part of the Musica Antiqua Bohemica series.

for B flat Clarinet and Piano-The ?Grande Sonate? for clarinet (or violin) and piano published by Artaria represents an early adaption of Mozarts quintet KV 581 whose autograph is not bequeathed. The editor Christopher Hogwood

All the important stylistic features of Klezmer music.Authentic notation.Easy to medium level of difficulty.Because the Clarinet is such an important instrument in Klezmer music these arrangements unveil the full spectrum of the Ashkenazi-Jewish music-making in one fell swoop. The eight pieces exemplify a multitude of dancing and singing styles with small ornaments and playing techniques (e.g. bent notes melismas and chromatic runs) to impart the distinctive flavour of this music. The volume offers the possibility to interpret the pieces in a variety of ways also offering scope for personal expression. The straightforward Piano partprovides bold bass lines typical harmonic progressions countermelodies and a considerable number of embellishments.From the contents: Chava Fun Tashlik Mazel Tov Odessa Bulgarish Shalom Aleichem The Happy Nigun Zol Shoyn Kumen Die G ule Tants Istanbul

Gabriel Fauré (1845-7924) was among the leading French song composers of the fin de siècle. His songs combine to perfection the qualities of the French 'mélodie': its flowing cantabile its subtle harmonisation and its lyric impulse. This volume gives clarinetists and their duo partners on the Piano an opportunity to form an acquaintance with Fauré's art through their own performances. Contents:Les BerceauxSylvieAu Bord de l'EauToujours