Instrumentation : Vla - Pf
SKU: OT.23107
ISBN 978-965-505-043-1.
This edition of Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata was prepared by Yoel David, Professor Emeritus of clarinet at the National Conservatory of Mexico. Prof. David's aim was to provide an edition which is most characteristically playable on the clarinet.
SKU: IM.3828
Schubert's famed sonata for the arpeggione (bowed guitar) is widely known in its cello version. Includes useful practice tips to tackle this important repertoire work. Piano part condensed in the second cello to accompany soloist.
SKU: PR.UT050402
ISBN 9783850557795. UPC: 800522003370.
It is argued that the arpeggione (think: bowed guitar) would have been left as a trivia question for historians had Schubert not written this particular Sonata. By the time this 1824 composition was first published in 1871, the arpeggione had already fallen out of favor and out of use. Even the first publication indicated the violoncello as the viable alternative solo. The editors have gone back to the autograph, which resides at the National Library of France, together with the contemporary arrangement for violin by Diabelli, in creating this critical edition. The history of the sonata and this edition, together with performance notes and critical commentary, are included.