Trio Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 1 No. 10

SKU: BR.EB-9441

ISBN 9790004189184. 9 x 12 inches.

The two sonatas of Johannes Brahms's op. 120 are widely hailed as crowning points of the repertoire for clarinet and piano. Moreover, in the version for viola and piano arranged by Brahms himself, they rank among the most frequently played viola works of the 19th century. They far surpass in compositional substance the relatively few original sonatas written for these instrumentations during the same period.Of the two fellow works, the Sonata No. 2 in E flat major is the more accessible. Diverging from the classical-romantic tradition, Brahms used the key of E flat major here not to express the heroic or monumental, but to obtain lyrical, chiefly restrained characterizations. The serenade-like beauty of the principal theme, which opens the sonata, has always been particularly admired. In his review of the world premiere, the renowned Viennese music critic Eduard Hanslick, a friend of Brahms's, raves with the words it was as if it had fallen from the Heavens. The closing set of variations also follows with gentle gracefulness this lyrical character. However, the middle movement, with its tempestuous outer sections in E flat minor and the hymnic trio in B major provides a passionate and serious contrast, which allows the flanking idyll to unfold its beauties all the more insistently.

SKU: BR.EB-9440

ISBN 9790004189177. 9 x 12 inches.

The two sonatas of Johannes Brahms's op. 120 are widely hailed as crowning points of the repertoire for clarinet and piano. Moreover, in the version for viola and piano arranged by Brahms himself, they rank among the most frequently played viola works of the 19th century. They far surpass in compositional substance the relatively few original sonatas written for these instrumentations during the same period.Of the two fellow works, the Sonata No. 2 in E flat major is the more accessible. Diverging from the classical-romantic tradition, Brahms used the key of E flat major here not to express the heroic or monumental, but to obtain lyrical, chiefly restrained characterizations. The serenade-like beauty of the principal theme, which opens the sonata, has always been particularly admired. In his review of the world premiere, the renowned Viennese music critic Eduard Hanslick, a friend of Brahms's, raves with the words it was as if it had fallen from the Heavens. The closing set of variations also follows with gentle gracefulness this lyrical character. However, the middle movement, with its tempestuous outer sections in E flat minor and the hymnic trio in B major provides a passionate and serious contrast, which allows the flanking idyll to unfold its beauties all the more insistently.

SKU: HL.14037632

ISBN 9788759818244. UPC: 884088562045. 10.25x13 inches.

Contents: CHAMBER MUSIC: Polka for Violin; Duet for Violins; Romance for Violin and Piano in G Major; Romance for Violin and Piano in D Major; Sonata for Violin and Piano; Fantasy for Clarinet and Piano; Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano; Quartet for Two Violins, Viola and Cello in D Minor; Movement for Two Violins, Viola and Cello in F Major (Add. 9); Movement for Two Violins, Viola and Cello in F Major (Add. 10); Movement for Two Violins, Viola and Cello in F Major (Add. 11); Movement for Two Violins, Viola and Cello in G Minor; Movement for Two Violins, Viola and Cello in F Sharp Minor; Movement for Two Violins, Viola and Cello in B Flat Major; Trauermarsch for Two Violins, Viola and Cello. PIANO PIECES: Two Character Pieces; Norwegian Folk Dance; Andante; Piano Piece; Peasant Dance; Allegretto; Add. 22; Minuet; Add. 24; Andantino; Add. 26; A Little Piano Piece. CANTATA: Cantata for The Commemoration Of P.S. Krøyer. ARRANGEMENTS: Prelude to 'Snefrid' for Piano; 'Snefrid' for Recitation and Piano Quintet; 'Elves' Dance' From 'Sir Oluf He Rides ''; 'Dance of the Handmaidens' from 'Hagbarth and Signe' for Piano; 'Canto Serioso' for Cello and Piano; Dances from 'Aladdin'for Piano; Excerpts from 'The Mother' for Piano; 'A Fair And Lovely Land' for Brass; Cantata for The Centenary of The Polytechnic College for Reciter, Male Choir, Strings and Piano; Counterpoint Exercises; Two Part Fugue (Add. 38); Two Part Fugue (Add. 39); Three-part Fugue (Add. 40); Three-part Fugue (Add. 41); Three-part Fugue (Add. 42); Three-part Fugue (Add. 43); Three-part Fugue (Add. 44). APPENDIX: Greeting; Gade; Denmark!; Welcome to 20 Della Grazia, Little Marie!; The Shepherd's Melody.