Sonata (1948)

SKU: HL.51481620

UPC: 196288209157. 9.0x12.0x0.164 inches.

Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas 6â??8 are often referred to as â??war sonatasâ?, since they were composed in Russia during World War II during times of great hardship. As the shortest of the three, no. 7 is entirely focused on the essentials, and is certainly Prokofiev's most famous piano sonata. Anyone who has heard it will not forget the hasty first movement, marked â??Allegro inquietoâ?, the cantabile theme of the second movement and the relentless pull of the machine-like, thudding finale. The Sonata appeared in print in 1943 and that same year received the Stalin Prize (second category), including prize-money of 50,000 rubles, which was welcomed with great joy in the Prokofiev household. You can also derive joy from Prokofiev's Seventh Sonata, here critically edited on the basis of all the sources, and produced using Henle's legendary music engraving. A preface by the world's most prominent Prokofiev researcher, Simon Morrison, rounds off the edition.

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• error-free, reliable musical texts based on meticulous musicological research - fingerings and bowings by famous artists and pedagogues
• preface in 3 languages with information on the genesis and history of the work 
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SKU: HL.51481203

ISBN 9790201812038. UPC: 888680749965. 9.25x12.25x0.121 inches. Fing. Murray Perahia.

Beethoven's three piano sonatas op. 2 were the first works in this genre to which he gave an opus number, thus signalling to the musical world the special importance that he assigned to them. He wrote them during his first years in Vienna and, along with his op. 1 piano trios, they helped to establish his reputation as one of the most significant composers of his time. These three sonatas - all of them small masterpieces - are arranged in ascending order of difficulty and virtuosity. The four-movement Sonata in f minor is often called the “Little Appassionata” because it shares with the famous Sonata op. 57 not just its key, but also its impassioned mood - especially in the last movement. Murray Perahia's fingerings have been tried and tested over several decades of performing these works, and offer a new approach to these milestones of the piano repertoire. Replaces HN183.

About Henle Urtext

What I can expect from Henle Urtext editions:

• error-free, reliable musical texts based on meticulous musicological research - fingerings and bowings by famous artists and pedagogues
• preface in 3 languages with information on the genesis and history of the work 
• Critical Commentary in 1 – 3 languages with a description and evaluation of the sources and explaining all source discrepancies and editorial decisions 
• most beautiful music engraving 
• page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them 
• excellent print quality and binding 
• largest Urtext catalogue world-wide 
• longest Urtext experience (founded 1948 exclusively for Urtext editions)

SKU: HL.51481535

UPC: 840126989625. 9.0x12.0x0.072 inches.

This Haydn sonata has previously not been available in the Henle catalog as an individual Urtext edition. Nevertheless, it numbers among Haydn's famous piano works. It was written in 1789 (thus making it one of the “late sonatas”) for the Leipzig publisher Christoph Gottlob Breitkopf. Its two-movement structure fathoms the entire spectrum of Haydn's musical language: from the brooding-improvisational first movement to the sparkling, humorous Finale. Haydn exploits here the full range of the keyboard and its tonal possibilities. The world-famous pianist Piotr Anderszewski has contributed his fingerings for this Henle Urtext edition and invites you to explore this extraordinary work!

About Henle Urtext

What I can expect from Henle Urtext editions:

• error-free, reliable musical texts based on meticulous musicological research - fingerings and bowings by famous artists and pedagogues
• preface in 3 languages with information on the genesis and history of the work 
• Critical Commentary in 1 – 3 languages with a description and evaluation of the sources and explaining all source discrepancies and editorial decisions 
• most beautiful music engraving 
• page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them 
• excellent print quality and binding 
• largest Urtext catalogue world-wide 
• longest Urtext experience (founded 1948 exclusively for Urtext editions)

SKU: BR.EB-5541

ISBN 9790004188613. 0 x 0 inches.

The soon available four-volume edition of all of Joseph Haydn's Complete Piano Sonatas is based on the Urtext of the first Haydn Complete Edition and complements our series of Instructive Editions for piano. Editor Hermann Zilcher (1881-1948) was considered one of the most outstanding pianists, conductors and music pedagogues of the early 20th century. In the preface of his edition, Zilcher stated that he tried [...] to bring about a balance between the demands of research and the lively need to make music [...]. He paid special attention to the fingerings in the Haydn style, which bring even today's modern instruments ... even in the most delicate non legato 'inevitably' to respond.

Edition from Competent Hand.

SKU: BR.EB-5543

ISBN 9790004188637. 0 x 0 inches.

The soon available four-volume edition of all of Joseph Haydn's Complete Piano Sonatas is based on the Urtext of the first Haydn Complete Edition and complements our series of Instructive Editions for piano. Editor Hermann Zilcher (1881-1948) was considered one of the most outstanding pianists, conductors and music pedagogues of the early 20th century. In the preface of his edition, Zilcher stated that he tried [...] to bring about a balance between the demands of research and the lively need to make music [...]. He paid special attention to the fingerings in the Haydn style, which bring even today's modern instruments ... even in the most delicate non legato 'inevitably' to respond.

Edition from Competent Hand.

SKU: BR.EB-5542

ISBN 9790004188620. 0 x 0 inches.

The soon available four-volume edition of all of Joseph Haydn's Complete Piano Sonatas is based on the Urtext of the first Haydn Complete Edition and complements our series of Instructive Editions for piano. Editor Hermann Zilcher (1881-1948) was considered one of the most outstanding pianists, conductors and music pedagogues of the early 20th century. In the preface of his edition, Zilcher stated that he tried [...] to bring about a balance between the demands of research and the lively need to make music [...]. He paid special attention to the fingerings in the Haydn style, which bring even today's modern instruments ... even in the most delicate non legato 'inevitably' to respond.

Edition from Competent Hand.

SKU: HL.51481469

UPC: 840126989649. 9.0x12.0x0.258 inches.

Fingering Michael Korstick; fingering & bowing for cello Johannes Moser Aside from the Piano Quartet op. 13 and the Violin Sonata op. 18, the Cello Sonata numbers among the most mature works of chamber music from Strauss' early oeuvre. The influences of Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Brahms are noticeable, while leaving sufficient space for a very personal tonal language, often with surprising rhythmic and harmonic turns of phrase. Strauss subjected the first version completed in early 1881 to a radical revision over the winter of 1882/83; the opening movement was thoroughly reworked, the two subsequent movements rewritten completely. It was worth it, because after the premiere in Dresden, the composer wrote to his mother, “My sonata garnered extraordinary acclaim, the applause was enormous, congratulations came to me from all sides.”.

About Henle Urtext

What I can expect from Henle Urtext editions:

• error-free, reliable musical texts based on meticulous musicological research - fingerings and bowings by famous artists and pedagogues
• preface in 3 languages with information on the genesis and history of the work 
• Critical Commentary in 1 – 3 languages with a description and evaluation of the sources and explaining all source discrepancies and editorial decisions 
• most beautiful music engraving 
• page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them 
• excellent print quality and binding 
• largest Urtext catalogue world-wide 
• longest Urtext experience (founded 1948 exclusively for Urtext editions)

SKU: FG.55011-605-4

ISBN 9790550116054.

Mikko Heinio (b. 1948) composed his Sonata for Guitar (2019) the instrument in his lap. The inspiring cooperation with the guitarist Patrik Kleemola can be heard throughout the four-movement sonata. The first (Intro) and last (Coda) have the same tempo but the former is kaleidoscopic and the latter an unbroken ribbon. Correspondingly, the second (Rubato) movement is fragmentary, while the third (Rondo) has a leisurely blues beat. The Rubato is coloured by crotchet steps produced by plucking between the nut and the left hand, and the Rondo is marked by slide glissandos. The overall duration is c. 14 minutes.