The work The Shepherd’s Song by Felix Mendelssohn presented as a reprint for the first time is his only known original composition for flute. Although Mendelssohn frequently and skilfully used wind instruments in his orchestral works he never provided them with significant parts neither in his chamber music works not as solo instrument which may have been due to the technical shortcomings of the instrument prior to the revolutionary inventions of Theobald Böhm. The short composition The Shepherd’s Song was published for the first time after the death of the composer in 1889 including an additional piano accompaniment and an alternative violinpart. The arranger and editor was the organist and composer Berthold Tours (1838-1897). Since the flute literature contains only few musical pieces of major composers of the Romantic era it is surprising that this composition which had been printed more than 100 years ago has remained undiscovered for such a long time thus remaining widely unknown to the public until today. The Shepherd’s Song can be performed with flute (violin) solo or with the piano accompaniment by Berthold Tours.

Virtuoso and Entertaining Pieces for Violin and Piano. À l'occasion du 250e anniversaire, la maison d'édition Schott a fouillé des trésors dans les archives historiques de la maison et les a réédités. Cette anthologie s'adresse aux musiciens professionnels et aux amateurs avancés qui s'intéressent aux nouvelles découvertes intéressantes au-delà du répertoire standard. Elle contient principalement des oeuvres de la période romantique : des pièces rares et des bis virtuoses, des pièces de caractère expressives, des perles de la musique de salon ou des arrangements élaborés de mélodies (d'opéra) connues. Nombre des compositions originales et des arrangements sont des oeuvres d'importants violonistes du XIXe siècle. / Niveau : 3-4 / Classique / Recueil / Violon et Piano