SKU: BR.OB-4489-26
ISBN 9790004311813. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-4063-19
ISBN 9790004303290. 10 x 12.5 inches.
The aim of this combined scholarly and practical edition of the Brandenburg Concertos is to offer a state of the art performance material of these standard works of Baroque music literature, which satisfies the practical needs of performing artists.These new editions were based on surviving autographic source material - some of which, for the Fifth Concerto for example, has been taken into account for the first time - and the 'Neue Bach-Ausgabe' (NBA). Moreover, they also make use of relevant 18th-century theoretical writings for editorial additions and observations on performance practice.(from the joint preface to the Six Brandenburg Concertos by the Bach scholars Werner Felix, Winfried Hoffmann and Armin Schneiderheinze)T he aim of this combined scholarly and practical edition of the Brandenburg Concerto is to offer a state of the art performance material of this standard work of Baroque music literature, which satisfies the practical needs of performing artists.
SKU: BR.OB-4793-19
ISBN 9790004321706. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.EB-8462
ISBN 9790004177587. 7.5 x 10.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-14630-19
The piano reduction and the study score (,,Studien-Edition) are available at G. Henle Verlag.
ISBN 9790004335925. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.EB-5247
ISBN 9790004163849. 9 x 12 inches. German / French.
CDs: Klaus Mertens (baritone), Mutare Ensemble, cond. Gerhard Muller-Hornbach MA 95 04 808 Andreas Schmidt (baritone), Musikkollegium Winterthur, cond. Werner Andreas Albert cpo 999 472-2.
SKU: BR.OB-5068-16
ISBN 9790004328361. 9 x 12 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5167-15
ISBN 9790004329801. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5505-30
ISBN 9790004337806. 10 x 12.5 inches.
A visit to the opera whetted the composers creative appetite to explore the fairy-tale-like theme of Knight Raimunds love for the beautiful mermaid Melusine, which provided the basis for Mendelssohns fourth concert overture. As usual, Mendelssohn worked out the composition in his mind before committing it to paper, a task he most likely began towards the end of March 1833. The works premiere performance took place in London on 7 April 1834; the revised version was given its first account in Leipzig on 23 November 1835. Its ranking as No. 4 of the concert overtures was assigned around 1857 in a posthumous edition.(Ralf Wehner in the Study Edition of the Mendelssohn Work Catalogue).
SKU: BR.OB-4065-17
The aim of this combined scholarly and practical edition of the Brandenburg Concerto is to offer a state of the art performance material of this standard work of Baroque music literature, which satisfies the practical needs of performing artists.
ISBN 9790004303467. 10 x 12.5 inches.
The aim of this combined scholarly and practical edition of the Brandenburg Concertos is to offer a state of the art performance material of these standard works of Baroque music literature, which satisfies the practical needs of performing artists.These new editions were based on surviving autographic source material - some of which, for the Fifth Concerto for example, has been taken into account for the first time - and the 'Neue Bach-Ausgabe' (NBA). Moreover, they also make use of relevant 18th-century theoretical writings for editorial additions and observations on performance practice.(from the joint preface to the Six Brandenburg Concertos by the Bach scholars Werner Felix, Winfried Hoffmann and Armin Schneiderheinze)Instead of a slow movement, the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 has nothing but two chords. Bach, like Handel in his organ concertos, most likely wanted the solo instruments to insert an improvisation here. But what is easy for the proficient organ soloist in Handel's music turns out to be impossible for the nine solo parts in Bach's piece. Emil Platen's solution offers a loosely structured elaboration that is placed before the two chords notated by Bach and that uses all of the string instruments. It draws its inspiration from stylistic elements of the concerto, without creating the impression of being an autonomous movement..
SKU: BR.OB-4309-30
ISBN 9790004303955. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5292-15
ISBN 9790004338223. 10 x 12.5 inches.
Mozart's last symphony offered editor Cliff Eisen a clear-cut basis for his work: its autograph score is the sole authentic source to have survived. In order to remain as close as possible to the performance practice of Mozart's time, the editor has tried to keep as much as possible of the composer's idiosyncratic notation style, since a consistently modernized music text would hardly allow any conclusions on the interpretative nuances envisioned by Mozart. The preface confirms the brilliance and expertise of Mozart expert Cliff Eisen, who offers a wealth of fascinating findings on interpretation, genesis and early reception.Mozart' s last symphony offered editor Cliff Eisen a clear-cut basis for his work: its autograph score is the sole authentic source to have survived.
SKU: BR.OB-5292-16
ISBN 9790004338230. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.MR-2163
ISBN 9790004487136. 9 x 12 inches.
In the vocal oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach, the arias scored for obbligato flute, for two flutes or for oboe constitute a dazzlingly varied repertoire. Treated on an equal footing with the vocal part, the obbligato parts assume solo duties in many pieces. The most demanding solo passages composed for these instruments in the 18th century are occasionally hidden in Bachs arias.The MUSICA RARA edition of Bach's collected arias presents an authentic musical text which follows the principal sources in phrasing and articulation.
SKU: BR.OB-5288-30
ISBN 9790004342824. 10 x 12.5 inches.
Spiritual AffinitiesSchumann had already worked on Byron's Manfred as a law student, and the topic fascinated him from that time on. Perhaps he discovered a spiritual affinity to himself in the romantic hero's inner conflict? In any event, he decided on a stage rendition of the drama with incidental music, an entirely new genre that he had been dreaming of for some time already. He conducted the overture - it dates from 1848 - for the first time as a separate piece in March 1852. In addition, he followed the preparations for the first edition of the complete performance material very closely, which was published by Breitkopf in Leipzig that same year. The Breitkopf Urtext edition of the Manfred Overture is based on this first print of the score and parts revised by Schumann. At the same time, this edition also marks a new chapter in the expansion of the collection of Schumann overtures that have already been published by Breitkopf (to Hermann und Dorothea op. 136, Szenen aus Goethes Faust WoO 3 and Genoveva op. 81).Audiences should be ready for something new and unheard of, wrote Robert Schumann to Franz Liszt in late 1851, referring to the world premiere of his Dramatic Poem Manfred.
SKU: BR.OB-5528-30
ISBN 9790004341100. 10 x 12.5 inches.
A Tchaikovsky Urtext is no longer a rarity in Breitkopfs orchestral catalogue. Polina Vajdman has edited a very popular repertoire work that the composer personally did not think very highly of. He even confessed to having written the work without the warmth of love. Nevertheless, the piece is a masterful example of program music that seemingly casually interweaves two Russian folk songs, a liturgical melody of the Russian Orthodox Church and two national anthems, the Marseillaise and the Czars Hymn. The work was written for the consecration of the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, which was erected in memory of the victory over Napoleon in 1812. The first edition of the score, which was carefully corrected three times by Tchaikovsky, is the principal source for this Urtext edition. The wording of the title The Year 1812 corresponds to the composers words, but was oddly never included in the first edition.
SKU: BR.OB-4906-15
ISBN 9790004324486. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.EB-1791
ISBN 9790004160671. 7.5 x 10.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5507-15
ISBN 9790004338285. 10 x 12.5 inches.
The music text is based on the volume of the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition, in which Christoph Hellmundt rightly pointed to the existence of a secondary version for piano and string orchestra as well as an arrangement for piano solo made by the composer. Nevertheless, Mendelssohn's op. 40 remains foremost a Concerto for piano and orchestra - a fact that is unequivocally underscored by the practical new edition.
SKU: BR.MN-13001
ISBN 9790004792131. 9 x 12 inches.
Concealed behind the inconspicuous title 12 Duos are short and entertaining pieces for two players of equal skills. Each piece has a specific character and treats a particular musical question. The poetic titles provide important clues for the interpretation of the pieces. In recitals, the duos can be performed in their entirety as a suite even though a selection is both plausible and possible.Rudolf Jaggi was active in Basel for many years as a music teacher and obtained several awards for his works. The swing character of a number of duos testifies to his sideline as a jazz musician.Short and entertaining pieces for two players.
SKU: BR.PB-5641
ISBN 9790004215388. 10.5 x 14 inches.
The Song of the Earth, composed in the summer of 1908, is Mahler's best-known and most personal work. Reflecting drastic changes in his life, its immense emotional density is very moving. Until the very end, Mahler continued to refine the extremely differentiated instrumentation, as is evident in numerous retouchings in the autograph score and engraver's model. It is therefore all the more regrettable that he was neither able to perform his Symphony in Songs himself nor that he was involved in its printing. Unfortunately, in the posthumously published first edition of 1912 and the subsequent editions edited by Erwin Ratz and Karl Heinz Fussl, many questions remained unanswered, while other were answered in a dubious way.The edition is the first text-critical one of the work on a scientifically sound basis. It offers not only a more reliable musical text, but also systematically and lucidly prepared information on the sources, their transmission and evaluation. All editorial decisions have been documented in a transparently comprehensible manner - in particular those leading to new audible results. Work-related notes on performance practice, which for the first time include Mahler's conducting indications, offer valuable, indispensable interpretive aids. In addition to the regular five clarinet parts, the set of parts includes two additional parts (3rd clarinet/Eb clarinet, bass clarinet/3rd clarinet in places where the latter plays Eb clarinet) to allow performances with only four clarinets.The completely revised piano reduction reproduces the orchestral texture true to the score without losing sight of playability. Both Mahler's piano autograph and the piano reduction by Woss, which was commissioned by the composer himself, served as an inspiration for this.
SKU: BR.PB-14560
ISBN 9790004211014. 10 x 12.5 inches.
Beethoven's autographs of the first three piano concertos opp. 15, 19 and 37 are the earliest of all orchestral scores which have survived integrally. Thanks to source studies, we know today that a first version of the Concerto in Bb major op. 19 had already originated in Bonn in 1790 at the latest. It was followed by a second version written in Vienna most likely in 1793 which included the Rondo in Bb major WoO 6 as finale. A third version followed most probably in 1794 and led to the fourth and final version, written in Prague in October 1798, as Beethoven sojourned there at the beginning of the concert season. (from the Preface)This autograph together with the autograph solo part which was made at the beginning of 1801 and the parts printed in the same year, are the main sources of the present edition.
SKU: BR.EOS-1132-15
ISBN 9790004785805. 8.5 x 11.5 inches.
SKU: BR.CHB-5292-02
ISBN 9790004412084. 7.5 x 10.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-4916-26
ISBN 9790004324875. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.EOS-1876-17
ISBN 9790004788776. 8.5 x 11.5 inches.
SKU: BR.CHB-5250-02
ISBN 9790004411667. 9 x 12 inches.
