Nach dem großen Erfolg der Slawische Tänze op. 46 war der Verleger Simrock hö...(+)
Nach dem großen Erfolg der Slawische Tänze op. 46 war der Verleger Simrock höchst erfreut, als Dvo?ák ihm im Oktober 1880 einen neuen Zyklus für Klavier zu vier Händen in Aussicht stellte, die Legenden. Es sollte nur ein knappes Jahr vergehen, bis das neue Werk im Druck erschien. Kurz zuvor reisten Dvo?ák und Simrock mit den Korrekturfahnen im Gepäck nach Karlsbad, wo sich gerade der Wiener Musikkritiker Eduard Hanslick zur Kur aufhielt. Man spielte dort das Werk gemeinsam durch und las Korrektur. Hanslick zeigte sich begeistert und wurde sogar Widmungsträger der zehn reizvollen Stücke. In einer Rezension schrieb er später über die Legenden, man verspüre ein ?Glücksgefühl', das ?in unseren pessimistischen Tagen doppelt wohlthuend wirkt'. / Piano 4 Mains
Version for Piano four-Hands-Grieg?s incidental music for Henrik Ibsen?s drama ?...(+)
Version for Piano four-Hands-Grieg?s incidental music for Henrik Ibsen?s drama ?Peer Gynt? contains some of his best-known compositions such as ?Morning Mood? and ?In the hall of the Mountain King?.Grieg later extracted the most beautiful pieces to form two Orchestral suites and arranged himself these versions for Piano solo and Piano four-hands. There was a surprise in store for Henle when they werepreparing this Urtext edition. In the autograph and the first print run the second suite contained another movement the ?Dance of the Mountain King?s Daughter? which Grieg deleted shortly afterwards. Thischarming dance appears in the appendix to this edition printed again for the first time in 120 years! The Norwegian pianist and Grieg expert Einar Steen-Nøkleberg was co-editor for this edition and alsoprovided the new fingerings.
An authoritative urtext edition of Brahms' Hungarian Dances WoO 1 books 1-4 comp...(+)
An authoritative urtext edition of Brahms' Hungarian Dances WoO 1 books 1-4 comprising dances 1-21 all written for Piano Duet. Edited by Walter Georgii.
Arrangement for Piano four-hands-In order to also promote the circulation of his...(+)
Arrangement for Piano four-hands-In order to also promote the circulation of his works outside the concert hall Johannes Brahms made Piano arrangements of many of his orchestral works. As the composer he was able to take greater liberties than anyother arranger would have been able to take. And it is precisely due to Brahms’ creative ideas in the Piano scoring that his arrangements have enjoyed renewed interest in the music world over the past decades.Withthis Urtext edition of the Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 based on the musical text in the Johannes Brahms Complete Edition our catalogue now contains all four symphonies in the authentic Piano arrangementsmade by the composer. Once again Andreas Groethuysen has kindly provided the fingerings.
Slavonic Dances op. 72 for Piano Four-hands-With the publication of the second v...(+)
Slavonic Dances op. 72 for Piano Four-hands-With the publication of the second volume all of the ?Slavonic Dances? are now available in Urtext. Following the resounding success of the first series op. 46 which immediately made the composer famous around the world thepublisher urged him to write more. Dvo ák only got down to work on them eight years later announcing ?I think these will be very different?. And indeed the difference cannot be missed: the second series is singled out bygreater formal freedom and more colourful harmony. Whereas Opus 46 is for the most part characterised by sparkling high spirits (HN757) in Opus 72 there are also quieter notes: melancholy and poetry find their way into theexuberant dance.
Arrangement for Piano Fourhands-In the 19th century arrangements for Piano four...(+)
Arrangement for Piano Fourhands-In the 19th century arrangements for Piano four-hands were usually versions which people played at home if the works could not be heard in concert. In cases such as these Brahms did not however just make functional versions butcreatively transcribed his works for the piano. As the composer he allowed himself greater freedom than arrangers for publishers did. In this form his arrangements greatly contributed to the success of his works in musical life inthe 19th century. It is on account of their creativity that Brahms’ arrangements have attracted new interest in musical circles over the last few decades. This Urtext edition of the Symphonies nos. 1 and 2 for piano four handsoffers a scholarly musical text following the recently published volume in the Brahms Complete Edition.
In 1878 Dvorák was commissioned to write something along the lines of Brahms?s ...(+)
In 1878 Dvorák was commissioned to write something along the lines of Brahms?s ?Hungarian Dances? but using the sounds of his native country. The resulting eight ?Slavonic Dances? led to hisinternational breakthrough. ?Furiant? ?polka? ?soudeská?: all are written with consummate mastery and dazzling formal sophistication. Although the ?Slavonic Dances? also became popularin orchestral arrangement they were originally written for Piano four-hands. Yet the musical text Dvorák released for publication was anything but ideal. Now to honour the centennial of his death we are presenting hisoriginal version with a detailed commentary on the work?s sources and editorial problems. The fingering always a delicate matter in duet playing has been entrusted to Andreas Groethuysen with results that will prove a boon toperformers everywhere.