Nos 1 & 2-Scholarly-critical Urtext edition based on the latest research findingsEnlightening Introduction and notes on period performance practice (Eng/Ger)Well-presented engraving and practical page turnsDetailed Critical Commentary (Eng) with facsimilesComposed at about the same time as the Grande Sonate pathétique Op.13 the two Op.14 sonatas are among the easiest Beethoven ever wrote and an indispensable part of Piano lessons. Their lyrical almost chamber-like textures and moderate difficulty make them an ideal introduction to the rich legacy of Beethoven?s sonatas.Jonathan Del Mar a scholar second to none in his knowledge ofBeethoven?s music now presents these sonatas in a cutting-edge Urtext edition based on the latest research findings and an intensive study of the sources. Practical page turns and a fine engraving reflecting the character of the music ensure maximum enjoyment for every pianist.The informative Introduction describes the genesis of the works and is supplemented by valuable notes on performance practice. The Critical Commentary provides information on variants as well as editorial guidelines and contains facsimile pages.

Trio in C major op. 87 - Variations in C major WoO 28-Both of these works for two oboes and cor anglais which Beethoven composed in the 1790s belong to the lighter genre of serenades and divertimentos. He might have written them in response to a commission or have been inspired bythe prevailing popularity of this delicate combination of instruments.Likewise with the Variations WoO 28 on the famous theme 'La ci darem la mano' by Mozart he made a contribution of his own to the arrangements ofoperatic melodies for wind ensembles that were so popular at the time.This Urtext edition follows the recently published volume in the Beethoven Complete Edition and thus reflects the latest scholarly research onBeethoven.

Attention String quartet players: the long wait is over! Henle launches its series of late Beethoven quartets with Op. 131 in c sharp minor and Op. 132 in a minor using the definitive urtext from theBeethoven Gesamtausgabe. It need hardly be added that great care was taken to find sensible page turns. The quartets will also appear simultaneously in miniature scores with exactly the same text and commentary. Theeditor Emil Platen has given each volume detailed critical comments consisting of a preface explanatory footnotes and an impressive section of editorial remarks. All of Beethoven‘s late String quartets are scheduledfor subsequent publication in the Gesamtausgabe. Franz Beyer the authority on String quartets with regard to this new issue: 'The most significant edition over the last twenty years worldwide!'

Mozart faisait bien sûr figure de grand maîtrepour le genre ' concerto pour piano ' lorsqueLudwig van Beethoven composa sa premièreoeuvre (si bémol majeur op. 19) à Bonn. En1793, le jeune compositeur écrivit donc toutd'abord un rondo final comportant un andante,suivant l'exemple de Mozart dans sonconcerto KV 482. Puis Beethoven opta pourun autre final et remisa la partition du rondoen si bémol majeur dans un tiroir. L'oeuvre nefut retrouvée qu'après la mort du compositeuret immédiatement publiée. L'autographereprésente donc la partition pour orchestre deBeethoven la plus ancienne qui nous soit parvenueintacte et entière. La nouvelle éditionUrtext du conducteur et des parties d'orchestrese base sur le volume de la nouvelle intégraleparue en 2003. / Piano Et Orchestre

Waldstein-Edited by Jonathan Del Mar with an Introduction by Misha Donat and notes on performance practice by Jonathan Del Mar and Misha Donat. Scholarly-critical Urtext edition based on the latest research findings. Enlightening Introduction and notes on period performance practice (Eng/Ger). Well-presented engraving and practical page turns. Detailed Critical Commentary (Eng) with facsimiles. Beethoven’s Grande Sonate In C Major Op. 53 (1803-04) marks his turn towards large-scale symphonic influenced Piano works. Since its first publication this highly virtuosic piece dedicated toBeethoven’s friend and patron Ferdinand Count Waldstein has lost none of its magnetism. To this day it remains a pianistic challenge and a musical touchstone for every performer. Jonathan Del Mar currently one of the most renowned Beethoven scholars stands for a meticulously edited Urtext edition on the basis of an intensive study of all sources. Performers can look forward to a musical text which is based on the latest research findings and where the fine engraving as well as practical page turns will facilitate the study of this demanding work. This Urtext edition includes an informative Introduction and valuable notes on historical performance practice. Information regarding source discrepancies and editorial principles are presented in the detailed Critical Commentary which contains facsimile pages.

Beethoven’s sacred works include two settings of the Mass. The “Mass in C major”, completed and premiered in 1807, has been unjustly described as a preliminary step towards the great “Missa solemnis”. Yet it is a self-contained and, for its time, decidedly modern piece of church music. Drawing on the rich body of sources, Beethoven specialist Barry Cooper suggests practical solutions to the work’s musical and interpretative problems. His deep study of the sources convinced him to include a fully realized organ part in the score, just as Beethoven envisioned it for the first printed edition. As stated in the sources, the parts for the soloists and choir are notated on joint staves to demonstrate that the soloists are also to sing the choral passages. Rounding off this Urtext edition are a Foreword on the work’s genesis and a detailed Critical Commentary. • Score with realization of the organ part • Bilingual Foreword (Eng/Ger) and Critical Commentary (Eng) • Idiomatic piano reduction

D-Dur. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Beethoven’s masterpiece – Urtext - edited by Ernst Herttrich - informative and comprehensive foreword in three languages - critical Report in compact form with information about the source situation, the edition, and containing the individual readings [/ Répertoire / Chant

Der Musikführer Beethoven enthält Werkerläuterungen aller Kompositionen von Beethovens Oeuvre. Im Zentrum stehen die großen Zyklen der Klaviersonaten, die Streichquartette und Symphonien. Notenbeispiele, Literaturhinweise und ein Werkregister ergänzen den Band. / Divers

Like the ?Eroica Variations? op. 35 the Variations op. 34 were composed in 1802 on an original theme. The ?new fashion? Beethoven declared for both works to his publisher becomes apparent in opus 34 through the constant change of keys; from one variation to the next new tone colours and moods continue to unfold spanning the pastoral and the funereal while the melody of the theme remains largely unaltered. For the first time the Variations op. 34 are now available from Henle in a standalone edition. The musical text of the Urtext edition with extensive foreword and commentary was prepared on the basis of the later Critical Apparatus of the BeethovenComplete Edition. Here too the fingering comes from the esteemed hands of Ian Fountain.

Symphonic Fragment for Orchestra. Par SHCHEDRIN RODION. Emotional depth and riveting virtuosity - these elements are what characterise many compositions by Rodion Shchedrin. Even though he has been a cosmopolitan for a long time, the Moscow-born Shchedrin has remained an original Russian composer whose bond with the musical folklore and poetry of his home country has never been severed. This 'Symphonic Fragment', premiered by Mariss Jansons with the Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio, refers to the life of Beethoven and the first major existential crisis of the then 31-year-old composer from Vienna. Even if Shchedrin fails to include explicit quotations, suggestions of Beethoven's 'Eroica' can well be found. The study score on sale now allows one to become thoroughly acquainted with Shchedrin's masterly skills as a composer and his virtuoso treatment of the orchestra in this work./ Répertoire / Orchestre