Viola part arranged by Watson Forbes-Viola part arranged by Watson Forbes. This arrangement will play with the Piano part of the original Cello and Piano edition published by Breitkopf and Hartel and any other editions therefore this is the viola part only.
SKU: PR.UT050402
ISBN 9783850557795. UPC: 800522003370.
It is argued that the arpeggione (think: bowed guitar) would have been left as a trivia question for historians had Schubert not written this particular Sonata. By the time this 1824 composition was first published in 1871, the arpeggione had already fallen out of favor and out of use. Even the first publication indicated the violoncello as the viable alternative solo. The editors have gone back to the autograph, which resides at the National Library of France, together with the contemporary arrangement for violin by Diabelli, in creating this critical edition. The history of the sonata and this edition, together with performance notes and critical commentary, are included.