Carl Maria von Weber's fame rests mainly on ?Der Freischütz'. The unprecedented success of this opera overshadowed all his other works and contributed to their increasing fall into oblivion. Certain works such as ?Preciosa', ?Oberon', and ?Euryanthe', the overtures, solo concertos and piano sonatas, the lieder and chamber works enjoyed great popularity and were widely known in Germany and abroad as late as the second half of the 19th century. However, any chance of a revival of Weber's influential and substantial oeuvre was wasted in the 1920s, when a complete edition - begun by Hans Joachim Moser and with potential contributors including Wilhelm Kempff, Hans Pfitzner, Max von Schillings, Fritz Stein and Richard Strauss - failed after the third volume.Ever since there have been numerous attempts to restart a complete edition of Weber's works, but as this kind of project would have required the co-operation of scholars from both sides of the inter-German border, the political situation after 1945 was not conducive to any such enterprise. Careful negotiations led to the first tangible steps in the 1980s. The intention, right from the beginning, was to place Weber's work in context, and not to separate his musical output from his influential work as a writer, critic and organiser in the musical field, but to publish his compositions together with his letters, diaries and other literary output as the best way to document the cross-fertilisation between his musical, literary and practical activities.Since the German re-unification both working-parties concerned - at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, and at the Musikwissenschaftliches Seminar, Detmold/Paderborn - have co-operated on the complete edition of the musical works (c. 45 volumes in 10 series: sacred music - cantatas, odes and other occasional works - stage works - lieder and vocal works - orchestral works - chamber music - music for piano - piano reductions - miscellanea, arrangements and orchestrations - works of doubtful attribution). The diaries (6-8 vols.) are edited in Berlin and the letters (8-10 vols.) and other writings (2 vols.) in Detmold. This complete edition aims to be a reliable basis of scholarly debate as well as for the authentic performance practice of Carl Maria von Weber's music. Conforming to the standards of recent historico-critical editions, the textual material will be based on all available authentic sources, accompanied by a detailed documentation of the genesis and a list of variants for each work. The musicological importance of the works will be evaluated by placing them in their historical context, the presentation of their genesis, history and Critical Commentaries. The letters, writings and diaries will be treated as inter-related and relevant to each other in the commentaries, therefore readers should benefit from a wealth of concise information and cross-references. / Piano Et Orchestre

Hawkes Pocket Scores HPS 1468-Originally a ballet score this 30' work is scored with strings and consists of three movements:'cumnock fair': A 12-minute fantasy based on dance melodies by the 18th-century Cumnock composer John French. The moods range widely from playful rustic archaic ungainly dreamy boisterous stately brutal and grotesque to mysterious and unnerving.'shambards'': Memories of Burnsian folksong are interrupted by new dance tunes built on fragments from the Mad Scene from Act 3 of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor based on the novel by Walter Scott.'shamnation'. Low throbbing in the piano becomes a drumbeat to accompany a fast violin reel using three tunesand following a traditional 8-bar structure. The solo piano part emerges as a counterpoint to the Scottish themes after which the music winds its way through many different keys.

Au printemps 2012, les ' Partitions de pocheBreitkopf ' peuvent surenchérir en sortantles éditions Urtext de deux concertos solo quiont représenté au 19e siècle une contributioncapitale au genre concert instrumental et quise retrouvent aujourd'hui en tête de liste durépertoire. Avec la parution de la petite partitionbleue, la palette des oeuvres en partena-riat avec la maison G. Henle Verlag est ànouveau enrichie : édition pour instrumentsolo et piano chez Henle - conducteur, partiesd'orchestre et partition de poche chez Breitkopf / Piano Et Orchestre

Interestingly there are two different versions of Prokofiev’s second piano concerto the first written between 1912 and 1913 the second written in 1923. However during the Russian Civil War the original manuscript of the Concerto was destroyed in a fire in Prokofiev’s apartment in St. Petersburg. In 1923 he recreated the score from memory effectively composing the second edition of the work which was very different. Prokofiev wrote to a friend: I have so completely rewritten the second concerto that it might be considered the fourth (his third piano concerto having been written in the meantime).At the time of composition the concerto's wild temperamentleft some exalted whereas others were horrified by the jarring and at the time futuristic sound. Today however it is generally recognised as a masterpiece and is one of the most virtuosic works in the piano concerto repertoire.Available here is the Hawkes Pocket Score edition (No.877) of Prokoviev’s virtuosic Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor Op.16 and is ideal for study and perusal usage.

Very few musicians are aware of the fact that Beethoven arranged his Violin concerto also as a Piano Concerto. It is only recently that some pianists have discovered this truly rewarding work.Clementi the London composer and publisher had heard about the première of the Violin concerto and probably sensed its potential. He asked Beethoven for a Piano version which was actually also published in 1808 at thesame time as the original. Several important cadenzas had been especially composed for it; the one for the first movement is accompanied by the Timpani a unique and original touch! Our edition (Piano reduction and study score)contains the text from the recently published volume in the Complete Edition of Beethoven’s Works.

Urtext edition study score of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.5 In E-Flat Op.73.Features:Urtext edition at the cutting edge of scholarshipAn ideal reference edition for pianists students conductors and librariesEach score contains an introduction by Barry Cooper (Ger/Eng)Format 17.5 x 22.5 cmBarenreiter has now published the scores Critical Commentaries and the complete performance material (BA 9021-9025) as well as a boxed set of study score editions (TP 920) to all five of Beethoven’s Piano concertos. The study scores can now also be purchasedindividually.The musical text reflects a meticulous examination of every surviving source resulting in Urtext editions at the highest possible level. The study scores are supplemented by introductions by Beethoven scholar Barry Cooper on the genesis of the concertos as well as forewords by the renowned editor Jonathan Del Mar with descriptions of the sources and the editorial method.

Urtext edition study score of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.3 In C Minor Op.37.Features:Urtext edition at the cutting edge of scholarshipAn ideal reference edition for pianists students conductors and librariesEach score contains an introduction by Barry Cooper (Ger/Eng)Format 17.5 x 22.5 cmBarenreiter has now published the scores Critical Commentaries and the complete performance material (BA 9021-9025) as well as a boxed set of study score editions (TP 920) to all five of Beethoven’s Piano concertos. The study scores can now also be purchasedindividually.The musical text reflects a meticulous examination of every surviving source resulting in Urtext editions at the highest possible level. The study scores are supplemented by introductions by Beethoven scholar Barry Cooper on the genesis of the concertos as well as forewords by the renowned editor Jonathan Del Mar with descriptions of the sources and the editorial method.

The standard edition! Now that all the scores, Critical Commentaries and complete performance materials have been published for Beethoven’s five Piano Concertos(BA 9021-9025), Bärenreiter are now presenting the five study score editions in a boxed set. The musical text reflects a judicious study of every surviving source, producing an Urtext edition at the very highest level. Rounding off the edition are an informative Introduction by Beethoven scholar Barry Cooper on the genesis of the works and a Foreword by the renowned editor Jonathan Del Mar describing the sources and the editorial approach. • Bärenreiter Urtext edition at the cutting edge of scholarship • The standard edition for pianists, students, conductors and libraries • Attractively priced boxed set The study scores are not available separately at present. Edition no.: TP 920 ISMN: 9790006205479 Editor: Del Mar, Jonathan Language(s) of text: English, German Product format: Study score (5), Urtext edition Binding: in a slipcase Pages / Format: XIII,99/XIII,74/XV,86/XVII,98/XIX,104 S. - 23,5 x 16,7 cm

Widely considered the most important of the Russian nationalist composers Moussorgsky finished relatively few works in the course of his tragically short life. His unorthodox techniques made a considerable impression on later composers. A Night On Bald Mountain is a brilliant example of Moussorgsky's unique sense of theatrical effect and was completed and orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov after the composer's death. This work is a staple part of the orchestral repertoire.