Cello and piano

SKU: BR.EB-9406

Urtext. Composed by Joachim Raff. Edited by Claus Kanngiesser. Solo instruments; stapled. Edition Breitkopf. Sonata; Romantic. Score. 80 pages. Duration 27'. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 9406. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-9406).

ISBN 9790004188804. 9 x 12 inches.

Raff's Cello Sonata op. 183 appeared in print in late 1873; at a time when Raff's success was at its zenith with Symphonies Nos. 3 and 5 as well as many chamber works. Little is known about the circumstances of its genesis and possible performances. Since Raff did not dedicate this sonata to any distinguished artist, unlike most of his other chamber works, it apparently lacked a drawing card for distribution. While Raff composed several well-known works for violin and piano, the present cello sonata is one of his few outstanding works for cello and piano. Incidentally, in the first edition, the score is headed for piano and cello, as was quite often the case in the 19th century, for instance also with Brahms's sonatas. This is also evident in the music: Cello and piano are equal partners that develop the musical material and are challenged both technically and artistically. This current edition contains an Urtext cello part as well as a part with markings by Claus Kanngiesser. In collaboration with the Joachim-Raff-Archiv Lachen (CH)

With a preface by Severin Kolb. Contains 2 cello parts.

Violin, piano

SKU: BR.EB-9407

Urtext. Composed by Joachim Raff. Edited by Severin Kolb and Stefan Kagi. Solo instruments; stapled. Edition Breitkopf. Sonata; Romantic. Score. 68 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 9407. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-9407).

ISBN 9790004188811. 9 x 12 inches.

With his Six Morceaux , Raff created a collection of six short pieces with the aim of pleasantly entertaining many a listener and demonstrating that he was also capable of writing something easy. After all, he had made a name for himself in the years before with extremely demanding chamber music for renowned dedicatees. The Six Morceaux , dedicated to the violinist Ludwig Straus, on the other hand, are probably related to Raff's teaching activities at a private piano school in Wiesbaden at that time. Therefore, with the individual pieces varying in difficulty they are well suited for violin lessons without losing any of their musical ambition. The most famous piece is probably the Cavatina. Arranged for various scorings during Raff's lifetime, it continues to be one of the most popular Encore pieces altogether - Fritz Kreisler, Yehudi Menuhin and Itzhak Perlman have made recordings of the piece. They say that a piano quintet version was even heard on the Titanic . This modern Urtext edition is based on the first printing, supervised and initiated by Raff himself. In collaboration with the Joachim-Raff-Archiv Lachen (CH).