Nach Alban Berg ist Anton Webern der zweite Komponist der Wiener Schule, der in den Henle-Katalog aufgenommen wird. Weberns Musik ist bekannt für ihre extreme Knappheit und strenge Organisation. Die Aufführung der Variationen op. 27 dauert noch nicht einmal zehn Minuten - eine kurze Zeitspanne, in der die Zuhörer wahre Extreme durchleben. Webern hat das Stück mit mehreren Pianisten einstudiert, und aus dieser Zusammenarbeit sind überraschend emotionale Interpretationshilfen überliefert. Nach Einsichtnahme aller verfügbarer Quellen legt der Herausgeber Ullrich Scheideler nun einen neu überprüften Notentext vor und dokumentiert überdies die verwickelte Entstehungsgeschichte und Weberns aufschlussreiche Hinweise zum Vortrag. Ein Klassiker der Moderne, nun auch in Henle-Blau. / Piano / Chanson En Séparée

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

on themes from the opera Der Freischutz by Weber. Par WEBER CARL MARIA VON / LISZT FRANZ (Arr.). / Répertoire / Piano

Par WEBER CARL MARIA VON. Pour deux raisons, Weber avait hésité à présenter au public son opus 79, connu en tant que «Konzertstück». Comme il l’écrit au journaliste musical Friedrich Rochlitz, l’expérience montre que les concertos en tonalité mineure sont moins bien acceptés par le public. De plus, il craignait d’être pris pour un «charlatan musical», car tout en composant il lui était venu des visions d’une histoire d’amour dramatique du temps des croisades, lesquelles marquaient de leur empreinte le caractère de l’oeuvre. Ces préoccupations sont toutefois sans fondement- le «Konzertstück» virtuose conquiert les salles de concert du monde entier. Il est désormais disponible en édition Urtext. Le célèbrepianiste Marc-André Hamelin a élaboré le doigté. ?/ Répertoire / 2 Pianos à 4 Mains

Piano Part enclosed-Performed by Neill Eisenstein piano Accompaniment: Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Emil Kahn One of the world's all-time favorite piano concerti is a stunning experience for player and audience alike - from the opening octaves through its lush andante and its thrilling marziale finale - this concerto changed the face of concerto music forever. Paired with this concerto Carl Maria von Weber's Konzertstück is arguably his most successful concerted work a concise showpiece showcasing the composer's advanced orchestrations and brilliant understanding of the piano's capabilities. Beautiful and of a reasonable length.

Par WEBER CARL MARIA VON. Rondo / Niveau : Elémentaire / classique / Répertoire / Piano 4 Mains