Double bass SKU: BA.BA10418-85 Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Edited by Jona...(+)
Double bass
SKU:
BA.BA10418-85
Composed by Antonin
Dvorak. Edited by
Jonathan Del Mar. This
edition: urtext edition.
Stapled. Barenreiter
Urtext. Single part. Opus
88. 12 pages.
Baerenreiter Verlag
#BA10418_85. Published by
Baerenreiter Verlag
(BA.BA10418-85).
ISBN
9790006564699. 32.5 x
25.5 cm inches. Key: G
major.
Mendelssohn'
s Violin Concerto op. 64,
is a key work of the 19th
century, adhering to the
classical style of
Beethoven while pointing
the way to the romantic
ethos of Brahms. It has
long been known that
Mendelssohn performed the
work with three soloists
in succession: Ferdinand
David, who worked closely
with the composer during
its composition and
played it at the
premiere; the 'child
prodigy' Joseph Joachim;
and Hubert Leonard, a
young Belgian virtuoso
about whom little is
known.
As proof
sheets for the Violin
Concerto in E minor were
long considered lost, it
could be described as
somewhat of a sensation
when proofs for the solo
violin part resurfaced
together with a letter
from Mendelssohn to
Leonard.
The
letter informs us that
the composer invited
Leonard to his home in
Frankfurt in order to
make his acquaintance. It
was already known that
Mendelssohn had given
proof sheets to David;
now we know that he also
gave some to
Leonard.
The
recently discovered
proofs reveal how Leonard
played the concerto with
Mendelssohn on that
memorable evening in
February 1845. Besides
containing bowing marks
and fingering, they also
show how Leonard executed
shifts of position and
where he employed open
strings. Furthermore
modifications made to
dynamic markings and
additional legato bowing
are shown.
It is
safe to assume that all
of this was done with
Mendelssohn's approval.
That the young violinist
made a positive
impression on the
composer is confirmed in
the latter's
correspondence following
their joint performance.
Mendelssohn is full of
praise for Leonard's
playing and offers to
lend his support in
finding employment in
Germany.
This
revised edition of the
Mendelssohn Violin
Concerto (only the
orchestral parts remain
unchanged) includes a
separate booklet on
performance practice.
The editor, Clive
Brown, is an acknowledged
expert on Romantic
performance
practice.
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Double bass SKU: BR.EOS-20897-27 Suite in Olden Style. Composed by...(+)
Double bass
SKU:
BR.EOS-20897-27
Suite in Olden
Style. Composed by
Edvard Grieg. Edited by
Richard Clarke.
Orchestra; stapled.
Eulenburg Orchestral
Series.
Breitkopf is
currently preparing the
release of new and
complete performance
material in the framework
of its cooperation with
Eulenburg.
Romantic
period. Part. 4 pages.
Duration 20'. Breitkopf
and Haertel #EOS
20897-27. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.EOS-20897-27).
ISBN 9790004780107. 10
x 12.5 inches.
In
1884 the Norwegian city
of Bergen celebrated the
200th birthday of Ludvig
Holberg, one of its most
famous sons and a
symbolic figure of the
late Baroque era. For
this occasion Grieg wrote
the piano suite Aus
Holbergs Zeit , which he
orchestrated for string
orchestra. To this day,
the Suite - particularly
in this arrangement -
ranks among Grieg's most
popular works. By using
the romantic string
sound, Grieg brings the
late Baroque orchestral
suite and its various
dance forms to life
again. Along with the
string serenades of
Dvorak and Tchaikovsky,
Aus Holbergs Zeit is
regarded as the third
great late-romantic work
for string orchestra.
Breitkopf is currently
preparing the release of
new and complete
performance material in
the framework of its
cooperation with
Eulenburg.
Breitko
pf is currently preparing
the release of new and
complete performance
material in the framework
of its cooperation with
Eulenburg.