Horn and piano
SKU:
BR.EB-32114
Urtext. Composed
by Camillo Schumann. Solo
instruments; stapled.
Edition Breitkopf.
The
first edition of a
forgotten treasureThis
edition contains the
original solo part for
horn in D as well as a
version for horn in
F.
Sonata;
Late-romantic. Score. 68
pages. Breitkopf and
Haertel #EB 32114.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel
(BR.EB-32114).
ISBN
9790004186794. 9 x 12
inches.
Schumann's
horn sonatas were
composed in 1936/37.
Considering the slim
repertoire offered horn
players from this period,
it is more than
surprising that these two
masterpieces could have
slumbered for so long.
Both sonatas are similar
in structure, with op.
118 being one Schumann's
few three-movement
sonatas. The first
movements of the pieces
sparkle with
melancholically lyrical
melodies, whereas
passages strongly marked
rhythmically, variously
shape the two outer
movements. Virtuoso
moments can be found,
respectively, in the
final movements, bringing
the works to a brilliant
close. The horn parts
predominantly range
within the full, sonorous
middle register, where
occasional outbursts up
to the notated a flat''
are also not lacking. The
clever handling of the
balance of sounds, the
possibilities on the
early valve horn as well
as the inner interweaving
of themes differentiating
horn and piano make the
sonatas an exceedingly
vivid testimony to
Schumann's mature
compositional
art.
Schumann's
horn sonatas are a
crucial enhancement to
each horn player's
repertoire.
