Orchestra (1.2.2.2 -
2.2.0.0 - timp - str)
SKU: BR.PB-14614
Urtext based on the
new Complete Edition (G.
Henle Verlag).
Composed by Ludwig van
Beethoven. Edited by
Bathia Churgin.
Orchestra; Softbound.
Partitur-Bibliothek
(Score Library).
The
study score
(Studien-Edition) is
available at G. Henle
Verlag.
Symphony;
Classical. Full score. 96
pages. Duration 28'.
Breitkopf and Haertel #PB
14614. Published by
Breitkopf and Haertel
(BR.PB-14614).
ISBN
9790004214893. 10 x 12.5
inches.
The genesis
of Beethoven's 4th
symphony came at an
extraordinary time for
the composer not only
regarding productivity:
Thus, in 1806 he
composed, among other
things, the 4th piano
concerto, the three
Rasumovsky string
quartets op. 59, the 32
piano variations in c
minor WoO 80, as well as
the violin concerto op.
61. The first performance
of the B-flat-major
symphony occurred in
March 1807 at one of the
two noteworthy
subscription concerts
conducted by Beethoven in
the Palais Lobkowitz in
Vienna. In the course of
time, this
intellectually-stimulatin
g work- so described by
one of the reviewers of
the Allgemeine
musikalische Zeitung -
found ever-increasing
appeal. Throughout the
entire 19th century this
symphony ranked with the
best-loved and most
frequently performed
works; its popularity
spread to England where
the London Philharmonic
Society played it at
least 25 times in the
period between 1813 and
1850.Extant are only a
few drafts of the 4th
symphony. The autograph
served as the main source
for the present edition
edited by Prof. Bathia
Churgin, likewise editor
of the 3rd symphony in
the new Beethoven
Complete Edition.
Consulted as reference
sources were copies of
the score and orchestral
parts as well as the
original edition of the
parts.
