Cello and Orchestra

SKU: HL.14020990

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Score. Composed 1999. 80 pages. Chester Music #CH58933. Published by Chester Music (HL.14020990).

ISBN 9780711923904. 5.5x7.5x0.283 inches.

If Davies's Cello Concerto has already evoked comparisons with Elgar's, that is perhaps an indication not only of its wealth of solo melody (there is hardly a page where the cello is not singing, or if not that, then dancing), and of its predominantly slow tempos, but also of its musical stature. This second Strathclyde concerto is a virtuoso piece for the entire ensemble, which is used almost throughout as a clutch of soloists rather than as a tutti block. The general tone is one of passionate but interior dialogue, especially in the opening Moderato and the slow movement; and though the finale is more extrovert, the work ends back in quietness and rumination.

Violin and Orchestra (Score)

SKU: HL.14008406

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. 20th Century. Book [Softcover]. Composed 1999. 94 pages. Chester Music #CH60978. Published by Chester Music (HL.14008406).

ISBN 9780711948716.

A work for solo violin and orchestra, commissioned by Donald McDonald for the 21st birthday of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the 60th birthday of the composer. It was first performed in November 1993 in Glasgow, by James Clark and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Maxwell Davies. The spell is one quoted by George Mackay Brown in his book An Orkney Tapestry: 'Let not plough be put to acre except a fiddle cross first the furrow.' Davies's dancing concerto imagines the fiddler following a route from field to field, from dance to dance, accompanied by a bunch of companions in the form of an orchestra. As the music goes on, so it gets brighter and livelier, moving from the dark colouring of clarinets, bassoons and strings to full ensemble with prominent brass and (solo) tuned percussion, as if the dancers as much as the fields were beginning to glow with new life. Score (miniature). Duration c. 20mins.

Cello and Orchestra

SKU: HL.14013846

Composed by Herbert Howells. Music Sales America. Post-1900. Score. 30 pages. Music Sales #NOV361047. Published by Music Sales (HL.14013846).

12.0x16.5x0.514 inches.

Violin and Orchestra (Score)

SKU: HL.14008396

Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Composed 1999. 112 pages. Chester Music #CH55780. Published by Chester Music (HL.14008396).

ISBN 9780711921337. 8.5x12.0x0.533 inches.

This work was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to celebrate its 40th birthday. The first performance took place in June 1986 at St. Magnus' Cathedral, Kirkwall, as part of the tenth St. Magnus Festival. Written for and first performed by Isaac Stern, Davies's Violin Concerto brings together two streams in his music: symphonism and folk-fiddling. In its strongly developed substance, it asks to be measured in the company of Beethoven, Brahms and Sibelius, while there is also, particularly in the middle movement, a strong element of the Scots lament. The orchestra is generally muted in colour, though there is a dramatic role for the timpanist. There are three movements, played without a break - this is only one of many connections with the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. Duration c. 30mins.

Study Score. By Hans Werner Henze. Schott. Size 6x9 inches. 88 pages. Published by Schott.

By Camille Saint-Saëns and Camille Saint-Sa. Eulenberg Audio plus Score. Book with CD. 80 pages. Eulenburg (Schott Music) #EAS168. Published by Eulenburg (Schott Music)

Violin and orchestra (solo: vl - str - bc)

SKU: BR.PB-5354

Urtext. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Klaus Hofmann. Orchestra; stapled. Partitur-Bibliothek (Score Library).

Bach's manuscript leaves several questions unanswered.

Solo concerto; Baroque. Full score. 24 pages. Duration 16'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 5354. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-5354).

ISBN 9790004211533. 9 x 12 inches.

When an editorial formula proves to be as compelling as in the case of the E-major Concerto BWV 1042, then its obvious that it is going to be applied again: this time to Klaus Hofmanns new Urtext edition of the A-minor Concerto. Bachs manuscript leaves several questions unanswered. The slurring, particularly in the solo part, is once again equivocal and inconsistent. Bach himself expected his performers to be creative, which is why the interpretative suggestions of Baroque expert Sigiswald Kuijken are particularly welcome. The edition for violin and keyboard instrument (with continuo ad lib.) once again contains three violin parts (the first unmarked, the second with markings and comments by Sigiswald Kuijken, the third as a facsimile). This provides well-grounded stimuli for ones own personal interpretation based on historically informed performance practice. The keyboard arrangement by Siegfried Petrenz is transparent and easy to play. A violoncello part has been added for chamber-music.

Bac h's manuscript leaves several questions unanswered.

Violin and orchestra (solo: vl - 1.2.2.2. - 2.2.0.0. - timp - str)

SKU: BR.PB-5531-07

Urtext. Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Edited by Clive Brown. Orchestra; Softcover. Partitur-Bibliothek (Score Library).

Beethoven would probably have loved to be able to commission a new edition of his violin concerto from Clive Brown, since he is one of the top specialists, with a profound knowledge and experience of performance practice in Beethoven's day.

Solo concerto; Classical. Study Score. 88 pages. Duration 45'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 5531-07. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-5531-07).

ISBN 9790004212608. 6.5 x 9 inches.

What with all the traditional editions available on the market, can we still expect new readings? This is what editor Clive Brown asked himself as he meticulously examined the often conflicting sources. The result is a wealth of new readings in the score, which deserve as much attention as the extensively commented arrangement for violin and piano. The treatment of the solo instrument is particularly interesting: next to the Urtext solo part, the edition also contains a historically informed and marked-up part with fingerings and bowings that go back to Franz Clement, the soloist of the premiere performance, and to the Viennese performance tradition of Beethovens time. For violinists of today, this is a treasure trove of new, innovative ideas and suggestions for the individual shaping of the part.

Cello and orchestra

SKU: BR.PB-5509

Urtext. Composed by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Edited by Ulrich Leisinger. Orchestra; stapled. Partitur-Bibliothek (Score Library).

The concertos in A minor and B flat major were first written as violoncello concertos between 1750 and 1753. They thus rank among the very first concertos for solo cello in Germany.

Solo concerto; Early classical. Full score. 52 pages. Duration 27'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 5509. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-5509).

ISBN 9790004211694. 9 x 12 inches.

The concertos in A minor, B flat major and A major were first written as violoncello concertos between 1750 and 1753. They thus rank among the very first concertos for solo cello in Germany. The A minor Concerto, composed in 1750, is performed quite frequently today. C. P. E. Bach most likely wrote the Concerto in B flat major Wq. 171 as the last of the little work group in 1753 in Potsdam, at the court of King Frederick the Great. He reworked the composition for flute and harpsichord shortly thereafter. Various sources prove that copies of the work had made it known quite extensively in the second half of the 18th century. In his new Urtext edition, Ulrich Leisinger bases himself on two reliable manuscripts.

Arranged by and ed. Joanne Martin. For Cello Part. String Ensemble - Mixed. 16 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

For Cello and String Orchestra. By Julian Lloyd Webber. By Eric Whitacre (1970-). Arranged by Julian Lloyd Webber. Music Sales America. Classical. Softcover. 16 pages. Chester Music #CH79376. Published by Chester Music

Violin and orchestra (solo: vl - 2.2.2.2 - 2.2(or 2corn).0.0 - timp - str)

SKU: BR.PB-15155

Urtext. Composed by Camille Saint-Saens. Edited by Peter Jost. Orchestra; stapled. Partitur-Bibliothek (Score Library).

In Cooperation with G. Henle Verlag

Solo concerto; Romantic; Late-romantic. Full score. 40 pages. Duration 9'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 15155. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-15155).

ISBN 9790004215609. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Many well-known violinists such as the dedicatee Pablo de Sarasate, together later with Eugene Ysaye and Jacques Thibaud, included in their repertoires Camille Saint-Saens' concert piece composed in 1863. Even today, concert life is hard to imagine without the Introduction et Rondo capriccioso. The highly virtuosic work already inspired critics and audiences during the composer's lifetime; reported about the premiere in 1867 was: The Introduction and the Rondo capriccioso for the same instrument are both original and charming, and Maestro Sarasate, who was in his element here, admirably made the most of it. And a few years later, a music critic described the work as a kind of fantasy waltz in the Spanish style and with a most bewitching effect. After the first performances in 1867, despite success, the work's score and orchestral parts had little chance of publication due to concert companies' reluctance. In 1869 the Paris publishing house G. Hartmann merely published an arrangement for violin and piano produced by the composer's friend Georges Bizet. The orchestral score and parts were first published after the Paris publishing house Durand had acquired publication rights in 1875. The present edition published in collaboration with the G. Henle Verlag is the first critical edition of the work.

Cello and Orchestra

SKU: BT.EMBZ14893

Composed by László Dubrovay. EMB Contemporary Music. Contemporary Music. Book Only. Composed 2016. 68 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #EMBZ14893. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (BT.EMBZ14893).

The concerto was inspired by István Várdai's play and is dedicated to him. The triple movement structure and the character of the movements follow the patterns of classical concertos, while the thematic connections spanning the movements rather reflect the structural principles of Romantic symphonies. In the first movement, which resembles the form of a sonata, the characters of the themes are spectacularly separated. The motif of the main theme, constructed with glissandos, is supplemented by a theme the composer refers to as a motif of fate, and the two together form a significant contrast with the minor theme with its lyrical tone and the playful, ending themeresembling a children's song. The contrasts between depth and height, as well as darkness and light, have a significant role in all three movements. The music of the first movement gradually rises to increasingly bright and higher regions, the gloomy atmosphere of the marginal parts in the second movement is offset by the tune's transcendental light in its central part, while the rondo theme of the third movement with its 6/8 metre dance-like character is supplemented with motifs of a contrasting nature from the earlier movements.

Violin and orchestra (Solo: vl - 2.2.2.2 - 4.2.0.0 - timp - str)

SKU: BR.PB-16110

Urtext from the new Complete Edition (G. Henle Verlag). Composed by Johannes Brahms. Edited by Linda Correll Roesner and Michael Struck. Orchestra; Softbound. Partitur-Bibliothek (Score Library). Solo concerto; Romantic; Late-romantic. Full score. 216 pages. Duration 35'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 16110. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-16110).

ISBN 9790004214374. 10 x 12.5 inches.

Johannes Brahms's only violin concerto, one of the most important violin concertos of the 19th century, is now a central repertoire piece. This fact is all the more notable, as, by his own account, Brahms understood all too little about the instrument. The concerto was composed at Worthersee during the summer of 1878 in collaboration with Joseph Joachim, a leading contemporary violinist. The solo part is extremely demanding, with really unusual difficulties. This circumstance did not go unnoticed by the critics of the first performance: Even to Joachim, the battled-seasoned wrestler, the technically difficult and tricky solo part was to be mastered only with obvious effort. Evidencing this close collaboration between composer and performer is not only the work's genesis and publication history, together with its dedication to Joachim, but also its solo cadenza. Based on the New Brahms Complete Edition, this Urtext edition includes both the printed version of Joachim's cadenza as well as its shorter version arranged in 1885 by the violinist Marie Soldat.

Composed by Lowell Liebermann. Perfect. 120 pages. Duration 26:00:00. Theodore Presser Company #116-41140S. Published by Theodore Presser Company