Piano Works (WAGNER RICHARD)

SKU: HL.49012015

ISBN 9783795792459. UPC: 073999726176. 11.0x15.0x0.818 inches.

The Richard Wagner Complete Edition presents the composer's entire output for the first time in a reliable form. The conductor Michael Balling, in the early years of the 20th century, attempted to make Wagner's work more accessible for research and performance, but the edition only reached 10 volumes - some with grave shortcomings - and was discontinued after Balling's death in 1925. A further attempt at a complete edition by Otto Strobel was abandoned at the preliminary stages.This third attempt at a complete edition will be the first scholarly, critical edition, based on an evaluation of all the accessible source materials and the latest findings of serious Wagner research. As the edition is also intended for practical performance, the musical text has been kept free of philological insertions; these are listed in the appendices of each volume in the Critical Commentary. Numerous, partly unpublished works - some relatively unknown - and variant versions are published here for the first time. The edition presents authentic texts for Wagner specialists and researchers and critically based performing materials. Contrary to widely held opinions, even the well-known works of Wagner are not necessarily available in reliable editions. The genesis, history and performances directed by Wagner himself are extensively documented so as to present as complete an image as possible of Wagner's compositional intentions.

SKU: BR.EB-8118

ISBN 9790004175019. 9 x 12 inches.

Richard Wagner (1813-1883) is rightly considered as the 19th-century music dramatist whose formal and harmonic originality, for example in Tristan and Isolde, provided a significant impetus to the development of 20th-century music. Despite Wagner's fame, his reuvre for piano remains practically unknown. Tobe sure, these primarily early works and occasional compositions hardly even hint at the outstanding characteristics of the later works such as leit-motifs, flowing transitions or original forms. Nonetheless, whoever is acquainted with Wagner's later music dramas will undoubtedly not fail to be impressed by the individual melodic and harmonic traits of his piano works. The Sonata in B-flat Major Op. 1 is of special interest to us today since it is Wagner's first published work, composed in 1831 and printed in 1832 by Breitkopf & Hartel. At that time, Wagner was studying counterpoint with Theodor Weinlig, the choral master and music director of the Thomasschule in Leipzig. Weinlig, however, only agreed to give Wagner lessons if he promised to refrain from composing for half a year. In the course of his studies, Wagner was allowed to compose the piano sonata in B-flat Major as a kind of journeyman-work. His teacher Weinlig succeeded in having the work published by Breitkopf & Hartel. Hence the dedication of this piece to Weinlig is not surprising, since the 18-year-old Wagner would otherwise have had great difficulty finding a publisher. This Sonata in B-flat Major, which has long been out of print, is a reproduction of the first edition by Breitkopf & Hartel (plate number 10433). For this reprint, obvious typographical errors have been corrected (missing or wrong accidentals and dynamic indications). The work presents a four-movement classical sonata form and is stylistically reminiscent of Mozart and Beethoven. Shortly before composing this sonata, Wagner wrote a piano reduction of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which was easily playable and yet gratifying to hear. This helps explain the octave-doublings typical of piano reductions. Wiesbaden, Fall 1980

Respectfully dedicated to Theodor Weinlig, the choral master and music director of the Thomasschule in Leipzig.

Deutschsprachi ge Ausgabe: Meisterwerke der deutschen Romantik (2008-14-400 M)

German Romanticism (Chefs-d’œuvre du romantisme allemand) rassemble un choix de morceaux signés des plus grands compositeurs de ce style, parmi lesquels figure en termes d’histoire de la musique l’Autrichien Franz Schubert. Avec Carl Mariavon Weber, il représente les débuts du romantisme, tandis que Felix Mendelssohn et Robert Schumann appartiennent l’apogée de la période romantique. Richard Wagner, Carl Reinecke et Johannes Brahms représentent la fin du XIXe siècle.
Sur le compact disc inclus, vous trouverez deux versions de chaque pièce : une version intégrale et une version où ne subsiste que laccompagnement.

< I>German Romanticism raccoglie opere di alcuni dei più importanti esponenti di questo stile, cui appartiene storicamente anche il compositore austriaco Franz Schubert. Accanto a Carl Maria von Weber, Schubert rappresenta il primo Romanticismo,mentre Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy e Robert Schumann ne sono il cuore. Richard Wagner, Carl Reinecke e Johannes Brahms rappresentano l’ultima parte del 19° secolo.
Il CD incluso propone lincisione completa di ogni brano, seguita da una traccia con il solo accompagnamento del piano per consentirvi di eseguire la parte solista.