Piano
SKU:
BR.SON-429
Complete Works.
Composed by Felix
Bartholdy Mendelssohn.
Edited by Christian
Martin Schmidt. Solo
instruments; Linen.
Complete Works. Romantic
period. Complete Works.
444 pages. Breitkopf and
Haertel #SON 429.
Published by Breitkopf
and Haertel (BR.SON-429).
ISBN 9790004803097. 10
x 12.5 inches. German /
English.
The
Critical Report on the
oratorio Elijah concludes
the five-volume edition
of this major work by
Felix Mendelssohn
Bartholdy. It presents -
by way of exception in
the form of a volume
separate from the music
editions - the summary of
all the editorial
commentaries particularly
associated with the early
versions (Volume V/11A)
and the final version
(Volume V/11) of Elijah,
which has appeared in
print. With the piano
reduction (Volume V/11B)
and the volume containing
sketches and discarded
versions (Volume V/11C),
the Critical Report
interweaves in other
ways: Since it was
possible to realize an
independent,
self-contained commentary
for the former one, the
present complete report
only contains the
relevant source overviews
and descriptions but no
source evaluation and
text-critical remarks.
The volume of sketches
and discarded versions,
on the other hand,
containing a
classification and
comments on all the
musical documents the
composer had not intended
for the public - among
them, in particular, the
documentation of the
work's modification for
the final version -
serves not least as a
supplement and practical
illustration of the
verbal explanations
contained in the Critical
Report. Thus, the
Critical Report, as
Volume V/11D of the
Edition, is intended to
bundle, systematize and
provide conclusive
commentaries on the
documents transmitted in
connection with the
Elijah, including not
only the musical, but
also all written
documents - libretto
drafts, correspondence,
sources on the (English)
reception -- that are
specifically presented in
this volume. The Critical
Report on Elijah contains
the presentation and
evaluation of a total of
six source collections
and nearly 260 individual
sources, including no
fewer than 20 libretto
drafts written by
Mendelssohn himself or
with his participation.
An essential component is
also a detailed
chronology of the work's
genesis. Mendelssohn's
creative work on his
second oratorio took an
unusually long period of
twelve years, in fact
almost a third of his
life.
Awarded the
German Music Edition
Prize 2023.
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