As with the G minor Quartet op. 25, the origins of opus 26 reach back into the 1850s. However, it assumed its final shape only in summer and fall 1861. While in her first evaluation of the work Clara Schumann felt that the piece would “grow on the listener once he knows it perfectly and has often heard it.” Brahms's friend Joseph Joachim wrote to him after a hasty perusal that he had “grown more and more favorable towards the A major Quartet. The tone of great intimacy and delicacy alternates beautifully with a fresh love of life.” With its use of a “brighter” key, opus 26 is clearly the more accessible of the two adjacent piano quartets.
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In the Classical period, and well into the 19th century, piano trios were almost “fashion accessories.” At the end of his life, Haydn could look back proudly at the 39 piano trios which he now left to posterity. Volume II contains the Piano Trios Hob. XV:5-14, which were written between 1784 and 1790. This is the period when Haydn was gradually becoming more comfortable with the “Hammerklavier,” this clearly emerges from the style of piano writing in these pieces. All ten trios bear witness to Haydn's mastery; they are music for the home, but of a genuinely lofty style and, thanks to their brilliance and variety, perfectly at home in the concert hall as well.
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Epigrams is Elliott Carter's final work, composed during the spring and summer of 2012 at the age of 103. This publication includes detailed notes on the edition in an appendix.
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Contents: Tops and Tails • Sofka and Sam • Polly Oliver • Divertimento • Donkey Trot • Gavotte (Boyce) • Ostrich Waltz • The Lodestars (Shield) • Train to Truro • March (Telemann) • Get on de Train • Minuet and Trio (Mozart) • Tempo di Menuetto (Haydn).
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Violin trio only (different instrument parts are not interchangeable)
Includes: Waves of the Danube (Ivanovici) • Auld Lang Syne (Scottish Melody) • German Dance (Haydn) • The Red River Valley (Traditional Cowboy Song) • Turkey in the Straw (American Folk Song) • America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee) • Pop Goes the Weasel • Hark! the Herald Angels Sing • Home on the Range (Daniel Kelley) • Deck the Hall • Minuet No. 1 (from Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach) • Lonesome Road (Spiritual) • Old French Song (Tchaikovsky, Op. 39 No. 16) • O Sole Mio (di Capua) • All Through the Night (Welsh Song) • Santa Lucia (Italian Melody) • Sweet and Low (Barnby) • Good King Wenceslas • Chorale from St. Matthew Passion (J.S. Bach) • Country Gardens (Traditional) • Hymn (J.S. Bach) • Poeme (Fibich)
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As the title implies, these four concertini by Joseph Haydn have to do with small concerti, whereby “small” is to be considered from several points of view: the size of the Haydn concertini, the scoring for piano solo, two violins and bass as well as the technical demands made upon the solo pianist – Haydn's early works were laid out so as to be easy to play. They thus offer ideal literature for young pianists' first appearances on the stage and can also serve to prepare the larger piano concerti of Haydn and Mozart.
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Following his early elimination from the “Prix de Rome,” the sought-after award for composition students at the Paris Conservatoire, Chausson withdrew to the country in summer 1881 and began composing this ambitious work - out of defiance, so to speak. During his lifetime the trio remained an insider's tip amongst those close to his teacher César Franck. It was only after its posthumous publication that it was performed more frequently and was gradually recognized as being one of the best chamber music works of his time. Closely based on Franck's principle of the cyclic interleaving of all motives, it still has dark and melancholy inflections all of its own. The Henle Urtext edition is the first critical edition and a welcome addition to their collection of French music.
“A dark, sombre quality pervades much of this elegaic trio. Flashes of turbulence and passion in the witty scherzo and finale and the many recurring themes reflect Franck's influence.” –Strings magazine
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Contents: Hop, Skip & Jump • Wynken, Blynken and Nod • Ready, Steady, Go • Ding Dong Bell • Three Wise Men of Gotham • Three Men in a Boat • Butcher, Baker, Candlestick-Maker • Red, Amber, Green • Fiddlers Three • Rock, Rock, Bubbly Jock.
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In the Viennese classical era a divertimento was a light, multi-movement instrumental piece of cheerful, dance-like character. Alongside Mozart, it was above all Hayydn who mastered the art of composing light, entertaining divertimentos of the finest quality. As so often with Haydn, the authenticity of of the divertimentos for piano, two violins and violoncello attributed to him is not always certain. The present edition offers the five verifiably authentic works of the catalog group Hob. XIV in its main section, and in the appendix the Divertimento Hob. XIV:C2, which in all likelihood was composed by Haydn. All six – predominantly in C major – are easy to play and thus well suited for domestic music-making. The piano dominates, while the strings provide sonority. For our Urtext edition, including the detailed preface, we were able to engage Haydn scholar Horst Walter.
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Classical Violin Trios is an easy-to-play collection for three violins, or two violins and cello. The pieces in this book were all originally written specifically for violins. Many are well known, but some are less familiar. Included are works by Mozart, Bach, Haydn, Corelli, Mazas, and others. In some cases, the optional cello part has been adapted from the original to give the music a better overall sound. This fabulous collection provides ideal material in the 1st position which can be used alongside any learning method, and makes playing with a trio very enjoyable. All pieces in position 1. MORE»
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Joseph Haydn composed twenty-one string trios for two violins and violoncello, of which three have been lost. These chamber music gems, which do not turn up very often on concert programs, are full of surprises and provide much playing enjoyment. Based on the Haydn Complete Edition, also published by G. Henle, Haydn's eighteen surviving string trios are presented in two practical volumes. The first contains Trios Hob. V:1-8 and 10-13. The preface to this Urtext edition offers valuable information about the genesis of the trios. Moreover, it contains numerous hints on performance practice, concerning for example the execution of embellishments.
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Around 1800 Beethoven seems to have completely distanced himself from chamber music for wind. In letters to his publisher we read that he did not have any particular regard for his Septet op. 20 and the Sextet op. 71; furthermore, he did not write any new works for wind ensembles. By contrast, he ennobled his Trio op.87 – originally for two oboes and cor anglais – by making an additional version for two violins and viola. This charming work is published following the Urtext in the Beethoven Complete Edition and is a welcome addition to the repertoire for these instruments for which a great deal has not otherwise been composed.
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