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Henry Vieuxtemps
Viola Sonata in B flat major op. 36
Editor: Peter Jost
Fingering: Klaus Schilde
Fing. va: Tabea Zimmermann
Preface: Marie Cornaz
20.50 €
Urtext Edition, paperbound
with marked and unmarked string part
Pages: 68 (VII, 33, 14, 14), Size 23,5 x 31,0 cm
Order no. HN 577 · ISMN 979-0-2018-0577-1
Vieuxtemps is nowadays considered to be the foremost exponent of the Franco-Belgian violin school. Following a concert by the 14-year old “wunderkind” in 1834, none other than Robert Schumann said: “With Henri one can safely close one’s eyes. His playing is like a flower, at the same time both fragrant and bright.” Vieuxtemps was also an excellent viola player and alongside numerous works for violin, also wrote several compositions for its relative. The Sonata op. 36, published in 1862, is one of the gems of viola literature with its oscillation between expressive maestoso, elegiac barcarola and scherzando passages. Our edition is the first ever Urtext edition.
Reviews
Henle's generous edition offers two viola parts; one fingered and bowed by Tabea Zimmermann, both with handy fold-out pages. Violists will eagerly embrace this handsome Urtext publication.
[Austa Q, 2014]