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Max Bruch
Romance F major op. 85 for Viola and Orchestra
Editor: Norbert Gertsch
Piano reduction: Max Bruch
Fingering and bowing for Violin: Ernst Schliephake
Preface: Norbert Gertsch
8.50 €
Urtext Edition, Edition for Violin and Piano, paperbound
Pages: 19 (IV, 11, 4), Size 23,5 x 31,0 cm
Order no. HN 791 · ISMN M-2018-0791-1
Level of difficulty (Violin): medium (Level 6)
A pearl in the romantic repertoire, Bruch’s “Romance” has long occupied a permanent place in its original version for viola, whether in lessons or on the concert stage. Our edition is the first to take every relevant source into account. Like the original print, it also presents the composer’s own easily playable piano reduction. Fingering and bowing marks have been added by experienced violinist Ernst Schliephake. In 1911 Bruch also published this arrangement for violin. Our new edition makes his arrangement available once again after a lapse of many years. A welcome addition to the violin repertoire!
The levels of difficulty of the
music for violin published by G. Henle Publishers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| easy | medium | difficult | ||||||
The levels of difficulty of the violin music published by G. Henle Publishers
| Level | Degree | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | easy | Beethoven, 6 German Dances WoO 42 |
| 2 | Beethoven, Rondo G major WoO 41 |
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| 3 | Mozart, Violin Sonata F major KV 547 |
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| 4 | medium | Haydn, Violin Concerto A major Hob. VIIa:3 |
| 5 | Bach, Violin Concerto a minor BWV 1041 |
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| 6 | Brahms, Violin Sonata G major op. 78 |
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| 7 | difficult | Paganini, No. 9 from Capricci op. 1 |
| 8 | Beethoven, Violin Concerto D major op. 61 |
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| 9 | Berg, Violin Concerto |
I have assigned all of the violin music in G. Henle Publishers' catalogue a level of difficulty, ranging from "very easy" to "very difficult". The model for this was the evaluation system with nine levels developed for Henle's piano catalogue by Rolf Koenen. Unlike the works for solo piano, I have decided against evaluations that lie between two levels (e.g. 4/5 or 7/8).
This kind of attempt will always be "relative" to some degree. While the work remains the work, what is relative is the technical and musical ability of the player. Let us take a look at Mozart, for example, from the perspective of an Arthur Grumiaux and from that of a very young pupil. It is clear to whom my levels of difficulty are addressed: to the pupils or their teacher. I have, of course, always endeavoured to objectively assess the purely technical level of difficulty. But everything "between the lines" is, of course, left up to the judgement of each individual musician. Depending on our abilities, we perceive the "difficulty" of a work for violin differently, yet with the same conviction.
At the start, categorizing violin literature into levels of difficulty from 1 to 9 seemed to carry a certain risk as well as being unknown territory, yet I have now gained a deep insight into all of the works for violin in G. Henle Publishers' catalogue.
Ernst Schliephake © 2013