The e minor Cello Sonata is the first work for one solo instrument and piano which the meticulous composer also had printed. In summer 1865 Brahms offered it to the publisher Simrock as a sonata 'whos...
Camille Saint-Saëns composed his two Romances for Horn for two of the most respected French horn players of the time: Opus 67 in E major from 1866 is dedicated to Henri Chaussier; Opus 36 in F major f...
Paul Dukas wrote his Villanelle as a demanding exam piece for the horn class of the Paris Conservatoire in 1906. The title, referencing a cheerful traditional vocal genre that originated in 16th centu...
> For horn in F > First Urtext edition > Glazunov's autograph consulted for the first time in St. Petersburg > Highly Romantic work > Effective recital piece, even for advanced pupils > Fingering: Kla...
> With additional, alternative clarinet part for the basset horn part > Fingering: Klaus Schilde 'Favourite dish in exchange for favourite music' - this perfectly summarizes the genesis of the Konzert...
In 1894 Johannes Brahms asked the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld to visit him during his beloved summer sojourn in Ischl, adding "It would be really wonderful if you brought your B flat clarinet with y...
Widor's name is so closely associated with organ music that his extensive output for other instruments is easily overlooked. Within chamber music, the Suite for flute and piano, probably written in 18...
Variation form occupied Beethoven throughout his composing career. This first volume of G. Henle Publishers' two-volume edition of all his piano variations includes works from Beethoven's time in Bonn...
These six little piano pieces are among Liszt's best-known works and are comparatively easy to play - a rarity amongst the composer's often eccentric and virtuosic works. In 1844 Liszt had already beg...
Mendelssohn's viola sonata is one of his many early works which remained unpublished in his lifetime. The autograph is dated 'd. 14 Febr. 1824'. Thus Mendelssohn was 15 years old when he completed the...
