Kaspar Kummer Sheet Music for Ensemble

Edited from the first edition.

The rediscovery of the three flute quartets op.99 is an event. The tonal flair, the inimitable melodic melting of the movements are unparalleled.

Rarely has writing for flute quartet been so beguilingly beautiful and ingratiating in a minor key. The pre-Romantic jewel needs no recommendation for permanent appropriation.

This work in C major is the crowning finale of the edition of all 11 extant flute quartets. They WILL become common property for this instrumentation in the near future.

An excellent 'Minnegesang' for two flutes: In vocal filigree balance, winds and strings also vie over a guitar foundation to present the most beautiful melodies. Exquisite!

Edited from the First Edition.

The trio remained in the repertoire for a long time as Kummer's best-known chamber music, not least thanks to its consummate elegance. The work also exists in the instrumentation for 2 flutes, viola,...

The opus that opens the impressive series of 11 quartets, already accomplished in expressing a balance between flute and strings.

The appreciation and demand for Kummer's flute quartets is reflected not least in the numerous reprints of his time. Our new editions aim to confirm this judgment.

Gaspard Kummer's Quintet Op.66 has finally received the attention it deserves! Editor Janice Dockendorff Boland has painstakingly researched and restored this piece, based on the facsimile edition in...

Caspar (Gaspard) Kummer (1795 - 1870) was a flutist and court kapellmeister of the chapel orchestra of the Duke of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha. His compositions were highly popular at the time, and so was his...

Caspar (Gaspard) Kummer (1795 - 1870) was a flutist and court kapellmeister of the chapel orchestra of the Duke of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha. His compositions were highly popular at the time, and so was his...

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