Yvonne Morgan

How intensively Hoffmeister dealt with the tonal and 'progressing' technical possibilities of the viola is shown by his famous 12 etudes, edited here in the original text, which are counted as 'compul...

The given instrumentation can be varied. Thus the flute part in this congenial quadro can also be comfortably performed on an alto recorder, since it does not fall below f'.

He (Janitsch) was a good contrapuntalist and his quartets are the best samples of this kind. So righteous, so undisguised and sincere, so joyful his operation in music' (Joh. Wilhelm Hertel, 1784).

Sonata I: G major; Sonata II: d minor; Sonata III: a minor

The work of the Brahms friend 'belongs to the late Romantic period, is appealing and substantial and can be recommended to unprejudiced players'. For violists one of the easier pieces.

Edited from the First Edition.

Her compositions are not lacking in formal skill and melodic invention, which is turned towards the tender and sensual.'. The pieces are intended for concert use.

Of particular charm in this technically brilliant duet is the sequence of variations on themes from Mozart's opera 'The Marriage of Figaro'.

Quantz's first solo sonatas from his Dresden years are indebted to the 'mixed taste' cultivated by the teacher Pisendel, Italian included.

Our 'Grand Trio' op. 24 follows the first print of the parts, and we have added a score; it is a splendid example of Tulou's elegant and well-balanced part-writing. It will surely be a most welcome ad...

After the First Printing Published.

Composed in 1972, the quintet is aimed at all house musicians who enjoy playing in mixed ensembles, thanks to its modest technical demands, especially the very light violin part.

Songs 'Das große Licht' by Simon Dach and 'Trost der Nacht' by Grimmelshausen set to music in the late Romantic style of 1941. Of particular charm: the darkly colored clarinet part.

In the 1933 nonet (Praeludium, Aria and Fugue), in which late Romantic echoes are clearly audible, the strings can also be chorally scored.

As the most important French composer of his generation, Fr.-A. Danican left behind works that left a lasting mark on the valid art form of opéra-comique.

Edited from the First edition.

In the sister work of the quintet, also in G minor, the variable coloring of the melodies and the strong tonal contrasts with sparing use of the accompanying voices are particularly noteworthy in all...

The works, still written in the garb of late Baroque concertante form, reach far into the High Classical period in their 'sensitive manner' as well as melodic invention, despite a continuo-bound bass.