Sonata No. 3 in C Major


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Sonata no. 3 in C major is one of the first three Beethoven's sonatas (opus 2) written in 1795 and dedicated to Joseph Haydn. This UTEXT edition is based on early original editions, which Beethoven personally supervised. The fingerings are provided by the editor.




Don Giovanni


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These Opera Guides are ideal com-panions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original.This famous opera ends, after the hero is dragged down to hell, with a warning that evil shall not go unpunished. 'Hardly', as Michael F. Robinson notes, 'one's usual idea of a "e;comic"e; subject!' So this guide opens with a brief look at what is actually comic about it. David Wyn Jones gives an overall view of the score: he shows how the musical keys are arranged so that the dramatic momentum over two long acts is maintained and discusses orchestration and dramatic pacing in the most important scenes. Christopher Raeburn contributes a lively portrait of the 'libertine librettist' who, after his Vienna triumphs, was hounded out of London for his debts and eventually died in New York - 'revered as the father of Italian studies in America'. The full original text is given, with a pointed modern translation.




Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921


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Camille Saint-Sa ns 1835-1921: A Thematic Catalogue of his Complete Works defines the achievement of this great French composer. All his musical works are presented: the well-recognized masterpieces, the childhood sketches, the unpublished compositions, and the previously unknown pieces now revealed for the first time. This comprehensive collection fully documents the composer's extraordinary contribution to the musical world. Volume 1 concentrates specifically on his Instrumental output, while the two later volumes will cover Dramatic Works and Choral & Vocal Works respectively.




Hans Von Bülow's Letters to Johannes Brahms


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Hans-Joachim Hinrichsen's Hans von Bülow's Letters to Johannes Brahms, originally published in German in 1994, covers the correspondence between Hans von Bülow and Brahms from 1877 to 1892, with Brahms's replies, where obtainable, included in the commentary. In addition to selected facsimiles of letters, postcards, and concert programs, this research edition of the correspondence of these two giants of classical music includes a thorough commentary explaining individuals, events, and issues discussed in the letters. Authoritatively researched, Hinrichsen's edition of these letters, artfully translated by Cynthia Klohr, brings to life the world of music that Brahms and Bülow inhabited.




The Essential Canon of Classical Music


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Identifies almost two hundred forty composers whose works are most important to an understanding of classical music, with essays on sixty of the most significant. Presented in chronological order for the Medieval, Renaissance, and Elizabethan ages, the age of the Baroque, the age of Classicism, the Romantic age, and the age of Modernism.




Sonatas (Urtext), Volume I


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Titles: * Sonata No. 1: Opus 2, No. 1 in F Minor * Sonata No. 2: Opus 2, No. 2 in A Major * Sonata No. 3: Opus 2, No. 3 in C Major * Sonata No. 4: Opus 7, E-Flat Major * Sonata No. 5: Opus 10, No. 1 in C Minor * Sonata No. 6: Opus 10, No. 2 in F Major * Sonata No. 7: Opus 10, No. 3 in D Major * Sonata No. 8: Opus 13, C Minor "Pathetique" * Sonata No. 9: Opus 14, No. 1 in E Major * Sonata No. 10: Opus 14, No. 2 in G Major * Sonata No. 11: Opus 22, B-Flat Major * Sonata No. 12: Opus 26, A-Flat Major * Sonata No. 13: Opus 27, No. 1 in E-Flat Major * Sonata No. 14: Opus 27, No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor "Moonlight Sonata" * Sonata No. 15: Opus 28, D Major




Sonatas (Urtext Edition), Volume II


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Contents: * No. 16 in G Major * No. 17 in D Minor * No. 18 in E-Flat Major * No. 19 in G Minor * No. 20 in G Major * No. 21 in C Major * No. 22 in F Major * No. 23 in F Minor * No. 24 in F-Sharp Major * No. 25 in G Major * No. 26 in E-Flat Major * No. 27 in E Minor * No. 28 in A Major * No. 29 in B-Flat Major * No. 30 in E Major * No. 31 in A-Flat Major * No. 32 in C Minor




The Finale in Western Instrumental Music


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The knowledge that finales are by tradition (and perhaps also necessarily) 'different' from other movements has been around a long time, but this is the first time that the special nature of finales in instrumental music has been examined comprehensively and in detail. Three main types offinale, labelled 'relaxant', 'summative', and 'valedictory', are identified. Each type is studied closely, with a wealth of illustration and analytical commentary covering the entire period from the Renaissance to the present day. The history of finales in five important genres -- suite, sonata,string quartet, symphony, and concerto -- is traced, and the parallels and divergences between these traditions are identified. Several wider issues are mentioned, including narrativity, musical rounding, inter-movement relationships, and the nature of codas. The book ends with a look at thefinales of all Shostakovich's string quartets, in which examples of most of the types may be found.




Piano-playing Revisited


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A guide, linked to an online suite of video examples, to how historical instruments influenced the composers of keyboard music, and a way to look at their scores with fresh eyes and ears.




Complete Sonatas, Part 1


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