Sign-In
Cart
Piano Concerto in B minor, CFF 135: Study score
Paperback
General MusicGeneral SongbooksMusic Scores
ISBN13: 9781608742325
Publisher: Serenissima Music Inc
Published: Sep 5 2018
Pages: 164
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.35 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Franck's Piano Concerto in B minor is an early work written when he was only 13 years old to showcase his piano talents. A fragment of one of his two piano youthful concertos (likely this one) was performed in Paris at 62nd concert of L'Athénée musical on February 23, 1837 featuring the composer as soloist and the orchestra conducted by J.J. Vidal but there doesn't seem to be any further record of a performance in Franck's lifetime.
In the manuscript the orchestra parts contain very few dynamic markings and almost no articulations. These have been supplied by the editor for balance and style. Franck calls for a pair of horns in D and a second pair in B basso. The first pair (in D) take the upper notes only when all four horns are playing; the second pair (in B basso) play throughout the entire work. The horn parts have therefore been reorganized for the present edition so that Horns 1 & 2 play the orginal D parts when all four horns are playing and take music originally assigned to the B basso parts elsewhere. Since Horns 3 & 4, Trumpets and Trombones seldom play, the editor has provided cues for these sparse parts so that the work can be performed with a smaller orchestra.
While the piano solo in the manuscript has been marked with dynamics throughout, there are few articulations. The few that are indicated have been also been applied to parallel passages by the editor. As Franck left phrasing, pedaling, articulations for the soloist to decide (as was the tradition), the editor has not supplied any. Richard W. Sargeant, Jr.'s, newly engraved edition is based directly upon the composer's manuscript preserved at the French National Library, brings to life an early but impressive work that is undeservedly overlooked and neglected.
Also in
Music Scores
How to Play the Harmonica: A Complete Guide for Beginners - Chromatic and Diatonic Harmonica
Green, Dylan
Paperback
Heroic Polonaise No.6 in A-Flat Major by Frèdèric Chopin for Solo Piano (1842) Op.53
Chopin, Frédéric
Paperback
Elementary Instruction Book for the Pianoforte/Metodo de Instruccion Elemental para Piano
Beyer, Ferdinand
Paperback
Classical Guitar for Kids: A Beginner's Guide with Step-By-Step Instruction and Online Demonstration Tracks
Henry, Paul
Paperback
Piano Sonatas No.10-12 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for Solo Piano (1783) K.330/300h K.331/300i K.332/300k
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Paperback
25 Most Popular Classical Pieces for Piano: Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Handel / Halvorsen, Rachmaninoff and Many More! With Online Audio
Udartseva, Avgusta
White Book, Open
Paperback
Twenty-Four Songs and Arias in Spanish: From XV to XXI Centuries. Medium-High Voices (Large Print Edition)
Caicedo, Patricia
Paperback
Johann Sebastian Bach - Cello Suites No's 1-6 - A Score for the Cello
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Paperback
Big Book of Bach for Guitar: Featuring 50 Solos and 20 Duets
Phillips, Mark
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Paperback
Piano Concerto No.23 in A Major - A Score for Solo Piano K.488 (1786)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Paperback
Elementary Instruction Book for the Pianoforte/Metodo de Instruccion Elemental para Piano
Beyer, Ferdinand
Hardcover
Swan Lake, Ballet in Four Acts, Op.20: Study score
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich
Paperback