Debussy C. - Sonate pour violoncello et piano. Sonata for Violoncello and Piano

Debussy, Claude    (1862-1918)


Sonate pour violoncelle et piano    
Instrumentation: Violoncello, Piano

Reviews of this publication:

* Debussy’s Sonate pour violoncello et piano was composed in the
summer of 1915

Debussy’s “Sonate pour violoncello et piano” was composed in the
summer of 1915. It was the
first of a planned set of six sonatas for various instrumental
combinations of which Debussy only
completed three. Imbued with that unmistakable Debussy charm this
work has remained a
standard in the repertoire since the premiere. It is without
question the most performed cello
sonata of the 20th century.

Regina Back’s Urtext edition for the first time makes use of
Debussy’s sketches held in a private
collection which contain not only an important comment by Debussy
regarding the balance of the
instruments but also clarify several musical ambiguities found in
the autograph and first edition.

Bärenreiter’s new Urtext edition comes with a detailed preface
(Ger/Eng/Fr) elaborating not only
on the genesis of the composition and its first performances but
also providing performance
practice information. The edition is rounded off with a facsimile
and a critical commentary.

- State-of-the-Art Bärenreiter quality Urtext

- Important new source

- Critical Commentary (Eng) and a Facsimile

- Detailed preface (Ger/Eng/Fr)

“Wonderful stuff! Many thanks are due to Bärenreiter and their
editors.”

(Summer 2009 Arco: Nicola Anderson)

“This new urtext edition clarifies several past ambiguities through
research from the composer’s
own private sketches, the autograph copy and the first edition. The
large performance parts, which
do not include fingering, are thought for ease of page turns. An
extensive scholarly commentary with
historical background, and notes on aesthetics and performance
practice is a welcome inclusion in
this beautiful publication.”

(Stringendo, October 2009)

Additional Information:

Einführung:
Hintergründe
Ästhetik und Aufführungspraxis
Zur Edition
Introduction:
Historical Background
Aesthetics and Performance Practice
Notes on the Edition
Introduction:
Arrière-plan historique
Esthétique et traditions dinterprétation
Notes sur lédition
Übersetzung der Spielanweisungen / Translations of Performance
Instructions
Facsimiles
Bibliography
Sources
Critical Commentary

Sonata for Cello & Piano

Additional Details

• Edition No -
  BA9412
• Instrumentation -
  vc, pf
• Publisher -
  Barenreiter
• Edition -
  Score: Single Part: Urtext Edition
• ISBN13 -
  9790006532506
• Binding -
  stapled
• Editor -
  Back, Regina:Woodfull-Harris, Douglas
• Composer -
  Debussy C.