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Symphony [No. 40] in G minor K. 550
1st and 2nd Version – Urtext
[orch] duration: 35' 1. 2. 2(0). 2 – 2. 0. 0. 0 – str
3 Work Stages, 2 Versions, 1 Edition
The 6 full scores of the great symphonies are available as single editions and in an attractive slipcase (PB 5768) at a special price.
Description
With the new edition of the G-minor Symphony, a vital work group in Mozart’s oeuvre is now complete: the three late symphonies K. 543, 550 and 551, now available in Urtext editions.
As in his new edition of the “Hafner Symphony”, Henrik Wiese uncovers in the present “Breitkopf Urtext” score three different stages in the genesis of the G-minor Symphony. Mozart initially wrote the work without clarinets (1st stage), and then he added the clarinets (2nd stage). Not until a final stage did he change the wind instrumentation in the Andante (3rd stage). Mozart thus returned to the 1st version again after completing the 2nd version (with clarinets). This advances the importance of the 1st version without clarinets as “Fassung letzter Hand.” A compelling insight which sheds new light on the famous G-minor Symphony. Both versions are of equal value and can now be compared with one another, studied and, above all, performed for the first time ever thanks to the new score and parts.
Another extremly practical aspect that should be noted: the orchestral parts offer solutions for all the problematic page turns for the first time ever (please see the sample pages OB 5542 Violin II.)
„… the musical text is fine. This is a valuable improvement.“ (Clifford Bartlett, Early Music Review)
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PB 5542D
score
EAN: 9790004820926
76 pages / 25 x 32 cm / digital edition
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PB 5566
study score
EAN: 9790004213766
80 pages / 16.5 x 22.5 cm / 169 g / stapled
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OB 5542-15
violin 1
EAN: 9790004341711
12 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 70 g / stapled
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OB 5542-16
violin 2
EAN: 9790004341728
14 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 77 g / stapled
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OB 5542-19
viola
EAN: 9790004341735
14 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 77 g / stapled
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OB 5542-26
basso (cello/double bass)
EAN: 9790004341742
10 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 57 g / stapled
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OB 5542-30
wind parts
EAN: 9790004341759
92 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 386 g / folder
Description
Description
With the new edition of the G-minor Symphony, a vital work group in Mozart’s oeuvre is now complete: the three late symphonies K. 543, 550 and 551, now available in Urtext editions.
As in his new edition of the “Hafner Symphony”, Henrik Wiese uncovers in the present “Breitkopf Urtext” score three different stages in the genesis of the G-minor Symphony. Mozart initially wrote the work without clarinets (1st stage), and then he added the clarinets (2nd stage). Not until a final stage did he change the wind instrumentation in the Andante (3rd stage). Mozart thus returned to the 1st version again after completing the 2nd version (with clarinets). This advances the importance of the 1st version without clarinets as “Fassung letzter Hand.” A compelling insight which sheds new light on the famous G-minor Symphony. Both versions are of equal value and can now be compared with one another, studied and, above all, performed for the first time ever thanks to the new score and parts.
Another extremly practical aspect that should be noted: the orchestral parts offer solutions for all the problematic page turns for the first time ever (please see the sample pages OB 5542 Violin II.)
„… the musical text is fine. This is a valuable improvement.“ (Clifford Bartlett, Early Music Review)
Table of contents
| 1. | Molto allegro |
| 2. | Andante |
| 3. | Menuetto – Allegretto |
| 4. | Finale – Allegro assai |