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For centuries, our editions of major orchestral works have set international standards. Every component of a Breitkopf & Härtel edition is perfectly coordinated. Our large-format scores and orchestral parts, long appreciated by conductors and musicians alike, provide the ideal foundation for outstanding musical work.
Almost all standard works of the classical repertoire are available in modern Urtext editions. At the same time, the established canon is continually expanded to include outstanding works by lesser-known composers, opening up new perspectives and keeping the repertoire vibrant.
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Paul Dukas
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer’s Apprenctice)
Urtext edition edited by Jean-Paul Montagnier
One of program music’s most important work: Its 32-year-old composer Paul Dukas called his best-known orchestral work “Scherzo after a Ballade by Goethe.” The colorful orchestration of the ten-minute piece draws the listener down into the depths of Goethe’s ballade: A tale of obedience and disobedience, of attempts at concealment, of destruction, but also of benevolence, clemency, and wisdom.
This new edition is based on the Eulenburg pocket-score edition edited by Jean-Paul C. Montagnier. Offered here for the first time is the orchestral material for this score, re-engraved, as a sales edition.
