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Viola Concerto In G - Viola/Piano (Set of performance parts). By Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767). Arranged by William Primrose. For Orchestra, Piano, Viola. String Solo. Baroque. Difficulty: medium. Set of performance parts (includes separate pull out viola part). Solo part and piano reduction. 20 pages. G. Schirmer #LB1973. Published by G. Schirmer (HL.50481381).

ISBN 0793548721. With solo part and piano reduction. Baroque. 9x12 inches.

For viola and piano.

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1 star rating

Location: from Brooklyn, NY

Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate

December 1, 2012

more Primrose than Telemann

Both slow movements include copious ornamentation. I don't object to this in theory, but the ornaments are all written out rather than indicated symbolically. (symbols are used in the piano score, but not the solo part) The result is a messy viola part that could easily intimidate a student. Fast...

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4 star rating

Location: from Brazil

Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate

February 29, 2012

Primrose's embellishments

This is a good and beautiful edition, with nice look, font, paper, etc. However, it should be made clear that Primrose not only edited the viola part but in fact "improved" it by adding a lot of embellishments to fit his virtuoso playing. Although they aren't exactly advanced level writing,...

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14 of 28 people found this review helpful.

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1 star rating

Location: from New York, NY

Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate

February 19, 2010

No good, get another edition

It's a great piece, but this edition is bad. The viola part has all of Primrose's markings spelled out and makes it look much more intimidating than the piece really is (I can't give this to my students!) The first movement is the worst in terms of excessive interpretation. the...

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22 of 43 people found this review helpful.

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2 star rating

Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate

December 8, 2008

Not the Primrose!

I was about to purchase this when I realized that it was the edition with Primrose's personal embellishments. They are awful, and moreover, most competitions disallow them. Some of the changes are rather major. Avoid this at all costs unless you have not desire to play in a contest or...

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24 of 44 people found this review helpful.

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5 star rating

Location: from TN

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

September 6, 2007

Simply Amazing!!!

One of the best piece I have played so far and this is only my fifth year playing a viola, I really love to play this over and over again.

16 of 44 people found this review helpful.

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