Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel for Piano op. 24
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SKU: BA.BA09607
Composed by Johannes Brahms. Edited by Christian Köhn. This edition: urtext edition. Stapled. Barenreiter Urtext. Performance score. Opus 24. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA09607. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA09607).ISBN 9790006530618. 31 x 24.3 cm inches. Language: German/English. Preface: Köhn, Christian.
Christian Köhn is a pianist with a deep understanding of Brahms’ piano music. Now he has edited a new Urtext edition of Brahms’ variations (1861) on an eight-bar theme from Handel’s “Keyboard Suite No. 1” (“Suite de pièces de Clavecin”, Vol. 2).
Köhn has drawn on every available source and incorporated the most recent musicological discoveries. With his fingering, a well-presented layout and optimum page turns, the volume meets all the demands of a practical performing edition.
A detailed foreword illuminates the work’s genesis and sources while presenting valuable information on contemporary performance practice. This scholarly-critical edition of the “Handel Variations” adds a central work to Bärenreiter’s comprehensive series of Brahms’ piano music in Urtext editions.
The editor
Christian Köhn teaches piano at the Musikhochschule in Detmold. One of his specialties is the piano music of Johannes Brahms. Together with his duet partner Silke-Thora Matthies, he is a prize-winner of the Munich Competition and has released the world's first complete recording of Brahms's works for piano duet. In addition to the Serenades for piano four-hands, opp. 11 and 16 (BA 6570 and 6571), he has already edited many of Brahms's solo piano works for Bärenreiter.
About Barenreiter Urtext
What can I expect from a Barenreiter Urtext edition?
MUSICOLOGICALLY SOUND
- A reliable musical text based on all available sources
- A description of the sources
- Information on the genesis and history of the work
- Valuable notes on performance practice
- Includes an introduction with critical commentary explaining source discrepancies and editorial decisions
... AND PRACTICAL
- Page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them
- A well-presented layout and a user-friendly format
- Excellent print quality
- Superior paper and binding