Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Editor: Daniel F. Boomhower Format: Set of Parts Instrumentation: Piano Quintet (Piano, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello) Work: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 Binding: ISMN: 9790006559930 Size: 10.0 x 12.8 inches Pages: 126 Urtext / Critical Edition Description This edition presents a solid and well researched musical text based on Brahms' autograph as well as the first edition, and draws on the autograph of the two-piano version (composed six years later) for purposes of comparison. The edition also contains a discussion of the work's historical context and performance practice as well as a comprehensive Critical Commentary with an evaluation of the sources and alternative readings. The editor deals with the conflicting readings between the string parts in the autograph engraver's copy and those found in small print in the first published score as well as in the separate parts for that edition. Relevant readings from the two