Beethoven Cadenzas to Beethoven's Violin Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Opus 61

Editor: Wulfhorst, Martin Orchestral scoring : V-solo Product format: Performance score, Anthology Binding: Stapled Pages / Format: XI, 59 - 31,0 x 24,3 cm Beethoven himself left no cadenzas for his Violin Concerto. This edition is unique in drawing together for the first time a selection of cadenzas to one of the most famous works in the history of music, written by composers and violinists over 150 years. This publication contains not only the well-known cadenzas by Leopold Auer and Joseph Joachim, but also several which are seldom performed, such as those by Ferdinand David (the first surviving cadenza to op. 61), Louis Spohr , Eugène Ysaÿe , Camille Saint-Saëns, Henri Vieuxtemps , Jakob Dont and, for the first time, one by Henryk Wieniawski .Commentaries (German/English) on the composers and on performance practice are included. The edition complements the new piano reduction BA 9019a and will be invaluable for all violinists studying Beethoven’s Violin Concerto.- Indispensible f