Four Pieces For Orchestra was composed by Hans Abrahamsen in 2000-2003. Programme note: In 1983 Hans Abrahamsen wrote the first seven of his Ten Studies for Piano. In the early eighties most composers who wrote for the piano were still making strenuous efforts to distance themselves from the instrument?s romantic past for example treating it as a percussion instrument rather than exploiting its expressive ?singing? potential. The piano?s modern identity as a mechanical rational emotionally cool instrument is reflected in Abrahamsen?s studies 5 7; but in the first four studies Abrahamsen allows the piano to?recollect? its past: especially what the composer calls ?the golden German romantic time full of expression night timelessness dream and the irrational?. Accordingly these first four studies were given German one might specifically say Schumanesque - titles: Traumlied (?Dreamsong?) Sturm (?Storm?) Arabeske (?Arabesque?) and Ende (?End?). While Abrahamsen was in no way dissatisfied with the first four Studies as piano music he soon felt the urge to expand them in both time and space. In their new identity as Four Pieces for Orchestra created between 2000-2003 the original studies nearly doubled in length while the forces required expanded from one soloist to an orchestra of Mahlerian/Straussian dimensions including instruments beloved by the late-romantics: Wagner tubas bass trumpet guitar mandolin and the hammer used so memorably in Mahler?s Sixth Symphony and Alban Berg?s Three Pieces for Orchestra. The results are not so much ?arrangements? of the four piano studies more recompositions. A helpful comparison might be made with certain painters: Cézanne portraying the same mountain from different angles; or Monet obsessively returning to Rouen Cathedral in different lights and weather conditions. Abrahamsen himself remembers an important visit to the Munch Museum in Oslo where he saw how Munch painted the same subject

The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent.The eight symphonies trace Schubert’s artistic evolution from the First Symphony which develops a theme from Beethoven’s Eroica to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of the 'Great' Eighth.Full score performance material and study score for all symphonies are available for sale.Symphony No.1 in D major D 82 (BA5601 TP401)Symphony No.2 in B-flat major D 125 (BA5602 TP402)Symphony No.3 in D major D 200 (BA5603 TP403)Symphony No.4 in C minor D 417 Tragic (BA5604 TP404)Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D 485 (BA5645 TP405)Symphony No.6 in C major D 589 (BA5646 TP406)Symphony No.7 in B minor D 759 Unfinished (BA5647 TP407)Symphony No.8 in C major D 944 The Great (BA5648 TP408)

The Great-The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent.The eight symphonies trace Schubert’s artistic evolution from the First Symphony which develops a theme from Beethoven’s Eroica to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of the 'Great' Eighth.Full score performance material and study score for all symphonies are available for sale.Symphony No.1 in D major D 82 (BA5601 TP401)Symphony No.2 in B-flat major D 125 (BA5602 TP402)Symphony No.3 in D major D 200 (BA5603 TP403)Symphony No.4 in Cminor D 417 Tragic (BA5604 TP404)Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D 485 (BA5645 TP405)Symphony No.6 in C major D 589 (BA5646 TP406)Symphony No.7 in B minor D 759 Unfinished (BA5647 TP407)Symphony No.8 in C major D 944 The Great (BA5648 TP408)

The Great-The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent.The eight symphonies trace Schubert’s artistic evolution from the First Symphony which develops a theme from Beethoven’s Eroica to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of the 'Great' Eighth.Full score performance material and study score for all symphonies are available for sale.Symphony No.1 in D major D 82 (BA5601 TP401)Symphony No.2 in B-flat major D 125 (BA5602 TP402)Symphony No.3 in D major D 200 (BA5603 TP403)Symphony No.4 in Cminor D 417 Tragic (BA5604 TP404)Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D 485 (BA5645 TP405)Symphony No.6 in C major D 589 (BA5646 TP406)Symphony No.7 in B minor D 759 Unfinished (BA5647 TP407)Symphony No.8 in C major D 944 The Great (BA5648 TP408)

The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent.The eight symphonies trace Schubert’s artistic evolution from the First Symphony which develops a theme from Beethoven’s Eroica to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of the 'Great' Eighth.Full score performance material and study score for all symphonies are available for sale.Symphony No.1 in D major D 82 (BA5601 TP401)Symphony No.2 in B-flat major D 125 (BA5602 TP402)Symphony No.3 in D major D 200 (BA5603 TP403)Symphony No.4 in C minor D 417 Tragic (BA5604 TP404)Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D 485 (BA5645 TP405)Symphony No.6 in C major D 589 (BA5646 TP406)Symphony No.7 in B minor D 759 Unfinished (BA5647 TP407)Symphony No.8 in C major D 944 The Great (BA5648 TP408)

The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent.The eight symphonies trace Schubert’s artistic evolution from the First Symphony which develops a theme from Beethoven’s Eroica to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of the 'Great' Eighth.Full score performance material and study score for all symphonies are available for sale.Symphony No.1 in D major D 82 (BA5601 TP401)Symphony No.2 in B-flat major D 125 (BA5602 TP402)Symphony No.3 in D major D 200 (BA5603 TP403)Symphony No.4 in C minor D 417 Tragic (BA5604 TP404)Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D 485 (BA5645 TP405)Symphony No.6 in C major D 589 (BA5646 TP406)Symphony No.7 in B minor D 759 Unfinished (BA5647 TP407)Symphony No.8 in C major D 944 The Great (BA5648 TP408)

The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent. The eight symphonies trace Schubert’s artistic evolution from the First Symphony which develops a theme from Beethoven’s Eroica to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of the 'Great' Eighth. Full score performance material and study score for all symphonies are available for sale. Symphony No.1 in D major D 82 (BA5601 TP401) Symphony No.2 in B-flat major D 125 (BA5602 TP402) Symphony No.3 in D major D 200 (BA5603 TP403) Symphony No.4 in C minor D 417 Tragic (BA5604 TP404) Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D 485 (BA5645 TP405) Symphony No.6 in C major D 589 (BA5646 TP406) Symphony No.7 in B minor D 759 Unfinished (BA5647 TP407) Symphony No.8 in C major D 944 The Great (BA5648 TP408)

The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent.The eight symphonies trace Schubert’s artistic evolution from the First Symphony which develops a theme from Beethoven’s Eroica to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of the 'Great' Eighth.Full score performance material and study score for all symphonies are available for sale.Symphony No.1 in D major D 82 (BA5601 TP401)Symphony No.2 in B-flat major D 125 (BA5602 TP402)Symphony No.3 in D major D 200 (BA5603 TP403)SymphonyNo.4 in C minor D 417 Tragic (BA5604 TP404)Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D 485 (BA5645 TP405)Symphony No.6 in C major D 589 (BA5646 TP406)Symphony No.7 in B minor D 759 Unfinished (BA5647 TP407)Symphony No.8 in C major D 944 The Great (BA5648 TP408)

Tragic-The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent. The eight symphonies trace Schubert’s artistic evolution from the First Symphony which develops a theme from Beethoven’s Eroica to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of the 'Great' Eighth. Full score performance material and study score for all symphonies are available for sale. Symphony No.1 in D major D 82 (BA5601 TP401) Symphony No.2 in B-flat major D 125 (BA5602 TP402) Symphony No.3 in D major D 200 (BA5603 TP403) Symphony No.4 in C minor D 417 Tragic (BA5604 TP404) Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D 485 (BA5645 TP405) Symphony No.6 in C major D 589 (BA5646 TP406) Symphony No.7 in B minor D 759 Unfinished (BA5647 TP407) Symphony No.8 in C major D 944 The Great (BA5648 TP408)

Unfinished-The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent.The eight symphonies trace Schubert’s artistic evolution from the First Symphony which develops a theme from Beethoven’s Eroica to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of the 'Great' Eighth.Full score performance material and study score for all symphonies are available for sale.Symphony No.1 in D major D 82 (BA5601 TP401)Symphony No.2 in B-flat major D 125 (BA5602 TP402)Symphony No.3 in D major D 200 (BA5603 TP403)SymphonyNo.4 in C minor D 417 Tragic (BA5604 TP404)Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D 485 (BA5645 TP405)Symphony No.6 in C major D 589 (BA5646 TP406)Symphony No.7 in B minor D 759 Unfinished (BA5647 TP407)Symphony No.8 in C major D 944 The Great (BA5648 TP408)

The Great-The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent. The eight symphonies trace Schubert’s artistic evolution from the First Symphony which develops a theme from Beethoven’s Eroica to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of the 'Great' Eighth. Full score performance material and study score for all symphonies are available for sale. Symphony No.1 in D major D 82 (BA5601 TP401)Symphony No.2 in B-flat major D 125 (BA5602 TP402)Symphony No.3 in D major D 200 (BA5603 TP403)Symphony No.4 in C minor D 417 Tragic (BA5604 TP404)Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D 485 (BA5645 TP405)Symphony No.6 in C major D 589 (BA5646 TP406)Symphony No.7 in B minor D 759 Unfinished (BA5647 TP407)Symphony No.8 in C major D 944 The Great (BA5648 TP408)

The Great-The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent.The eight symphonies trace Schubert’s artistic evolution from the First Symphony which develops a theme from Beethoven’s Eroica to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of the 'Great' Eighth.Full score performance material and study score for all symphonies are available for sale.Symphony No.1 in D major D 82 (BA5601 TP401)Symphony No.2 in B-flat major D 125 (BA5602 TP402)Symphony No.3 in D major D 200 (BA5603 TP403)Symphony No.4 in Cminor D 417 Tragic (BA5604 TP404)Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D 485 (BA5645 TP405)Symphony No.6 in C major D 589 (BA5646 TP406)Symphony No.7 in B minor D 759 Unfinished (BA5647 TP407)Symphony No.8 in C major D 944 The Great (BA5648 TP408)

The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent.The eight symphonies trace Schubert’s artistic evolution from the First Symphony which develops a theme from Beethoven’s Eroica to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of the 'Great' Eighth.Full score performance material and study score for all symphonies are available for sale.Symphony No.1 in D major D 82 (BA5601 TP401)Symphony No.2 in B-flat major D 125 (BA5602 TP402)Symphony No.3 in D major D 200 (BA5603 TP403)Symphony No.4 in C minor D 417 Tragic (BA5604 TP404)Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D 485 (BA5645 TP405)Symphony No.6 in C major D 589 (BA5646 TP406)Symphony No.7 in B minor D 759 Unfinished (BA5647 TP407)Symphony No.8 in C major D 944 The Great (BA5648 TP408)

Clara Wieck’s sincerest wish was that her future husband, Robert Schumann, turn his extraordinary genius toward the larger and more challenging task of composing orchestral music. Confiding in her diary in 1839, just one year before her marriage, she explained that “it would be best if he composed for Orchestra: his imagination cannot find sufficient scope in the Piano…” In the years that followed their marriage Robert Schumann continued to devote much of his attention to Piano music, but he also found the time to comply with his beloved Clara’s wish by creating a number of musical pieces composed specifically for Piano and Orchestra. Although Schumann’s genius is most in evidence in his masterful solo Piano compositions and superb lieder, his lively and provocative imagination manifests itself with equal aplomb in the works composed for Piano and Orchestra. The same compelling romantic and lyrical qualities that captivate lovers of Schumann’s Piano music are evident in these compositions. Three of his finest are presented here in full score, including the A Minor Piano Concerto, one of the most popular and frequently performed concertos ever written. All demonstrate his remarkably innovative approach to music, diverting substantially from the classic models of the day, and display his immense creativity as well as his warmth and sensitivity. Included in this collection of Schumann’s compositions for Piano and Orchestra are: Piano Concerto In A minor, Op. 54 (published 1846) Concertstück, Op.92 (Introduction and Allegro appassionato; published 1852) Introduction and Allegro, Op. 134 (published 1855) These three works by one of the greatest masters of romanticism will delight musicians, music lovers and students, as well as devotees of Schumann. Pianists will be especially pleased to have these appealing Schumann works in one convenient edition available at an affordable price.

The series of symphonies in the New Schubert Edition is a milestone of modern scholarly-critical editing lending these works a transparency lacking in earlier editions of a more romantic bent.The eight symphonies trace Schubert’s artistic evolution from the First Symphony which develops a theme from Beethoven’s Eroica to the Mozartean Fifth and the romanticism of the 'Great' Eighth.Full score performance material and study score for all symphonies are available for sale.Symphony No.1 in D major D 82 (BA5601 TP401)Symphony No.2 in B-flat major D 125 (BA5602 TP402)Symphony No.3 in D major D 200 (BA5603 TP403)Symphony No.4 in C minor D 417 Tragic (BA5604 TP404)Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D 485 (BA5645 TP405)Symphony No.6 in C major D 589 (BA5646 TP406)Symphony No.7 in B minor D 759 Unfinished (BA5647 TP407)Symphony No.8 in C major D 944 The Great (BA5648 TP408)