Horn Trio In E Flat Major Op. 40 And Clarinet Trio In A Minor Op. 114 (BRAHMS JOHANNES)

After the Sextet in B-flat major op. 18-A much welcomed edition to the Piano trio literature.Includes an informative introduction (Eng/Ger) and a critical commentary (Eng).In addition to Bärenreiter?s scholarly-critical editions of Brahms? trios an arrangement of Brahms? String Sextet Op.18 for Piano trio by his contemporary and friend Theodor Kirchner is now being published. Simrock Brahms publisher issued it in 1883. Brahms responded to the arrangement of his sextet with total enthusiasm and praise for the skills of his friend Kirchner (1823 1903).Christopher Hogwood?s scholarly-critical edition includes an introduction which sheds light not just on thehistory of the arrangement and its validity in its own right but also on Kirchner and his relationship to Brahms.Chamber Works by Brahms already published:Trio for Violin Violoncello and Piano Op.87 (BA 9436)Trio for Violin Violoncello and Piano Op.101 (BA 9437)Trio for Violin Horn (Viola or Violoncello) and Piano Op.40 (BA 9435)Trio for Clarinet (Viola) Violoncello and Piano Op.114 (BA 9438)

for Piano Violin and Horn (Viola / Violoncello)-This Trio’s unusual scoring for horn violin and piano prompted speculation early on about a possible background to it that had no connection with music. Brahms’s biographer Max Kalbeck saw in it a lament for thecomposer’s mother recently deceased to whom he had supposedly played folk songs on the horn in his childhood. There is no doubt that Brahms loved the sound of the natural horn and bestowed several of his most inspiredmelodies on the instrument. Horn players justifiably adore this Trio op. 40 and this Henle Urtext edition now offers an optimal basis for studying and performing this masterpiece. This edition follows the musical text of the NewBrahms Complete Edition and thus guarantees the greatest fidelity to the sources and reflects the current state of research. The pianist Klaus Schilde has added helpful fingerings to the piano part. Extra parts are also providedfor the alternative scoring authorised by Brahms (with viola or cello instead of horn).