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Duet "with 2 obligato Eyeglasses"
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String Duets viola and cello - Difficulty: difficult
SKU: PE.EP3375AB
Including the Minuetto. Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Edited by Fritz Stein. Viola Book. Edition Peters. Classical Period. Set of performance parts. With editor's notes. Composed 1795-98. 14 pages. Edition Peters #98-EP3375AB. Published by Edition Peters (PE.EP3375AB).ISBN 9790577081137. UPC: 9790577081137. 9x12 inches. Key: Eb major.
Beethoven himself called this sonata movement for viola and violincello "Duett mitzweiobligaten Ausenglasern" (Duet requiring two pairs of spetacles). This edition is the first publication after the original in the British Museum. And there is a striking melodic resemblance between this duet and the first movement of Beethoven's string quartet in C minor, op. 18 No.4.
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Herb W.
April 26, 2011
An excellent Beethoven edition
This is an excellent reconstruction of a hastily written and partly illegible manuscript (in the words of one of the editors). The dynamic markings are all by the editors, and they all seem reasonable. The first movement is a real Beethoven sonata allegro, with viola and cello treated qite equally. It is technically quite challenging. The second movement, a minuet, is technically much easier. In the main section, the viola leads - there is a typically Beethovenian darkening of the harmony before the end of the section. The trio section is quite contrapuntal. This is highly recommended for reasonably accomplished players.
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