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22388485
Sonata for Piano / Landscape
22388485
22388485
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Piano, Speaker - Level 4
SKU: BA.BA09580
Composed by Gideon Klein. Edited by Ondrej Pivoda. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Performance score. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA09580. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA09580).ISBN 9790260109261. 12.2 x 9.57 inches.
The extraordinarily gifted composer and pianist Gideon Klein (1919–1945) was murdered in the Fürstengrube concentration camp at the age of 25. One of the undeniable highlights of his small compositional legacy is his Sonata for Piano. Its three movements were written in reverse order in the Terezín concentration camp in 1943; only a three-measure draft of the intended fourth movement has survived.
This first Urtext edition of the piano sonata has been expanded to include the previously unpublished short melodrama “Landscape” (entitled “Topol” / “Poplar” in existing literature) in which the pianist can also take over the recitation part if required. In July 1939, shortly after Klein completed his studies at the conservatory, he composed this setting of the same-named poem by Vilm Závada (1905–1982) in the style of free atonality.
About Barenreiter Urtext
What can I expect from a Barenreiter Urtext edition?
MUSICOLOGICALLY SOUND
- A reliable musical text based on all available sources
- A description of the sources
- Information on the genesis and history of the work
- Valuable notes on performance practice
- Includes an introduction with critical commentary explaining source discrepancies and editorial decisions
... AND PRACTICAL
- Page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them
- A well-presented layout and a user-friendly format
- Excellent print quality
- Superior paper and binding
Ratings + Reviews
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Donald C.
August 05, 2023
First scholarly edition of Klein piano sonata
The only edition available until now of this very interesting sonata has been the Panton edition edited by Klein's sister Eliska. The text of the new Baerenreiter edition is very close to the older edition, but some corrections are now enclosed in brackets. Klein's own fingering and pedaling have been restored. Baerenreiter's more sprawling engraving means more page turns. The Preface is an informative review of Klein's very short life. The Critical Report adds little. The second piece in this collection, Landscape, is a sketch for a melodrama, that is, a piece for piano and narrator. The text is only in Czech. It is probably not polished enough for public performance, except as a historical curiosity.
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