Description
The classical double-bass literature in our catalogue is enriched by Johann Baptist Vanhal's sole double-bass concerto, following works by Dittersdorf (HN 759) and Hoffmeister (HN 721). The virtuoso concerto was transmitted only in a copy of a part owned by the renowned double-bass player Johannes Sperger (1750–1812) and found in his estate, raising questions about the many later additions in the solo part, particularly the octave transpositions.
In our Urtext edition, Tobias Glöckler has proposed a well-prepared musical text to address this dilemma. The piano reduction is provided in both C and D major, allowing for performances in either solo or orchestral tuning. Additionally, a specialized fingering notation part has been included for the "Viennese tuning" commonly used in Vanhal's time, enabling players to immediately utilize this resonant historical tuning without extensive retraining.
