Description
Similar to other outstanding 19th-century solo concertos, Dvorák’s renowned Cello Concerto resulted from a partnership between the composer and the virtuoso. It has been recognized for a long time that specific solo segments in Dvorák’s original score were composed by the cellist Hanuš Wihan; however, Bärenreiter’s edition now discloses that some elements in the orchestral parts are also in his handwriting, illustrating the close collaboration between the two musicians.
The editor Jonathan Del Mar has meticulously analyzed all the existing sources, including two that have previously been overlooked or significantly undervalued, to create an authoritative edition that reinstates for the first time since the original release in 1896 - Dvořák’s final and conclusive version of the solo Cello part. This varies, in specifics, in nearly every measure from the rendition present in all other contemporary editions, while numerous corrections have also been applied to the orchestral sections.
- Featuring Dvorák’s ultimate and conclusive edition of the solo Cello section.
With numerous revisions in the solo cello section and the orchestral segments.
- With previously undisclosed information about the partnership between Dvorák and Wihan.
- Featuring Dvorák’s authentic piano reduction.
- With Feuermann's and Casals' variations on a segment in the first movement.
- Complete score, performance materials (BA9045), Cello & Piano (BA9045-90) & Facsimile (BVK1849) are available for purchase
