Complete Sonatas for Solo Instrument and Piano (Viola Sonatas) (Paperback)

~ Johannes Brahms (Author)

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Product Description

All seven sonatas—3 for violin, 2 for cello and 2 for clarinet (or viola) reprinted from the authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel edition. New translation of the original commentary by the distinguished Brahms scholar Hans Gal.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (August 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486260917
• ISBN-13: 978-0486260914
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #783,457 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good edition!, July 2, 2003

By	Tomasi Maurizio (Bergamo, Italy) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a very good edition which I recommend to any music lover. The music does not need any comment: Brahms' chamber music is always intense and melodic.
This edition has many benefits over other books: (1) it is quite cheap, (2) noteheads are large and clearly visible, (3) Hans Gal has made a very accurate edition, and in the introduction he lists every source text used together with interesting "alternative" passages found in Brahms' autographs.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding edition of solo + piano works!!!, February 2, 2007

By	Alexander Z. Damyanovich (Flesherton, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Signore (Mr.) Tomasi has said already what I wanted to say! The fact is that Dover's reproductions of the complete Breitkopf & Härtel Brahms edition (I initially actually thought that it was Simrock, who was Brahms' publisher while the composer was alive) couldn't be better: it is scholarly yet eminently practical!! Those who don't like it as an edition almost certainly are not Brahms lovers!!! GET IT!!!!

1 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Why its not good, January 2, 2003

By A Customer

I have been playing the piano for a total of fifty two years and eight months now, and i can't say i've ever seen a piece of music with a greater lack of flow.