MAURICE RAVEL

Breitkopf UrtextMAURICE RAVELBoleroLa ValseCÉSAR FRANCKSymphony in D minorÉDOUARD LALOSymphonie espagnole op. 21Violoncello Concerto in D minorCAMILLE SAINT-SAËNSLe Carnaval des Animaux(The Carnival of the Animals)CLAUDE DEBUSSYLa MerPrélude à „L’après-midi d’un faune“Breitkopf

La ValseLa Valse 12’Poème chorégraphique pour orchestreedited by Jean-François Monnard3(picc).3(cor ang).3(B-clar).3(dble bsn). –4.3.3.1 – timp.perc(5) – 2hp – strPB 5374 Score € 52,–OB 5374 Strings € 4,80 eachWind set € 88,–There can be no doubt that Ravel firstachieved celebrity with La Valse. Andafter the death of Debussy, he washailed as France’s best-known composer.Ravel, who originally wrote LaValse as a ballet, described it as “adancing, whirling, nearly hallucinatingecstasy, a whirlwind that increasinglywhips on and exhausts the dancerswho allow themselves to be overwhelmedand swept away by thewaltz.” Later, however, Ravel admittedthat he also understood La Valse as akind of tragedy in the Greek sense.Jean-François Monnard focuses hisattention on Ravel’s richly nuanceddynamic markings and sound ideal,which was colored above all by thekind of wind instruments used inFrance at that time. Monnard pointsout that there is evidence showing thatRavel did not enter certain changes ofinstruments and dynamics into thescore until during the rehearsals orafter the first performance of the workon 12 December 1920.This new edition is the first Urtext editionof La Valse that compares all relevantsources. The first edition of thescore, published in 1921, was used asthe source. Errors and inconsistenciesarising from the comparison with previouseditions were corrected on thebasis of the autograph score. Moreover,the handwritten and printedpiano versions also provide valuableinsights into the work’s origin.To this day, the soft opening measuresof La Valse still represent a challengeto the double basses and the soundtechnicians. This problem preoccupiedthe sound aesthete Ravel up to the endof his life. This is the reason for whichManuel Rosenthal, a conductor andfriend of Ravel’s, decided to retouchthe opening measures. This is presentedfor the first time in the CriticalCommentary to the new edition.Rosenthal’s suggestion allows a moredifferentiated sound of the doublebasses at the beginning.La Valse is a fantastic tone paintingwith countless color values. It carrieswithin it the reflection of an entiresunken era. An almost lost sound,since there is unfortunately no recordingconducted by the composer. Forme, it was a gift from heaven to obtainan idea of this very special, Frenchsound ideal from conductors such asErnest Ansermet and Charles Munch.To realize it, you need a great deal ofexperience, a brilliant orchestra, anacoustically suitable hall and, finally,the inspiration of the moment... Thanks to Breitkopf’s new, source-critical edition,we now have a thoroughly researched score with parts in which even thedifficult page turns have become a joy.Charles DutoitCompared with the first edition, thisnew Urtext edition has additionalmeasure numbers which facilitaterehearsal work; moreover, it optimizesthe page turns in the orchestral parts.There are fewer page turns especiallyin the string parts, which dispenseswith problematic passages. But whereverthey are inevitable and awkward,the edition provides a compelling solutionby inserting extra pages as well asproviding turning aids that allow aglimpse of what is coming on the nextpage.The first bars of La Valse ...Due to Coypright reasonsnot available in Franceand Spain.... and the retouch, suggested by Manuel Rosenthal – and printedfor the first time in the Critical Commentary of the „Breitkopf Urtext“new edition

Breitkopf UrtextCÉSAR FRANCKSymphony in D minor 28’edited by Peter Jost2.2.cor ang.2.B-clar.2. – 4.2.2flhn.3.1.–timp – hp – strPB 5328 Score € 64,–OB 5328 Strings € 4,90 eachWind set € 111,–PB 5368 Study score € 11,50“Breitkopf Urtext” is appreciated by conductors andorchestral musicians around the world. It sets standardsthat are also being increasingly applied to the great worksof French symphonic literature. Previous editions were in partunsatisfactory and the performance material could only be obtainedon hire. Breitkopf’s Urtext editions can be purchased in their entirety – a first forthis repertoire!The new edition of La Mer takes Debussy’s own concert and conducting experiencesinto consideration for the first time. It was based on the 1909 edition, the“final autographic version.” Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals is enhancedwith texts by Loriot. The new edition of César Franck’s symphony is based notonly on the first edition (the autograph was burned in 1935) but also on thepiano reduction made by the composer. And as for Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole,a newly found source turned out to be a genuine sensation: the previouslyunknown autograph of the solo part.Breitkopf & Härtel Partitur-BibliothekBreitkopf & Härtel Partitur-BibliothekNr. 5328FranckSymphonie d-mollPartiturBreitkopf UrtextCAMILLE SAINT-SAËNSLe Carnaval des AnimauxThe Carnival of the Animals 22’Great Zoological Fantasyfor Chamber Ensemble or Small Orchestraedited by Peter Jostwith the text by Loriot (Germ.-Engl.-French)1(picc).0.1.0. – 0.0.0. – harmonica.xyl– 2pno – str: 1.1.1.1.1. (or in chorus)PB 5321 Score € 41,–OB 5321 Strings € 4,25 eachWind set € 12,50PB 5350 Study score € 9,50Nr. 5321Saint-SaënsLe Carnaval des AnimauxGrande Fantaisie Zoologiquefür Kammerensemble oder kleines OrchesterPartiturBreitkopf UrtextÉDOUARD LALOSymphonie espagnoleop. 21 35’for Violin and Orchestraedited by Christian Rudolf RiedelSolo: vl – picc. 2.2.2.2. – 4.2.3.0.– timp.perc – hp – strPB 5520 Score € 42,–OB 5520 Strings € 4,– eachWind set € 68,–EB 8637 Edition for Violinand Piano € 19,–(E. Lalo, Chr. R. Riedel)Violoncello Concerto in D minoredited by Peter JostPB/OB 15100 Score/Parts in prep.EB 10802 Edition for Violoncelloand Piano (I. Umbreil) in prep.Cooperation with G. Henle Verlag,MunichCLAUDE DEBUSSYLa Mer 23’Trois Esquisses Symphoniquesedited by Peter Jostpicc.2.2.cor ang.2.3. – 4.3.3.1. – timp.perc– 2hp – strPB 5399 Score € 85,–OB 5399 Strings € 8,– eachWind set € 120,–PB 5516 Study score € 13,50Prélude à „L’après-midid’un faune“ 10’edited by Frank Reinisch3.2.cor ang.2.2. – 4.0.0.0. – cymb.ant– 2hp – strPB 5169 Score € 24,–OB 5169 Strings € 3,75 eachWind set € 38,–Breitkopf & Härtel Partitur-BibliothekNr. 5399DebussyLa MerPartiturBreitkopf UrtextBreitkopf & Härtel Partitur-BibliothekNr. 5520LaloSymphonie espagnolefür Violine und Orchesterop. 21PartiturBreitkopf & HärtelWiesbaden · Leipzig · ParisFurther information:www.breitkopf.cominfo@breitkopf.comavailable throughBreitkopf UrtextPhoto and drawing of Ravel:Archiv für Kunst und Geschichte (AKG), BerlinPhoto Charles Dutoit: © by Charles DutoitPrinted in Germany 2/08