Joseph Haydn, Johann Peter Salomon: Symphony Quintetto Hob. I:97 in C major for Flute, String Quartet and Piano ad libitum
Edited by Christopher Hogwood
Score with parts.

Just a few years after Haydn wrote his twelve »London« symphonies, Johann Peter Salomon (1745-1815) published the first arrangements of these works for flute, string quartet and ad libitum piano.

The many reprints of these arrangements throughout Europe attest to their extraordinary success during the 19th century. Now, drawing on Salomon’s original manuscript, Christopher Hogwood has presented a new critical edition of the arrangement of Symphony no. 97, forming a welcome addition to the chamber music repertoire along with the three six-part arrangements already published.

These volumes are certain to be as popular as their 19th-century counterparts.

Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto in G major TWV 51:G9 for Viola and Orchestra
Edited by Wolfgang Hirschmann

The G major Concerto, TWV 51:G9, is Telemann’s only concerto for the viola and one of the earliest viola concertos altogether. It belongs to the standard repertoire of every violist, its manageable technical demands even placing it within the grasp of less experienced players.

Telemann shows admirable mastery in bringing out the viola’s special timbral and executive properties: the open strings are used effectively in important passages, the embellishments lie easily beneath the fingers, and the gentle sonority of the low notes and the lean poignancy of the high ones are expressly emphasized. Moreover, the accompaniment is exquisitely calibrated to match the instrument’s various registers.

This work now appears in a new Urtext performance edition by Wolfgang Hirschmann reflecting the latest findings of scholarship. A preface and a critical report discuss the history of the text and explain the decisions by the editor.