Concerto da Camera and Rhapsody-Concerto
Bohuslav Martinů:
CONCERTO DA CAMERA, H 285
RHAPSODY-CONCERTO, H 337
The Bohuslav Martinů Complete Edition III/1/8
Edited by Sandra Bergmannová, Aleš Březina, Paul Silverthorne, Jitka Zichová, Pavel Žůrek
BA 10578-01, cloth bond score (25,5 x 32,5 cm)
• Preface (Eng/Cz) and critical report (Eng/Cz)
• New findings about the genesis of the works and the circumstances of their first editions
• Reception history of both works during the composer’s lifetime
The two concertos contained in this volume represent two different stylistic periods within Martinů's work. The Concerto da Camera (1941) is the last of his works inspired by the Baroque concerto grosso. The Rhapsody-Concerto, composed eleven years later (1952), was the first work of his so-called “fantasia period”, marked by a more open sense of form and an expansion of tonality.
The edition of the Concerto da Camera shows, for the first time, the extent of Martinů's modifications to the work since its composition and publication, particularly to the solo violin part. The edition of the Rhapsody-Concerto takes into account previously unknown contemporary performance materials which have recently been discovered.
This volume of the Bohuslav Martinů Complete Edition (BMCE) is based on a wealth of text and music sources, in particular autographs and contemporary copies that were recognized by the composer and early performers of the works, as well as some first editions produced under the supervision of Martinů.