Description：
The instrumental ballad was a popular musical form in the 19th century and these four pieces for piano are Brahms’s only contribution to the genre. The composer wrote the ballads during the time of his close friendship with Clara Schumann, and they exude an intimacy more typical of a vocal ballad. The pieces, which Schumann enthusiastically praised, were described by Brahms as being “not too difficult to play and even less difficult to understand."

Brahms’s Ballads op. 10 form an integral part of the advanced piano literature. This publication represents a valuable addition to the repertoire of Brahms’s piano works in Bärenreiter Urtext editions. The fingering by Brahms specialist Christian Köhn, the clear notation and optimum page turns fulfil the requirements of a practical performing edition. A detailed foreword with information on performance practice, the compositional process, sources and the significance of the work completes the edition.

- Urtext edition based on all known sources and current research
- Well-presented musical layout with optimum page turns
- With fingering and suggestions for performance practice (Eng/Ger)
- With fold-out page for an easy page turn
- With an informative foreword (Eng/Ger) and critical commentary (Eng)

 
Details：

Edition no.: BA 9601 
ISMN: 9790006541133 
 
Composer / Author: Brahms, Johannes 
Title: Ballades op. 10
Detailed instrumentation: Piano 
Editor: Köhn, Christian 
Foreword / Introduction: Köhn, Christian 
 
Product format: Performance score(s), Urtext edition 
Includes the following individual parts: Piano 
Comments on the edition: With fingerings by Christian Köhn 
Language(s) of text: German, English 
Level of difficulty (D): 4 
Publisher: Bärenreiter 
Binding: Stapled 
Print run: 1st printing 2012 
Pages / Format: XII, 21 S. - 31,0 x 24,3 cm 
Weight: 183 g  
 

 Table of contents
 • Vorwort
 • Preface 
 

 • Composer / Author: Brahms, Johannes
Ballade Nr. 1 D minor op. 10
Includes the following individual parts: Klavier
 • Composer / Author: Brahms, Johannes
Ballade Nr. 2 D major op. 10
Includes the following individual parts: Klavier
 • Composer / Author: Brahms, Johannes
Ballade Nr. 3 B minor op. 10
Intermezzo
Includes the following individual parts: Klavier
 • Composer / Author: Brahms, Johannes
Ballade Nr. 4 B major op. 10
Includes the following individual parts: Klavier
 • Critical Commentary