G. Henle Verlag Sonata For Violin & Violoncello - Ravel/Kramer - Violin/Violoncello

Composer: Maurice Ravel
Editor: Ulrich Kramer
Fing. vn: Frank Peter Zimmermann
Fing. vc: Christian Poltera
Publisher: Henle Urtext Edition
Format: Softcover (Urtext Edition, with marked and unmarked string parts)
Instrumentation: Violin and violoncello

At the first performances of this sonata, composed between 1920 and 1922, even close friends of the composer were perturbed: Following the intoxicating sounds of La Valse, the smaller scoring and modern musical language of the sonata were a shock. Yet this pioneering work has now become a permanent fixture on the concert stage.

To help the players, Henle is presenting two performance scores in which the other instrument's part is also given. Both parts are included in a marked and an unmarked version. The world-renowned musicians Christian Poltra and Frank Peter Zimmermann provided the fingerings.