Sheet Music for Recorder

64842Ernest Krähmer (1795–1837)

Zwölf Veränderungen op. 2 (1822)

Original Potpourri op. 3 (1822)

 

for recorder solo or Csakan solo

Aura-Edition AE 046-CB, solo part, € 14,00

During the 1820s, the early-romantic recorder conquered many musical stages. For this, players required new playing techniques, and they also needed new pieces. Ernest Krähmer, main protagonist of the instrument, created as "warm-up exercises" his "12 changes" op. 2 which are presented here for the first time in modern edition. The structural diversity of his medley op. 3 (Krähmer's first bigger solo work) was setting new standards. It can be considered one of the first original recorder solos for the concert. Its first edition was carefully revised, and a comprehensive preface comments the rich musical material.

 

 

 

 

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64842Jean Ruckgaber (1799–1876)

Fantaisie brillante op. 33 (1833)

 

Aura-Edition AE 045-MB, recorder part & score for piano, € 20,00

As a pupil of Johann Nepomuk Hummels and later director of the Lemberg conservatory, Jean Ruckgaber was in touch with composers such as Franz Xaver Mozart, Chopin and Liszt.
Following the publication of his op. 34, we are presenting his Fantasy op. 33 here for the first time. The piece is a likewise technically and musically rewarding concert work for both players. The present edition makes this Csakan work accessible in its transposed version for soprano recorder and piano.

Written towards the end of this repertoire with compositions dedicated to the Csakan, the piece is gleaming from vitality and musical ideas, the Fantasy's free episodes lead to a vibrant Polacca

 

 

 

 

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64842Ernest Krähmer (1795–1837)

Rondo militaire in C major op. 36 (1836)

for two soprano recorders and piano or guitar

Aura-Edition AE 043-MB, parts for 2 recorders and guitar, piano score, € 22,00

First modern edition of this long-lost work in a rare original trio setting from the 19th century.
Transposed version for two soprano recorders and accompaniment.

As is common in rondo forms, spirited rhythms and jagged articulation of part A (the main theme) contrast with partially diverging intermediate sections, the latter comprising playful, lyrical and yearning moments.
One of the remarkable things is the dual form of this composition, overlapping rondo form and sonata-movement form.

 

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64842Jutta Michel-Becher (*1965)

Engellieder (Angel Songs), after a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke (2019)

for recorder (tenor, alto, soprano or sopranino) and organ
Aura-Edition AE 040-MB, score and recorder part, € 14,00

 

This musical contemplation of a relationship to an angel is set in three movements which develops empathetically in a dialogue between the recorder and the organ. Far from any modernism, it accessibly follows the literary source into an appropriate tonal and comprehensive atmosphere.

 

 

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64842Jean Ruckgaber (1799–1876)

Introduction, Variations et Finale op. 34 (1835)

for Soprano Recorder und Piano

First edition, presented by Peter Thalheimer

Aura-Edition AE 041-Cs, part for soprano recorder & score for piano, € 22,00

As a pupil of Johann Nepomuk Hummels and later director of the Lemberg conservatory, Jean Ruckgaber was in touch with composers such as Franz Xaver Mozart, Chopin and Liszt.
His first-edited Csakan piece appears in this edition in a transposed version for soprano recorder and piano. It is a technically and musically rewarding concert work for both players.

Written towards the end of the Csakan's epoch, these character variations are based on a song-like theme in the romantic gesture. After the introduction with recitativo elements, the variations are enriched with piano interludes and notated cadences. The final Presto is set as a whirling finale.

 

 

 

 

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Ernest Krähmer (1795–1837) Valses avec Trios et Coda op. 21 (1826) N. 2Ernest Krähmer (1795–1837)

Valses avec Trios et Coda op. 21 (1826)

for Csakan in A flat and Pianoforte or guitar

Aura-Edition AE 039-MB, two scores and part for Csakan and guitar, € 22,00
 
This charming waltz suite includes waltzes and their trios in various character. It is equal to Schubert's well-known waltz collection in the arrangement for flute and guitar by Diabelli.
Just the original part of the waltzes' melody seems to have survived. On the basis of its high musical potential, Nik Tarasov has written accompanying parts for piano and guitar in period style.
The collection is published here true to its original conception.
The editor's preface contains information for the performance practice of the probably most important dance form of its epoch.

 

Klangdatei des Notenbeispiel mit Gitarre (Sample):

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Divertimento (ca. 1810) Fünf Märsche (Five Marches) op. 26 (1830) for soprano recorder and piano Ernest Krähmer (1795–1837)

Fünf Märsche (Five Marches) op. 26 (1830)

 

for soprano recorder and piano

Aura Edition, AE 037-Cs, piano score and part for soprano recorder, € 20,00

The short rhythmical character pieces consist each of opposing parts: a rousing march theme is combined with a contrasting trio. In a manageable musical framework, structured, solemn and precisely articulated rhythms encounter lyrical lines and smooth, sensitive moments.
Presenting essential gestures of the musical Romanticism, the pieces are suitable as exercise material in skillfully settings.
Having been formerly incomplete, their parts were rediscovered in different locations in 2019 by the editor and reassembled for the first time in the present modern edition in a transposed version.

 

 

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Divertimento (ca. 1810) After the first edition of the Divertimento per Pianoforte e CzakanErnest Krähmer (1795–1837)

Quatre Rondeaux op. 33 (1834)c
Volume 2: Rondo no. 3 C minor & Rondo no. 4 C major

 

for alto recorder and piano

Aura-Edition AE 035-MB, piano score and part for alto recorder, € 22,00

 

Central and demanding work of the Csakan repertoire in concertante form, presented in a transposed version for alto recorder.
The long-lost piano part has been rediscovered 2017 – the rondos can be now published in their original texture.

Volume 2 comprises the touching Rondo no. 3 in C minor, which is without doubt one of the most substancial works of Krähmer: the lamenting main theme is juxtaposed with other emotional and cantabile or dance-like episodes. But not enough: the main theme mutates into a relaxed major key and ends by an energetic coda. The multi-level Rondo no. 4 in C major works like a recollection of most popular musical thoughts of these days. After a general pause, the piece ends in an almost symphonic manner, and, as often the case in Krähmer’s oeuvre, in a Mozart-like finale.

 

 

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Ernest Krähmer (1795–1837)  Quatre Rondeaux op. 33 (1834)  Volume 1: Rondo no. 1 C major & Rondo no. 2 F majorErnest Krähmer (1795–1837)

Quatre Rondeaux op. 33 (1834)

Volume 1: Rondo no. 1 C major & Rondo no. 2 F major

 

for alto recorder and piano

Aura-Edition AE 034-MB, piano score and part for alto recorder, € 22,00

 

Central and demanding work of the Csakan repertoire in concertante form, presented in a transposed version for alto recorder.
The long-lost piano part has been rediscovered 2017 – the rondos can be now published in their original texture.

Volume 1 contains the charming Rondo no. 1 in E-flat major in a pastoral-like gesture, which finishes in a dance-like finale, briefly citing elements from Spanish national dances admired in these days. Rondo no. 2 in A-flat major is one of the most thrilling and sparkling works from Krähmer’s oeuvre. The repeating march-like main theme is bursting with energy; the musical interludes are varying from a dramatic section to extremely playful and virtuoso passages.

 

 

 

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Divertimento (ca. 1810) After the first edition of the Divertimento per Pianoforte e CzakanValentin Czejka (1769–ca. 1834)

Divertimento (ca. 1810)
After the first edition of the Divertimento per Pianoforte e Czakan

 

for piano and alto recorder

Aura-Edition AE 033-MB, piano score and part for alto recorder, € 20,00

The demanding piano part of this duo with the recorder is a concertante work, dating probably from around 1810 and performed only at court, which is the reason it has not been printed before.

These days it still requires a versatile pianist for the virtuosic passages but also for performing the sections that enter into a dialogue with the melody instrument.
Valentin Czejka was one of the best professional musicians of Vienna, favoured by Beethoven as a bassoon virtuoso, and a prolific composer.

 

 

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Ernest Krähmer (1795–1837)  2. Sammlung (2nd Collection)Ernest Krähmer (1795–1837)

2. Sammlung (2nd Collection)
Second Collection of easy and pleasant original pieces op. 25 (1830)

 

for two Csakans (two recorders)

Aura-Edition AE 032-CB, playing score, € 16,00

 

Due to the success of his first collection of duets op. 10 from 1824, Krähmer added in 1830 a second set of original pieces op. 25 for two Csakan recorders. Again, these miniatures serve as an introduction into the musical style of the early Romantic period. From a pedagogical point of view, the pieces are perfectly worked out along the characteristics of the recorder – with carefully placed articulation, in the common range of two octaves, with wise dynamical marks, clear phrasing and movements in varying tempo.

 

 

 

 

 

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Abbé Joseph Gelinek (1758–1825) & Anton Diabelli (1781–1858)

Abbé Joseph Gelinek (1758–1825) & Anton Diabelli (1781–1858)

Rondo (1812/1813)

for soprano recorder or flute or Csakan in A flat and Pianoforte (piano) or guitar

Aura Edition, AE 030-CB, piano score und parts for recorder (flute, oboe) or Csakan and guitar, € 21,00

Gelinek's Rondo in concertante form from the early years of the Viennese romantic recorder movement of the 1810s is presented here for the first time in both its original versions.
The first version of the composer with Pianoforte was followed by Anton Diabelli's guitar setting which skillfully takes advantage of the instrument's technical possibilities. According to the used accompanying instrument and the tonality, the texture allows the choice of various melody instruments, like the Csakan recorder in A flat, a traditional recorder in C or a flute.

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Anton Heberle (1807)  Concertino in G-Dur  für Sopranblockflöte und KlavierAnton Heberle (1807)

Concertino in G major
for soprano recorder and piano

 

(after the Concertino for Csakan, violin, viola, violincello and two horns ad lib.)
Aura-Edition AE 024-MB, piano reduction & recorder part, € 19,00

Heberle’s Concertino is, without doubt, a key work of the Csakan repertoire. This piano reduction and solo part for the recorder is suitable for study purposes or performance. The original ensemble version fort he Csakan (score and parts) is available as AE 001-Cs, the piano reduction for Csakan and pianoforte is available as AE 002-Cs.

 

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)  Divertimento II aus KV 439 bWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

Divertimento II from KV 439 b

 

for alto recorder, tenor recorder and great-bass recorder in C (basson/violoncello/viola)
or 2 Csakans (2 clarinets in A) und guitar

Aura-Edition AE 023-CB, parts for 2 Csakans (3 recorders, basson/violoncello), viola, guitar, score with two versions, € 22,00

Adaption of the most popular and often arranged trios for recorder trio or two Csakans and guitar.

Following numerous arrangements of Mozart works from the early-romantic period for various recorder-like instruments, editor Helmut Schaller detected this attractive trio as suitable for the recorder repertoire of today. As no modifications of the original text are necessary, this music of outstanding quality is directly accessible to the players and represents a rewarding object of study.


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Ernest Krähmer (1795–1837)  Quatre Rondeaux op. 33 (1834)

Ernest Krähmer (1795–1837)


Quatre Rondeaux op. 33 (1834)

 

Volume 1: Rondo no. 1 G major & Rondo no. 2 C major.

for soprano recorder and piano

 

Aura-Edition AE 018-MB, recorder part & piano score, € 22,00

Central and demanding work of the Csakan repertoire in concertante form.
The long-lost piano part has been written by the editor in the sense of period accompaniments to other woodwind works.

Volume 1 contains the charming Rondo no. 1 in G major which reflects the pastoral setting of Beethoven’s violin sonatas and chamber music, finishes in a dance-like finale, briefly citing elements from Spanish national dances admired in these days. Rondo no. 2 is one of the most thrilling and sparkling works from Krähmer’s oeuvre. The repeating march-like main theme is bursting with energy in the highest possible register; the musical interludes are varying from a dramatic section to extremely playful and virtuoso passages in the sense of Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda.

 

 

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Ernest Krähmer (1795–1837)    Quatre Rondeaux op. 33 (1834)Ernest Krähmer (1795–1837)

 

Quatre Rondeaux op. 33 (1834)

 

Vol 2: Rondo no. 3 in g minor & Rondo no. 4 in G major

for soprano recorder and piano

Aura-Edition AE 019-MB, recorder part & piano score, € 22,00

 

Central and demanding work of the Csakan repertoire in concertante form.
The long-lost piano part has been written by the editor in the sense of period accompaniments to other woodwind works.

Volume 2 comprises the touching Rondo no. 3 in g minor, which is without doubt one of the most substancial works of Krähmer: the lamenting main theme reminds on the musical language of Schumann, the other emotional and cantable or dance-like episodes sound like Schubert. But not enough: the main theme mutates into a relaxed major key and ends by an energetic coda. The multi-level Rondo no. 4 in G major works like a recollection of most popular musical thoughts inspired by the early Mendelssohn, Carl Maria von Weber and Bernhard Molique. After a general pause, the piece ends in an almost symphonic manner, and, as often the case in Krähmer’s oeuvre, in a Mozart-like finale.

 

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 Stephan Franz, Pot-Pourri op. 13 (1816)

Stephan Franz (1785-1855)


Pot-Pourri op. 13 (1816)

for soprano/descant recorder (Csakan or flute), viola, violoncello and guitar

Aura-Edition AE 017-CB, score & five parts, € 25,00

This is the first modern edition of this musically attractive quartet, unique in the chamber music repertoire. The original Csakan part has been complemented with a transposed version for the recorder, but is also playable on a flute.


This versatile quartet, set in the style of a  potpourri, offers a good insight into the chamber music activities of the Biedermeier period in Vienna. Similar to the Grand Duo for two Csakans/recorders, the technical demands of op.13 clearly exceed amateur levels.

 

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Auguste F. Devisien (ca. 1810)  Grand Duo concertant op. 6 Nr. 3

Auguste F. Devisien (ca. 1810)


Grand Duo concertant op. 6 no. 3

 
for two soprano/descant recorders (two flageolets)

Aura-Edition AE 015-FB, score & two parts, € 21,00

Original concertante duet from the French early romantic period in the original key. The virtuosic piece is very imitative, making it possible to reliably reconstruct, or amend, the lost second part. Auguste F. Devisien belonged to the trendsetters of the young flageolet movement around 1800. None of his ambitious works has so far been available in a modern edition. The quality of his music is all the more surprising: this duo was set perfectly, both from the point of view of finger technique, as well as sound-wise, and offers a good insight into the musical possibilities of recorder-like instruments of the early romantic period.

 

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 Carlo Domenichini (1790)  Sei Duetti

Carlo Domenichini (1790)


Sei Duetti

 
a flauto dolce e violoncello

First Edition

Aura-Edition AE 013-MB, two playing scores, € 25,00

The late-classical feel of these pieces is a welcome enrichment of the original alto-recorder repertoire – this is also due to its unusual instrumentation. The interpretative challenge, raising questions about the violoncello part, has been taken into account in this edition by offering two different versions: one giving the original text, the other a more congenial playing version that reduces the, in places very extensive, range of the violoncello part to that which is essential.


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 Ernest Krähmer  Sammlung  leichter und angenehmer Originalstücke op. 10 für zwei Csakans (zwei Blockflöten)

Ernest Krähmer


Sammlung (collection)

Collection of easy and pleasant original pieces op. 10 for two recorders (originally two Csakans)

 

Aura-Edition AE 012-CB, playing score, € 15,00


This collection of short pieces, published in 1824, is a musically inspired introduction to the early romantic recorder repertoire, but in miniature. However, the duets are also suitable as short concert items. This is a selection of short pieces, in different tempi and in recorder friendly major and minor keys, in a very compact form. They introduce cantabile themes, sprightly dances such as minuet and trio, Ländler and the syncopated polacca, as well as the rondo and a set of variations, all within the range of two octaves. Musical gestures and the most popular articulation patterns of this period will become familiar by playing these pieces.

 

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 Wilhelm Klingenbrunner  Duo op. 20 Nr. 1  für zwei Csakans (zwei Blockflöten)

Wilhelm Klingenbrunner


Duo op. 20 no. 1

for two recorders (originally two Csakans)

 

Aura-Edition AE 011-CB, playing score, € 14,00


The first extensive movement of this Csakan duet, published in 1812, is in sonata form.
There follows a short snappy polonaise with the familiar stress on the second beat of the bar, and an even shorter but no less playful trio. The final movement is a theme with four variations and a coda, starting unexpectedly, which paraphrases the theme in yodelling arpeggios and Ländler motifs.

 

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Ernest Krähmer  3 ORIGINAL-THEMA

Ernest Krähmer


3 original themes

with variations ranging from easy to difficult for recorder solo or Csakan solo op. 24

 

Aura-Edition AE 010-CB, solo part, € 12,00

 

This collection offers three sets of variations for Csakan or recorder solo on themes of differing character: the variations on a waltz, a cantabile theme in the style of Mozart, and Alpine motifs carry precise phrase and dynamic markings. A successful symbiosis of pedagogic studies and concertante original music. This compilation offers the sets of variations in a complete new edition.

 

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Maximilian Joseph Leidesdorf (1787–1840)  Largo et Rondo   Trio für Sopran-, Alt- und Tenorblockflöte

Maximilian Joseph Leidesdorf (1787–1840)


Largo et Rondo

 
Trio for soprano/descant, alto/treble and tenor recorders.

First Edition

Aura-Edition AE 005-MB, score and three parts, € 19,00

 

This is the first edition of this trio, set for three recorders – it was originally scored for Csakan and two flauti d’amore (see AE 003-CB). This pleasant and technically demanding work, from the repertoire of a Viennese flute ensemble from around 1800, deserves to be revived in recorder circles, having lain dormant for almost 200 years.

 

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C. J. Müller (1811)  3 Duos op. 15 für zwei Flageolets   (zwei Sopranblockflöten)

C. J. Müller (1811)


3 Duos op. 15

 
for two soprano/descant recorders (two flageolets)

Aura-Edition AE 004-FB, playing score, € 17,00

 

These duos from 1811, originally scored for two flageolets, are very well suited to two soprano/descant recorders. This is their first modern reprint. Composed in the classical-romantic style these pieces present an elegant example of the cantabile and virtuoso elements of this repertoire.

 

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