G. Henle Verlag Concert Piece in f minor op. 79 for Piano and Orchestra (Piano Reduction) - Weber/Herttrich - Piano/Piano Reduction (2 Pianos, 4 Hands) - Book

Composer: Carl Maria von Weber
Editor: Ernst Herttrich
Piano Reduction: Johannes Umbreit
Fingering: Marc-Andre Hamelin
Format: Softcover, Urtext Edition
Instrumentation: Piano and Piano Reduction (2 Pianos, 4 Hands) (two copies needed for performance)
Level: Difficult

There were two reasons behind Weber's hesitation to perform his opus 79, known as "Concert Piece" in public. As he wrote to the music journalist Friedrich Rochlitz, experience had shown that concertos in minor keys were not as well-received by the public. Furthermore he was worried that he would be misjudged as a "musical charlatan" because while composing it he had visions of a dramatic love story at the time of the crusades, which had influenced the character of the work. His concerns were superfluous; the effective virtuoso piece conquered the concert stages all over the world. It is now available for the first time as an Urtext edition. The world famous pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin provided the fingering.