Konzertstück for Four Horns

Robert Schumann

Robert Schumann (trans. Cohen)

This work bears the designation Opus 86.

General Info

Year: 1849 /
Duration: c. 19:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Cohen Kalmus
Cost: Score and Parts - $69.95 (Rental)

Movements

1. Lebhaft – 6:50
2. Romanze – 4:30
3. Sehr Lebhaft – 5:50

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
Contra-Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Robert Schumann's Konzertstück Op. 86, for four horns and orchestra, was written in 1849 and first performed in February 1850 at the Leipzig Gewandhaus. It was written during a period of physical and psychological wellbeing for the composer while he was in a frenzy of creative activity. In addition to his Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70, for horn and piano and Five Hunting Songs, Opus 137 for horn quartet and male chorus, Schumann completed nearly 40 works in 1849 alone.

His Konzertstück is one of the first large-scale works to exploit the capabilities of the valve horn, which was becoming more popular than the hand horn in Germany at this time. A virtuosic showpiece for the horn soloists, for many years this work was considered unplayable.

- Program Note from liner notes for CD Concertos for Four Horns, American Horn Quartet

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Lone Star Wind Orchestra (Dallas, Tex.) (Eugene Migliaro Corporon, conductor) – 18 September 2016
• United States Army Band (Ft. Myer, Va.) (Timothy J. Holtan, conductor) – 13 August 2016

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Album for the Young (arr. Klein)
• The Happy Farmer
• Konzertstück (tr. Campbell) (1849/1987)
• Konzertstück for Four Horns (tr. Cohen) (1849)
• Konzertstück for Four Horns (tr. Schaefer) (1849/2013)
• Overture, Op. 52
• Prelude and Chorale
• Reverie
• Traumerei (ca. 1822)
• Two Pieces from Album for the Young (arr. Klein)

Resources

• Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Robert Schumann." Accessed 13 August 2016