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RG Editions news:

Taking a short break from CPE Bach, our latest release is a powerful and expressive sonata for Viola and Cembalo by his brother, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. Click here for further information. To order your copy, contact Franz Biersack (Walhall Editions) at info@edition-walhall.de
 
Next in the pipeline is a set of six keyboard Fugues by JS Bach and WF Bach arranged for string trio with added Adagios, in part specially composed. The arrangement and composition was long attributed to Mozart - indeed, the work bears a Köchel number (K. 404a) - although this attribution cannot be positively confirmed. Current thinking is that they might be by Albrechtsberger. In any case, they are an indispensable part of any string trio's repertoire, but slightly shockingly, there is no "clean" edition currently available. The unique source is a manuscript copy, in score format, in the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna. The copy is very clear, but absolutely not consistent, and very sparse on dynamics and articulation marking. True to RG Editions' principles, the forthcoming edition will provide a score presenting clearly and precisely what's in the source, and a set of edited parts (with, of course, editorial additions clearly marked and commented), to allow sensible performance.

If you have specific questions about any aspect of the music, please feel free to contact me directly at rgeditions@gmail.com

All the best,
Richard Gwilt