Description
A beautifully printed study score of Kenneth Woods’ symphonic realization of one of Brahms’s greatest chamber works.
Format- Spiral bound, A4, 166 pages
Digitally engraved with original version underlying the arrangement
Instrumentation- 2 flutes (with piccolo ad lib), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in A, 2 bassoons, contra bassoon, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani and strings
Duration- Approximately 54 minutes
Sold as PRINT ON DEMAND. We will advise on delivery times following the placement of your order
Conductor’s score and set of parts available separately. – enquire via downbeatstore@kennethwoods.net
Also available in hardbound collector’s edition
One of The Arts Desk’s Ten Best Classical CDs of 2018: “Kenneth Woods’s idiomatic orchestration of Brahms’s Piano Quartet No. 2 (Nimbus) proved a must-hear, a useful corrective to Schoenberg’s OTT transcription of the G minor quartet.” Graham Rickson
“Hopefully this new addition to the Brahms symphonic canon will get the widespread dissemination it certainly deserves… Kenneth Woods has grasped this nettle and produced an absolutely imaginative arrangement.” Erik Levi, BBC Music Magazine
“By the time the work concludes, one has forgotten that the composer intended the music for a quartet. In essence, Woods has created a new Brahms Fifth Symphony.” John J. Puccio, Classical Candor
“Woods’ versatile English Symphony Orchestra respond with energy and warmth, and it’s fun to compare their rich sound with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra on Robin Ticciati’s recent set of the symphonies. This quartet is an early, extrovert piece and Woods taps into the music’s unbuttoned joy. The first movement’s close is a case in point, a cheery, affirmative musical hug, pitched to perfection in this performance. Depths are plumbed in Brahms’s “Poco Adagio”, and the scherzo’s ingenuity shines through. And while the G minor quartet finishes with a blaze of nihilistic fury, this one ends in a blaze of brassy sunlight. All fascinating – a labour of love, handsomely recorded with decent notes…. He’s effectively given us an additional Brahms symphony.” Graham Rickson, The Arts Desk
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