Jean-Baptiste Bréval
(1753–1823)
Six Sonatas op. 12 for violoncello
with accompaniment of a second violoncello, Urtext
Editor: Günter and Leonore von Zadow, publication date: 2026-05, source: print Paris 1783
Order information
| G467 | Jean-Baptiste Bréval, Six Sonatas op. 12 for violoncello, with accompaniment of a second violoncello, Urtext, Sonatas I-III, 2Vc, full score with introduction and 3 parts, 72 p., ISMN 979-0-50174-467-1 | 23.50 € |
| G468 | Jean-Baptiste Bréval, Six Sonatas op. 12 for violoncello, with accompaniment of a second violoncello, Urtext, Sonatas IV-VI, 2Vc, full score with introduction and 3 parts, 76 p., ISMN 979-0-50174-468-8 | 23.50 € |
Description
Jean-Baptiste Bréval, a French cellist and cello teacher who was very well known in the 18th century, published a total of eighteen cello sonatas. Opus 12 clearly contains the six most technically demanding of these sonatas. It was published in 1783, thus earlier than the two simpler collections, op. 28 and op. 40 (G172). Sonata No. 5, op. 12, is well known and is considered particularly beautiful. In the past, it has frequently been published as a sonata for cello and piano. In fact, however, all these works are written for cello with the accompaniment of a second cello, leading us to believe that the composer also had a teacher-pupil situation in mind. Our edition is an Urtext edition that reproduces the original musical score without any alterations or additions, allowing cellists to experience this music once again without the burden of anachronistic ‘arrangements’ and piano parts. The original cello part is written in treble clef, which should be read an octave lower. As this is rather uncommon nowadays, our edition also includes the part in bass, tenor and (non-octave) treble clef.
