Tetzlaff: Cadenzas for Beethoven&#39s Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61

Category: Violin solo (and Timpani) ** Title: Cadenzas for Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 ** Composer: Tetzlaff, Christian ** Publisher: Schott Edition ** Difficulty: A6 ** Comments: This edition contains an explanatory preface by Tetzlaff.

There are numerous cadenzas for Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 - it seems like almost every major performer has his or her own version. Appropriately so, as the intended purpose of a cadenza is that it give the performer a chance to show improvisatory, personal skill. This set of cadenzas by violinist Christian Tetzlaff is slightly unusual: the cadenza to the first movement contains a part for...timpani? As Tetzlaff explains in the preface to this edition, he was following a precedent set by Beethoven himself in including a part for timpani in these cadenzas. Apparently, in Beethoven's 5th piano concerto, the composer wrote out the cadenza (to prevent the performer's showiness from getting in the way of his music), which included a dialogue between piano and timpani. Tetzlaff adapted this idea to the violin concerto and wrote his cadenza around that. The cadenzas to the 2nd and 3rd movements are for violin alone.

Tetzlaff, Christian - Cadenzas for Beethovens Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 - Violin solo (and Timpani) - Schott Edition.

There are numerous cadenzas for Beethovens Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 - it seems like almost every major performer has his or her own version.  Appropriately so, as the intended purpose of a cadenza is that it give the performer a chance to show improvisatory, personal skill.  This set of cadenzas by violinist Christian Tetzlaff is slightly unusual: the cadenza to the first movement contains a part for...timpani?  As Tetzlaff explains in the preface to this edition, he was following a precedent set by Beethoven himself in including a part for timpani in these cadenzas.  Apparently, in Beethovens 5th piano concerto, the composer wrote out the cadenza (to prevent the performers showiness from getting in the way of his music), which included a dialogue between piano and timpani.  Tetzlaff adapted this idea to the violin concerto and wrote his cadenza around that.  The cadenzas to the 2nd and 3rd movements are for violin alone.

This edition contains an explanatory preface by Tetzlaff.  Published by Schott Music.

Difficulty: A6.

 This item contains separate parts for violin and timpani.  The timpani part covers only the cadenza to the 1st movement.  The 2nd and 3rd are for violin alone.

NOTE: This item is a set of cadenzas ONLY.  It does not contain the entire concerto.