Weber C.-M. Andante and Hungarian Rondo for Viola and Orchestra. Piano score and part

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Carl Maria Weber (1786–1826) — one of the founders of the German romanticism, wrote the first version of this composition for his brother violist Franz in 1809.

The second version “Andante and Hungarian Rondo” was written according to bassoonist Georg Friedrich Brandt’s request, whom Weber’s Concerto for bassoon was written before. Bassoon’s party in some places was remade for more comfort according to woodwind’s specifications. Some changes were made also in the score. The destiny of bassoon version was enviable. It was edited already in 1816 and is performed very successfully even up today. The destiny of original viola version differed. The reasons are left unknown, but this remarkable composition was performed, probably, too rarely and hadn’t been being edited more than for 100 years: the first sheet music appeared only in 1936 in Schott-edition. This composition appeared on the concert stage only in the second part of the 20th century.

This time “Andante and Hungarian Rondo” was firmly included to educational and concert repertoire.