THOM AS A DÈS
Brahms for baritone and orchestra Op.21
(2001) Text by Alfred Brendel
FULL SCORE
© 2009 by Faber Music Ltd First published in 2009 by Faber Music Ltd Bloomsbury House 74–77 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DA Music processed by Paul Tyas Cover photograph of Brahms Cover image © PALM/RSCH/ Redferns Music Picture Library Printed in England by Caligraving Ltd All rights reserved ISBN10: 0-571-52200-9 EAN13: 978-0-571-52200-2
Version for voice and piano ISBN: 0-571-52246-7 available on sale Brahms may be performed by baritone and orchestra or baritone and piano
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Brahms was commissioned by Vincent Meyer, on behalf of the Philharmonia Orchestra and Christoph von Dohnányi, on the occasion of Alfred Brendel’s 70th birthday The first performance was given by Christopher Maltman and the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Christoph von Dohnányi, at the Royal Festival Hall, London, as part of the Alfred Brendel 70th Birthday Concert on 30 June 2001 Duration: 5 minutes
ORCHESTRA 2 flutes (I+II = piccolo) 2 oboes 2 clarinets (I in B b, 2 in A) 2 bassoons (I+II = contrabassoon) contrabassoon 4 horns in F 2 trumpets in B b 3 trombones timpani percussion (1 player) triangle, high anvil, baking trays †
strings †
Where there are more percussion players available, they may, if desired, play the passage between rehearsal letters I and J on flat baking sheets – i.e. sheets with shallow sides (not roasting tins with deep sides): the ideal sound is a dry, metallic ‘crack’.
Score in C Orchestral parts available on hire from the publishers
Baritone range:
unaccented beat:
accelerando:
Brahms II Wenn nachts das Gespenst erscheint und sich ums Klavier herumtreibt dann wissen wir Brahms ist gekommen Das wäre weiter nicht schlimm wenn nicht dieser Zigarrengeruch das Musikzimmer tagelang verpesten würde Schlimmer noch ist allerdings sein Klavierspiel Dieses Gewühl durch Akkorde und Doppeloktaven weckt sogar die Kinder aus ihrem Tiefschlaf Schon wieder Brahms heulen sie und halten sich die Ohren zu Verstimmt und rauchend steht der Flügel da wenn Brahms sich erhebt Brahms sagt er mehrmals mit klagender Tenorstimme bevor er verschwindet
When at dead of night the ghost appears and starts prowling round the piano then we know Brahms has arrived It wouldn’t be quite so bad if his cigar smell didn’t stink out the music room for days on end Even worse though is his piano-playing This wading through chords and double octaves wakes even the children from their deep sleep Not Brahms again they wail and block their ears Out of tune and smoking the piano stands there when Brahms gets up Brahms he says several times in a plaintive tenor before leaving through the kitchen door
Alfred Brendel © Alfred Brendel 1996 from Fingerzeig published by Carl Hanser Verlag, 1996
English version by the author with Richard Stokes from One Finger Too Many © 1998 by Faber & Faber Ltd
Brahms ALFRED BRENDEL
THOMAS ADÈS
Poco scorrevole, mesto, molto misterioso h = 68 Flute 1
solo
mp
solo
to Flute
Piccolo
mf 1
Oboes 2
1 in Bb
p
Clarinets
2 in A
pp
1
mf
2
solo
solo
mf
mf
f
f
f
pp
f
dim.
mf
dim.
solo
mf
dim.
f
solo
f cantab.
mf dim. cantab. mf
f
f solo
p
dim.
f
3.4
1
2
1.2
1.2
f cantab.
f
mf
ppp
pp
mp
mf
pp
cresc.
mp
mf
espr.
p
mf
f
mf
p
f
solo
ppp
mp
pp
f
p
Contrabassoon
rinf.
mp
pp
Bassoons
solo espr.
Horns in F
Trumpets in Bb
Trombones 3
Timpani
near centre
ppp
pppp
Percussion
Baritone
Poco scorrevole, mesto, molto misterioso h = 68
Violins I div.
pppp con sord.
pppp
pppp
con sord. II
Double Basses div.
ppp
con sord.
con sord.
(senza sord.)
p
ppp
pizz.
p
arco
ppp
p
pizz.
p marc.
p
* omit notes below low E if playing on an instrument without extension; on no account transpose up an octave. Music © 2009 by Faber Music Ltd Text © 1996 by Alfred Brendel
pizz.
pppp
mp cresc.
arco
pizz.
p marc. (senza sord.)
ppp
p marc.
pppp
p marc. Violoncelli div.
ppp
pp
ppp
pp
Violas
pppp
con sord.
Violins II
con sord.
arco
ppp
p
ppp
*
p
ff
mf *
p
pp
pp
pp
p
pp
pp
mp
ff
p
f
arco
ppp
pp
mf
< > dim.
pp
mf espr.
p
p
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2
A
7
1
ppp Cl.
2
ppp
solo
1
ff
molto cantab.
pp
mp
Bsn
2
ff
molto cantab.
to Contrabassoon
solo Cbsn
molto cantab.
1.2
f
pp
p
(solo)
p
ff
con sord. pp
con sord.
p
Hn
3.4
4. con sord.
ppp
Bar.
p leggiero
Wenn
nachts
das
A
Vln. II
Vla.
IV
ppp rapido, poco stacc.
sul tasto
pp rapido, poco stacc.
ppp Vc.
sul tasto
pp rapido, poco stacc.
pp
sul tasto
ppp
pp
ord.
p
pp rapido, poco stacc.
Db.
sul tasto
pp
ppp
pp rapido, poco stacc.
Ge -
Vln. I
ord.
p
