Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra in B minor op. 104

This study score is based on the score and complete performance material of Dvoráks famous B minor Cello Concerto (BA 9045) edited by Jonathan Del Mar and published in 2011. In addition the study score contains a Foreword by Dvorák scholar Jan Smaczny. Like every other major 19th-century cello concerto, Dvoráks concerto resulted from a collaboration between the composer and a virtuoso musician.

Several passages in Dvoráks autograph were written by the cellist Hanus Wihan but Baerenreiter's edition now reveals that some details in the orchestral parts are also in his writing, showing just how closely the two musicians were working together. The editor Jonathan Del Mar hasconscientiously examined every available source, including two that have hitherto been either ignored or crucially undervalued.

His research has led to a benchmark edition that reconstructs, for the first time since its initial publication in 1896, Dvoráks definitive version of the solo part. It differs from previous editions in practically every measure and hundreds of corrections have also been made to the orchestral parts.

Detailed instrumentation: Violoncello solo, 1. Flute, 2. Flute (Piccolo flute), Oboe (2), Clarinet (in B) (2), Bassoon (2), Horn (3), Trumpet (2), Trombone (3), Tuba, Timpani, Triangle, Violin (2), Viola, Violoncello, Double bass