Sonata Undine Op 167, Flute and Piano. Carl Reinecke

Carl Reinecke
Undine - Flute Sonata op. 167

Ernst-Günter Heinemann (Editor)
Rolf Koenen (Fingering)
 
Urtext Edition, paperbound
Flute and Piano
Pages 54 (IV+39+11), Size 23,5 x 31,0 cm
Weight 242 g
HN 1047 · ISMN 979-0-2018-1047-8

From among Reineckes abundant oeuvre, a very few works have from the beginning maintained their position in the concert repertoire. First and foremost among these is the Flute Sonata op. 167 with the sobriquet Undine, composed in 1882 and inspired by the eponymous fairy tale by Friedrich de la Motte-Fouqué about the ill-fated love of a mermaid. It is not, however, meant programmatically, but rather, like Schumanns poetic titles, as a framework of associations for this highly romantic, in places very virtuoso sonata in traditional, four-movement form. As the autograph is lost, the printed editions form the basis for the new critical edition of this sonata, which is solidly anchored in the flute repertoire and is now finally available as a Henle Urtext edition.