Prokofiev, Sergei - Five Melodies for Violin, Op. 35a - Violin and Piano - edited by Fabian Czolbe - G. Henle Verlag

Sergei Prokofiev: Five Melodies, Op. 35a for Violin and Piano – Henle Urtext Edition

Sergei Prokofiev is one of the defining composers of the twentieth century, known for music that combines modernist sarcasm, unexpected lyricism, rhythmic energy, and neoclassical clarity. One of Prokofiev’s most popular chamber works for violin and piano, the Five Melodies, Op. 35a, offers violinists and pianists a compact set of expressive pieces with distinctive color and character. This collection is a rewarding choice for musicians looking for Prokofiev violin sheet music with lyrical phrasing, refined technique, and recital-ready appeal.

This Henle Urtext edition presents Prokofiev’s Five Melodies in a clear, reliable format for serious study and performance. During a concert tour through California in early 1920, Prokofiev composed five songs with piano accompaniment and textless voice parts, but he later arranged the work for violin and piano in 1925, expanding the violin writing with idiosyncratic transformations such as octave transpositions, double stops, harmonics, and pizzicati. It is clear that the violin part of the five pieces gained an enormous variety of additional expressive possibilities. This edition offers performers a dependable score for recitals, competitions, conservatory study, teaching, and chamber music performance.

Edited by Fabian Czolbe, with a preface by Simon Morrison, this paperbound edition includes violin fingering and bowing by Thomas Albertus Irnberger and piano fingering by Michael Korstick. With both marked and unmarked string parts included, this Henle edition is a valuable choice for violinists, pianists, teachers, and collectors of Prokofiev sheet music.

Features:

• Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
• Title: Five Melodies, Op. 35a
• Instrumentation: Violin, Piano
• Publisher: G. Henle Verlag
• Edition: Urtext Edition, paperbound
• Editor: Fabian Czolbe
• Piano fingering: Michael Korstick
• Violin fingering and bowing: Thomas Albertus Irnberger
• Includes marked and unmarked string parts
• Henle Catalog: HN 1539
• ISMN: 979-0-2018-1539-8

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