Beethoven Cello Sonata #5 Opus 102 #2 has potential for euph

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Beethoven Cello Sonata #5 Opus 102 #2 has potential for euph

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No, not promoting any of my own projects, as I am working very slowly and have sufficient to look after. On classical Danish radio I heard the last movement of the piece titled in the head line. Quite unusual for Ludwig and his era it is a fuga. What I heard from the cello caught my attention enough to make me look at

http://imslp.org/wiki/Cello_Sonata_No.5 ... udwig_van)

There are a few different editions. By gut feeling alone I went with the 3rd one from 1864.

The key is D Major. The range according to my eyeing through that movement is from C# below the bass stave to B natural an octave above the same stave. Perfectly possible on a good compensating euphonium, where nobody has tampered with the original length of the 3rd comp slide of the Blaikley compensating system.

A very strong F-tuba player with a small instrument might also be able to play this movement, even if it is not short.

The clefs are bass and tenor. Not a problem for those able to play this music by a real composer.

Klaus
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