ISBN 979-0-004-21020-8. 6.5 x 9 in inches.
Breitkopf Urtext after the Brahms Complete Edition of the 'Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde' in Vienna Johannes Brahms wrote his ,,Tragic Overture op. 81 in summer 1880 in Ischl. The world premiere took place on 26 December of that year in the Musikverein in Vienna under the direction of Hans Richter. The first edition (score and parts) was published by N. Simrock (Berlin) in 1881. The present edition is based on the Complete Edition ,,Johannes Brahms - Samtliche Werke of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna which was published by Breitkopf and Hartel.
