ISBN 979-0-004-21075-8. 6.5 x 9 in inches.
The state of the sources for this key work is complex and incomplete; even the autograph is lost. For this new edition, Peter Hauschild was able to consult for the first time parts from the first edition which contain autographic markings by Beethoven. But in order to bring to the surface Beethoven?s "last will?, the editor subjected this orchestral work to a very informed and meticulous "overall revision?. Among the results is an authentic piano marking in bar 103ff of the final movement which is found in many early sources and places in doubt the entire previous performance tradition of the famous Eroica theme. In other cases, the revision communicates alternative versions which the conductor can choose from before starting rehearsal work. Die Partitur enthalt den vollstandigen Kritischen Bericht. Besonders wichtige erscheinende Anmerkungen und Abweichungen von gangigen Ausgaben sind darin klar gekennzeichnet.
,,Dass nach vielen Jahren systematischer editorischer Erschliessung der Quellen nun eine vorbildliche Ausgabe zur Verfugung steht ist nicht hoch genug einzuschatzen. Die quellenkritische und zugleich praxisorientierte Breitkopf-Ausgabe von Clive Brown und Peter Hauschild wird der Auseinandersetzung mit Beethovens Musik wertvolle Impulse verleihen. (Kurt Masur) The score contains the complete Critical Report. Observations deemed particularly important as well as divergences from established editions are clearly marked within it.
Words are not enough to praise this exemplary edition resulting from many years of systematic editorial work on the sources. Breitkopf's source-critical practice-oriented edition by Clive Brown and Peter Hauschild will provide valuable new impulses in the interpretation of Beethoven's music. (Kurt Masur) ,Hauschild's new edition is based on all the major primary sources. With masterful expertise Hauschild combines source criticism with the demands of performance practice while keeping the Critical Notes brief (it goes without saying that they are in the score). His editorial emendations can thus be checked immediately. Whoever seeks more about how the Breitkopf new edition differs from other available editions will also find this information quickly and easily.
