The Hungarian Dances were published in three different yet authentic versions during the composer’s lifetime: (1) all 21 dances arranged for Piano duet (2) nos. 1–10 also for solo Piano and (3) nos. 1 3 and 10 as Orchestral arrangements. Now the Wiener Urtext Edition presents both the Piano versions (for 2 and for 4 hands) in new editions and the Piano duet version appears here for the first time in the form of a score i.e. primo and secondo are set as pairs on one page and not as usual separated on facing pages. This layout mirrors that of Brahms’s surviving autograph of versions 1 and 2 but additionally offerssignificant advantages for study and performance: clearer presentation of the entire composition easier orientation no more frantic counting during rests in one part thanks to the easy legibility of the portrait-format music both players can be more “in tune” with each other.
