Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739-1813) was a violinist, pianist and composer. His opus 41 cycle of little easy sonatinas is suitable as preparation for more demanding classical repertoire.

The Bohemian composer Vanhal is generally regarded as the first freelance musician to make a sufficient living exclusively from the sale of his works and fromteaching. He wrote numerous piano and chamber music pieces as well as more than 100 symphonies. These '24 Duettini', published in 1809 and dedicated to Princess Charlotte of Wales, are quite intriguing both musically and technically.

The Bohemian composer Jan Krtitel Vanhal/Johann Baptist Vanhal (1739Â-1813) settled in Vienna around 1763. There he wrote several concertos for various instruments, of which two for viola have survived. Both are evidently not original compositions, but arrangements by Vanhal of some of his own works, a common practice of that time. The Viola Concerto in C major is based on Vanhal's cello concerto in the same key. This new revised edition makes this Concerto available once again. The solo part contains cadenzas for each movement.

Piano reduction by Vilem Blazek.

Following Dittersdorf (51480759) and Hoffmeister (51480721), Johann Baptist Vanhal and his sole double-bass concerto add a further highlight to the classical bass literature in Henle's catalog. The virtuoso work was transmitted only in a copy of a part owned by the famous double-bass player Johannes Sperger (1750-1812) and found in his estate, which raises a few questions on account of the many later additions in the solo part (especially concerning the octave transpositions). In Henle's Urtext edition, Tobias Glöckler proposes a solution to this dilemma with a musical text that is outstandingly well-prepared for the performing artist. The piano reduction is printed in two keys (C and D major), which allows for performances in the solo and orchestral tuning or, at will. Moreover an additional part, written in fingering notation, has been specially designed for use with the Viennese tuning customary in Vanhal's days. It allows players to use this resonant historical tuning immediately without tedious retraining.

for Flute and Guitar

Clarinet, violin and piano; violoncello (bassoon) ad lib.