Re: [Hornlist] Brahms Trio, Op. 40

[DalleyHN]

I agree with the horn list. Brahms intended it to be for waldhorn (without 
valves), violin and piano. Brahms played the piano part in the premiere and 
in many recitals later on. The piano part is massive and difficult, after 
all Brahms was an awsome piano virtuoso. The waldhorn suits the character of 
the trio because it better balances with the violin, sometines when the 
violin is below the horn. The added parts for viola and cello are a 
publishers' choice, but I suspect that Brahms was aware of it, probably 
approved of it, and might have written the alternate parts himself. 
Consider, for instance, that there are significant differences between the 
horn part and the string parts. The string parts have added notes that are 
not in the horn part, but more interesting is that only one of the added 
passages is shown as cue notes in the horn part in the Simrock, and later 
editions. Regards. 

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