Servais - Morceau de Concert, Op. 14 (Urtext Edition, Piano Version)

Servais composed three concertos for the cello and orchestra as well as a Morceau de Concert, a one-movement concert piece. Morceau de Concert, Op. 14 began as Cello Concerto No. 2, as is inscribed to Count Mathieu Wielhorsky (1794–1866). Wielhorsky, a cellist and composer, came from Polish nobility. He was the dedicatee of several notable works

Servais composed three concertos for the cello and orchestra as well as a Morceau de Concert, a one-movement concert piece. Morceau de Concert, Op. 14 began as Cello Concerto No. 2, as is inscribed to Count Mathieu Wielhorsky (1794–1866). Wielhorsky, a cellist and composer, came from Polish nobility. He was the dedicatee of several notable works including Mendelssohn’s Cello Sonata No. 2 and Schumann’s Piano Quartet, among others. Morceau de Concert is less technically rigorous and much more melodic than its sibling concertos.

Our edition is based on the first edition published by Schott in October 1854. We consulted both the orchestral version as well as the piano version published by Richault in preparation for this edition. The Richault edition had a few pitch, slur, and articulation errors compared to Schott. The autograph of the solo and piano parts was also consulted but major differences prevented us from using it as a source. The sources were graciously provided by the Servais Society.