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

Servais composed three concertos for cello and orchestra, as well as the one-movement Morceau de Concert, Op. 14. The work began as his Cello Concerto No. 2 and is inscribed to Count Mathieu Wielhorsky (1794–1866), a cellist, composer, and Polish nobleman who was also the dedicatee of works by Mendelssohn and Schumann. Compared with Servais’s concertos, Morceau de Concert is less technically rigorous and more lyrical in character.

Our edition is based on the first edition, published by Schott in October 1854. Both the orchestral version and the piano version published by Richault were consulted. The Richault edition contains several pitch, slur, and articulation discrepancies when compared with Schott. The autograph of the solo and piano parts was also consulted, but substantial differences prevented its use as a primary source. The sources were graciously provided by the Servais Society.

ASTA Level: 6