JAVS Summer 2011

Brief Overview of Viola Editions

5 th Suite Scordatura

6 th Suite key D or G Major

Editor

Pub. Date

Sources

Recording by Editor

Indications of Note discrepancies

2nd Suite Prelude, mm. 59–63 suggested “realization”

Svecenski, Louis

1916 Unnamed No

None

No

No mention of scordatura

D Major: Sarabande in G Major

6 th Suite – Gavottes only

Lifschey, Samuel

1936 AMB, B-G

Substantial referencing

Yes

No mention of scordatura

D Major

Forbes, Watson

1951 AMB, B-G

No

None

No

Scordatura mentioned, not used

G Major

Spindler, Fritz

1953 AMB, B-G

No

Minimal referencing

No

No scordatura in viola part, (scordatura included in separate cello line) No mention of scordatura

G Major (original 5-string D Major version in cello line)

Schmidtner, Franz

1955 AMB

No

None

Does not include original

G Major

dotted half notes, only “realization”

Boulay, Robert

1962 Unnamed No

None

No

No mention of scordatura

D Major

Giuranna, Bruno

1962 AMB

No

Minimal referencing

No

No mention of scordatura

G Major

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