Schuberth, C. E. – Nocturne for Two Cellos and Piano, Op. 6 (1840)

Carl Eduard Schuberth (Magdeburg, 1811 – Zurich, 1863) is considered one of the most talented students of Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer (1783–1860), the eminent German cellist and pedagogue, father of the Dresden Cello School. In 1833, the young Carl set out to conquer the European stages with only this solid training and his enthusiasm. 

At the beginning of 1836, following a particularly notable concert in Saint Petersburg, he was appointed 'concert cellist' at the Court Orchestra and at the Imperial Theater. This is how his long and successful career in Russia began. During the following 27 years, Schuberth fulfilled his duties as soloist, quartet player, teacher, conductor, and composer.

His Opus 6, first published in 1840, titled ‘Nocturne pour Deux Violoncelles avec accompagnement de Pianoforte’, would rise to become a true success story, with no less than three different versions involving the cello and successive adaptations for violin, viola, and flute—some of them even posthumous! 

This edition is the first modern publication of the first version of this piece, in its first appearance for two cellos and piano. It contains a full score and two parts, each of them with both a clean and an annotated version for smoother performance. Rich editorial notes preface the score with an in-depth analysis of the piece, while Critical endnotes allow a complete understanding of the choices made during the reconstruction of the piece.