Urtext based on the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna Brahms's exhortation to his friend Joseph Joachim to “go ahead and make some decent cuts in the violin part and the score!” was followed with diligence and creative spirit by Joachim. For over 100 years now there has been nothing new to interpret in the Urtext of Brahms's own piano reduction; today, our interest focuses more strongly on the transmission history of the concerto, which is closely connecte...