Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812). This critical edition by G. Henle Verlag proves to be the most scholarly resource for this much acclaimed concerto. The piano reduction by Christof Sobanski includes scores in both C major and D major, and a Violin obbligato part has been included in F and G major. The double bass part (22 pages) includes 3 different tunings, Orchestral, Solo and "Viennese" in order to provide the player with the composer's original intent.
The preface states, "Another goal of our edition is to encourage players to become more familiar with the historical "Viennese tuning" (A-d-f#-a), for which Hoffmeister too wrote his concertos. Without this tuning, the flowering of the solo double bass during the Viennese classical period would have been virtually unthinkable." (IV) The preface, written by Tobias Glõckler, also contains Notes on the Edition, and Notes on "Viennese Tuning". Suggestions for cadenzas, fingerings and bowings by Glõckler.
The preface states, "Another goal of our edition is to encourage players to become more familiar with the historical "Viennese tuning" (A-d-f#-a), for which Hoffmeister too wrote his concertos. Without this tuning, the flowering of the solo double bass during the Viennese classical period would have been virtually unthinkable." (IV) The preface, written by Tobias Glõckler, also contains Notes on the Edition, and Notes on "Viennese Tuning". Suggestions for cadenzas, fingerings and bowings by Glõckler.