A Best Edition prize goes to Liestal
Ten outstanding publications were awarded the Best Edition music edition prize at the Leipzig Book Fair.
The Deutscher Musikverleger-Verband e. V. has honored editorial excellence for the 31st time. The Best Edition Prize 2023 was awarded to:
- Alban Berg: Violin Concerto, Critical report, edited by Douglas Jarman and Regina Busch, Universal Edition, Vienna
- Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Elijah op. 70, MWV A 25, Critical Report, edited by Christian Martin Schmidt, Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
- The pearls of Cleopatra, Music title pages from 1894 to 1937 as a mirror of society, Evelyn Förster (author and editor), design and typesetting: Peter-Nils Dorén
- Gideon Klein: Sonata for piano / landscape, Performance score, Urtext edition, edited by Ondrej Pivoda, Bärenreiter-Verlag, Kassel
- Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4, Universal Edition, Vienna
- German-Jewish songbookProject 2025 - Arche Musica, Schott Music, Mainz
- Oliver Rathkolb: Carl Orff and National Socialism, edited by Thomas Rösch, vol. II/2, Schott Music, Mainz
- Caboomba - From body to instrument, Pieces and songs for body percussion and rhythm ensemble, Andreas Gerber, Rolf Grillo, Helbling Verlag
- Luigi Nono: Il canto sospeso. Facsimile of the autograph score, ed. and with a preface by Christoph Flamm, English translation by Margit McCorkle, Schott Music, Mainz 2022
The Special prize of the jury goes this year to the Ipipapa project, which supplements sheet music with a phonetic transcription that can be read worldwide and offers audio material and other aids
Caboomba
From a Swiss perspective, the award for the teaching material by Andreas Gerber, rhythm teacher in Liestal, and Rolf Grillo is particularly noteworthy. Caboomba is a tried-and-tested concept for moving music and rhythm lessons with children, young people and adults. The jury justified its decision as follows: "The book Caboomba from Helbing Verlag is a great mixture of building instructions for percussion instruments, body percussion and practical applications of the various components. It offers beginners an easy way to quickly achieve musical success. In combination with the contents of the accompanying app, every music enthusiast will quickly find their way around."
