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Edition Silvertrust was founded by the editor of The Chamber Music Journal. After writing about the chamber music of lesser-known composers for many years, he realized that there are many fine works which have been unjustly forgotten or neglected--works which are every bit as good as the masterpieces with which we are already familiar--perhaps over familiar since nowadays it is hard to hear anything but works by the famous. Knowing what a pity it was that these works were never likely to be played again unless they were reprinted, and seeing that so few deserving works were being republished, he tried to encourage publishers to undertake this task. Because he was the editor of an important chamber music publication, he actually had some degree of success, but nowhere near what he had hoped for. Finally, with the advent of computers and advanced music editing software and hardware, it has become possible to enter music publishing without the outlay of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Voila, Edition Silvertrust. Edition Silvertrust is a family business run by professional and amateur musicians who have played, performed and become familiar with the literature from the wider world of chamber music as few others have, and are as such in the privileged position of being able assess which works are most deserving of republication. As a family business we still believe in all of the old-fashioned values that this implies...

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