Double Bass Vivaldi Cello Sonatas for ABRSM exams??

[simonlittle]

Hello folks.
This might be a rather dull post. A couple of my classical bass students are doing ABRSM exams and I need to get hold of the Vivaldi Cello sonatas (Grades Vi, VII & VIII).
The ABRSM syllabus suggests the Bärenreiter complete sonatas edition, which is a rather hefty and pricey tome, and I was wondering whether the Schirmer Six sonatas version would suffice?
Are the two versions particularly different? I would only ever need the first six sonatas anyway.
Any thoughts would be appreciated

 

[weary gill]

I have no experience with the Barenreiter, but the Schirmer editions are the ones I've always used for the Vivaldi sonatas.

 

[simonlittle]

I have no experience with the Barenreiter, but the Schirmer editions are the ones I've always used for the Vivaldi sonatas.

Ah... I thought they'd be pretty standard as I have Schirmer editions for some of the other set pieces for the ABRSM exams. In the end I found a cheaper source (Foyles) for the Barenreiter edition so just ordered that one...

 

[simonlittle]

I have no experience with the Barenreiter, but the Schirmer editions are the ones I've always used for the Vivaldi sonatas.

Hi Will. Are the Schirmer versions mainly in tenor clef? Turns out the Barenreiter edition is very tenor clef heavy...