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Author Archives: Peter Jost
Abandoned, alas! – Beethoven’s unfinished works
In the run-up to the Beethoven anniversary year, I kept … Continue reading
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Beethoven – creator of concert overtures?
Beethoven as the great innovator of forms and genres generated … Continue reading
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“The Hammerklavier Sonata opened the door for me” – Interview with Ian Fountain on Beethoven’s piano music
Today we’d like to continue our series of musicians’ views … Continue reading
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“Beethoven Complete” – part 2: from the Old to the New Complete Edition
A few weeks ago my colleague Annette Oppermann reported on … Continue reading
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Quality: especially valuable – the galley proofs in Fauré’s 1st Cello Sonata op. 109
There is always a risk in producing an engraved plate … Continue reading
What did the composer want? On a strange measure in Saint-Saëns’ Romance for Flute op. 37
Anyone who compares the edition currently on the market of … Continue reading
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Is that still Urtext? On an often played variant in Sarasate’s “Carmen Fantasy”
To this day, the success of a new stage work … Continue reading
Debussy in Urtext – Part 6: Interview with Pascal Rogé
In the final part of our little series we want … Continue reading
Debussy in Urtext – Part 5: Corrections in the galley proofs for the piano piece “Masques”
Needless to say, every editor of an Urtext edition wishes … Continue reading
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Debussy in Urtext – Part 4: Autograph corrections in chamber-music works
It goes without saying that the focus would be on … Continue reading
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