Author Archives: Peter Jost

Debussy in Urtext – Part 3: Debussy’s recordings of his piano music

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Peter Jost

Editors of Urtext editions have added a new medium as … Continue reading →

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Debussy in Urtext – Part 2: Unclear harmony in the piano piece “Nocturne”

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Peter Jost

One of the outstanding quality features of the Henle Editions … Continue reading →

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Debussy in Urtext – Part 1: Henle Editions from an experienced duo

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Peter Jost

2012 was the 150th birthday of Claude Debussy, French music’s … Continue reading →

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Viva la música española – Spanish music in Henle Urtext Editions

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Peter Jost

Emerging in the 19th century in nearly all of Europe … Continue reading →

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“The future lion is already showing its paws” – The revision of Beethoven’s piano variations, volume 1

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Peter Jost

G. Henle publishing house is well known for putting its … Continue reading →

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“I would like to see this piece published soon” – The first edition of Liszt’s arrangement of Wagner’s overture to “Tannhäuser”

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Peter Jost

The 19th century is rich in artist friendships. That between … Continue reading →

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Editions also have their histories. The revision of César Franck’s violin sonata

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Peter Jost

The question of why from time to time editions in … Continue reading →

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Don’t miss a beat! The first movement of Saint-Saëns’ 2nd piano concerto

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Peter Jost

As editors we are occasionally confronted with questions that at … Continue reading →

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A “bad apple” in Camille Saint-Saëns’ 2nd cello sonata?

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Peter Jost

Saint-Saëns was likely far from the “genius thinking” of romanticism. … Continue reading →

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Henry Vieuxtemps’s 5th Violin Concerto newly outfitted – Interview with Marie Cornaz and Ray Iwazumi

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Peter Jost

Among the just about one hundred compositions that the violin … Continue reading →

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