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Category Archives: Monday Postings
A wonderful little devilry to start with
When you’re new to an enterprise, it’s very agreeable when … Continue reading
‘Le Maître des Charmes’ – On the 100th anniversary of Gabriel Fauré’s death
Which compositions are associated with Gabriel Fauré? For certain, the Requiem and … Continue reading
Posted in Fauré, Gabriel, harmonics, Monday Postings, rhythm
Tagged chamber music, Fauré
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The elders’ errors tenaciously persist. On the violin solo entry in Mozart’s D-major Violin Concerto, K. 218
As Urtext editors, we could sometimes despair: we’re offering the … Continue reading
Arnold Schönberg on his 150th birthday – the truth in the music (and in the edition)
For me, this Arnold Schönberg quotation expresses the composer’s attitude … Continue reading
Posted in Monday Postings, notation, piano solo, Schoenberg, Arnold, Urtext
Tagged personal copy, piano solo, Schönberg, urtext
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If we hadn’t had the chance… the rediscovery of a new Prokofiev source
Fans of so-called ‘true crime’ formats, reporting, that is, about … Continue reading
Posted in engraver’s copy, Monday Postings, new source, piano + violin, Prokofiev, Sergei
Tagged arrangement, engraver's copy, version
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Summer break
Summer is here and our composers need a short break! … Continue reading
Once again, a tight squeeze – the joy and sorrow of the Urtext cover
If you quickly want to describe a Henle edition, one … Continue reading
Posted in G. Henle Publishers, Monday Postings, Urtext
Tagged Cover, G. Henle Publishers history, Layout
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Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 3rd piano concerto – extraordinary works involve extraordinary solutions
Probably no other work in recent years has brought us … Continue reading
On Mozart’s ‘second naïveté’ (Alfred Einstein)
I can’t recall when I first read Alfred Einstein’s Mozart … Continue reading
Schönberg’s “Verklärte Nacht” in a special kind of Urtext edition
Arnold Schönberg’s 150th birthday is duly being celebrated by Henle: … Continue reading