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A tear for or from Rossini?
November 13 marks the 150th anniversary of Gioacchino Rossini’s death, … Continue reading
Rachmaninoff revises Rachmaninoff. On the two versions of the Second Piano Sonata op. 36
In my last blog posting I went into the genesis … Continue reading
From sketch to first edition: the (almost) seamless source documentation of Edward Elgar’s violin sonata
Many Urtext editions and their sources cross the desk of … Continue reading
Posted in Elgar, Edward, genesis, Monday Postings, piano + violin, Sources, Violin Sonata op. 82 (Elgar)
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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
Posted in Debussy, Claude, Maques (Debussy), Monday Postings, piano solo, Sources, Urtext
Tagged Debussy, Masques, sources
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel’s Potpourri op. 94 for Viola and Orchestra – for your kind attention!
To my great joy, this year and last year the … Continue reading
The première of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Sonata op. 36
Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Saratov, Smolensk, Voronezh – what do … Continue reading
Confusion about Chopin’s Scherzi – episode 4
At the beginning of the year I reported on my … Continue reading
Posted in Chopin, Frédéric, Monday Postings, Scherzo op. 54, Sources, versions
Tagged Chopin, Scherzo
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Debussy in Urtext – Part 2: Unclear harmony in the piano piece “Nocturne”
One of the outstanding quality features of the Henle Editions … Continue reading
Posted in Debussy, Claude, Monday Postings, Nocturne (Debussy), Urtext
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Confusion surrounding Chopin’s Scherzi – episodes 2 & 3
In my blog post of 21 March 2016, I lamented … Continue reading
Posted in Chopin, Frédéric, Monday Postings, piano solo, Scherzo op. 31 (Chopin), Scherzo op. 39 (Chopin), Sources
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