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Author Archives: Dominik Rahmer
Beethoven in the “home office” – Composing in the “truly admirable confusion”
Beethoven Year 2020 is coming to an end, and there … Continue reading
On the way to the Romantic orchestra – the trombone in Beethoven’s symphonies
Last May my colleague Norbert Gertsch dealt with Beethoven’s relationship … Continue reading
Beethoven celebrates Carnival – we celebrate, too!
When a blog post about the ‘Bonn youth’ Beethoven falls … Continue reading
«Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose» – a short foray into Beethoven’s sets of variations
The “variations” form type plays an important role in Beethoven’s … Continue reading
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Tagged piano variations, variations
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Dont worry, be happy – the first critical Urtext edition of etudes by Jakob Dont
Every violinist is most likely acquainted with them from violin … Continue reading
Schumann revisited – about an odd accidental in the Fantasiestücke, op. 73
We report as a rule in our blog posts on … Continue reading
Version alert! Or: Did Brahms ever revise his Horn Trio?
A few days ago a customer enquiry momentarily gave me … Continue reading
Posted in Brahms, Johannes, horn, Monday Postings, revision, versions
Tagged Brahms, horn, versions
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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
The première of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Sonata op. 36
Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Saratov, Smolensk, Voronezh – what do … Continue reading
No error in the system. In praise of our proofreaders
Today’s blog post is not for once going to be … Continue reading