Author Archives: Dominik Rahmer

“…probably the best of Dvořák that I’m acquainted with.” What’s worth knowing about the Wind Serenade in d minor op. 44

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Dominik Rahmer

Even though recently the focus of attention owing to their … Continue reading →

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‘Finished in Vysoká at a nice little hour’– new finds in Dvořák’s A-major piano quintet op. 81

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Dominik Rahmer

The piano quintet is, so to speak, in the “super … Continue reading →

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Beethoven in the “home office” – Composing in the “truly admirable confusion”

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Dominik Rahmer

Beethoven Year 2020 is coming to an end, and there … Continue reading →

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On the way to the Romantic orchestra – the trombone in Beethoven’s symphonies

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Dominik Rahmer

Last May my colleague Norbert Gertsch dealt with Beethoven’s relationship … Continue reading →

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Beethoven celebrates Carnival – we celebrate, too!

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Dominik Rahmer

When a blog post about the ‘Bonn youth’ Beethoven falls … Continue reading →

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«Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose» – a short foray into Beethoven’s sets of variations

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Dominik Rahmer

The “variations” form type plays an important role in Beethoven’s … Continue reading →

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Dont worry, be happy – the first critical Urtext edition of etudes by Jakob Dont

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Dominik Rahmer

Every violinist is most likely acquainted with them from violin … Continue reading →

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Schumann revisited – about an odd accidental in the Fantasiestücke, op. 73

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Dominik Rahmer

We report as a rule in our blog posts on … Continue reading →

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Version alert! Or: Did Brahms ever revise his Horn Trio?

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Dominik Rahmer

A few days ago a customer enquiry momentarily gave me … Continue reading →

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Rachmaninoff revises Rachmaninoff. On the two versions of the Second Piano Sonata op. 36

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Dominik Rahmer

In my last blog posting I went into the genesis … Continue reading →

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