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Author Archives: Dominik Rahmer
A concerto for a “trombone god” – finally, Ferdinand David’s Concertino op. 4 in Henle Urtext
The trombone is an instrument with a venerable though also … Continue reading
Posted in David, Ferdinand, Monday Postings, trombone + orchestra
Tagged Concertino op. 4, trombone
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Dvořák’s “Gran Partita”? On the presumed model of his Wind Serenade in d minor op. 44
In my last blog post I already reported on our … Continue reading
“…probably the best of Dvořák that I’m acquainted with.” What’s worth knowing about the Wind Serenade in d minor op. 44
Even though recently the focus of attention owing to their … Continue reading
‘Finished in Vysoká at a nice little hour’– new finds in Dvořák’s A-major piano quintet op. 81
The piano quintet is, so to speak, in the “super … Continue reading
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
Posted in Beethoven, Ludwig van, Monday Postings
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