Author Archives: Dominik Rahmer

Setting, version, arrangement – how far may Urtext go?

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Dominik Rahmer

It is part and parcel of the idea of a … Continue reading →

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‘Play it again’ – is a repeat sign missing in Brahms’ Paganini Variations?

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Dominik Rahmer

Some time ago we received an interesting query from a … Continue reading →

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Debussy: to finger or not to finger…? Why we are adding fingering in the “Études”

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Dominik Rahmer

In summer 1915 in the solitude of Pourville, the small … Continue reading →

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How the (cradle) song ends: what is the final tone of Fauré’s Berceuse?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Dominik Rahmer

Gabriel Fauré’s Berceuse op. 16, a captivating miniature for violin … Continue reading →

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Alta Viola – Twice is better

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Dominik Rahmer

Descriptions of musical instruments in older musical prints and manuscripts … Continue reading →

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