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Category Archives: Chopin, Frédéric
A difficult case: Chopin’s b-minor sonata op. 58 in Urtext
Frédéric Chopin’s final piano sonata op. 58 is full of … Continue reading
Posted in Chopin, Frédéric, first edition, Monday Postings, piano solo, versions
Tagged Chopin, piano sonata, versions
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The “Picardy” major third in Chopin’s incredibly sad c-sharp minor Nocturne
What a liberating, even redemptive impact that the unexpected major … Continue reading
Posted in autograph, Chopin, Frédéric, copy, Monday Postings, piano solo
Tagged Chopin; Nocturne in c sharp minor
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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
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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
Tagged Chopin, Scherzo, sources
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Confusion about ties in Chopin’s Scherzo in b minor
That Chopin variants can be exasperating to an editor – … Continue reading
About the difficulties of notating ornamentation – The riddle of a neighbouring trill tone in Chopin’s Berceuse
The topic “ornamentation” in music is truly endless. We have … Continue reading
Posted in Bach, Johann Sebastian, Berceuse op. 57 (Chopin), Chopin, Frédéric, General, Monday Postings, notation, ornamentation, piano solo
Tagged Bach, Chopin, Ornamentation, Telemann
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What’s the shelf life of Urtext? Revising at Henle publishers
When you look carefully at our recent publications you’ll also … Continue reading
Posted in Ballades (Chopin), Beethoven, Ludwig van, Brahms, Johannes, Chopin, Frédéric, G. Henle Publishers, Grand Fugue op. 134 (Beethoven), Monday Postings, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, new source, revision, Schumann, Robert, Toccata op. 7 (Schumann), Urtext
Tagged Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Mozart, revision, Schumann
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‘Fontana’s version’ – genuine Chopin?
A glance at the table of contents in our Urtext … Continue reading
Posted in Chopin, Frédéric, Monday Postings, piano solo, Urtext, variant reading, versions, Waltzes (Chopin)
Tagged Chopin, Fontana, versions
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“La dernière pensée musicale de Chopin” – a Sham?
Mystery swirls around Chopin’s Mazurka in f minor, op. post. … Continue reading
Posted in Chopin, Frédéric, Mazurka op. post. 68 nr. 4 (Chopin), Monday Postings, piano solo, sketches, versions
Tagged Chopin, Fontana, Franchomme, Mazurka, variants, versions
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How does Chopin’s Second Ballade end?
Many pianists are familiar with the problem that there are … Continue reading
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