Category Archives: Composers

Debussy in Urtext – Part 6: Interview with Pascal Rogé

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Peter Jost

In the final part of our little series we want … Continue reading →

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A tear for or from Rossini?

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Annette Oppermann

November 13 marks the 150th anniversary of Gioacchino Rossini’s death, … 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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From sketch to first edition: the (almost) seamless source documentation of Edward Elgar’s violin sonata

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Norbert Müllemann

Many Urtext editions and their sources cross the desk of … Continue reading →

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Debussy in Urtext – Part 5: Corrections in the galley proofs for the piano piece “Masques”

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Peter Jost

Needless to say, every editor of an Urtext edition wishes … Continue reading →

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Johann Nepomuk Hummel’s Potpourri op. 94 for Viola and Orchestra – for your kind attention!

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Norbert Gertsch

To my great joy, this year and last year the … Continue reading →

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Debussy in Urtext – Part 4: Autograph corrections in chamber-music works

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Peter Jost

It goes without saying that the focus would be on … Continue reading →

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More or less – Bartók’s well-regulated markings of his piano works

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Annette Oppermann

To continue my last blog with an overview of our … Continue reading →

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The première of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Sonata op. 36

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Dominik Rahmer

Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Saratov, Smolensk, Voronezh – what do … Continue reading →

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The “Picardy” major third in Chopin’s incredibly sad c-sharp minor Nocturne

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

What a liberating, even redemptive impact that the unexpected major … Continue reading →

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