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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
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Too much access! – Isaac Albéniz revises his Iberia cycle
Editors of sheet music are not alone in suffering from … Continue reading
Posted in Albéniz, Isaac, autograph, first edition, Iberia (Albéniz), Monday Postings, piano solo, reprint, revision
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Scriabin plays Scriabin – Is the finale of the 3rd piano sonata too difficult?
Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915) was not only one of the outstanding … Continue reading
Will versus Caprice. On the the closing measures of Robert Schumann’s C-major Fantasy op. 17
What you can see here is the last page of … Continue reading
‘Play it again’ – is a repeat sign missing in Brahms’ Paganini Variations?
Some time ago we received an interesting query from a … Continue reading
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“Rock” or “stone”? Schumann’s text changes in “Liederkreis” op. 39 on poems by Joseph von Eichendorff
You know the Lorelei? You know that from the high … Continue reading
‘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)
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Hit and miss? – A purportedly wrong note in Beethoven’s Sonata op. 14 no. 2
For almost ten years now I’ve been working with Murray … Continue reading
Going down, coming up or on the up and up? – stumbling block in Erik Satie’s ‘2ème Gymnopédie’
At first sight Urtext editions of Satie’s piano music do … Continue reading
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Getting the accents right. On the Rondo theme in Schubert’s “Arpeggione” Sonata (3rd movement)
Tabea Zimmermann, the fabulous violist, writes:
Posted in accent, Arpeggione Sonata (Schubert), Monday Postings, notation, piano + viola, Schubert, Franz
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