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Category Archives: Composers
Wagner, Liszt, and Isolde ‘slurred’– how well do composers proofread their own works?
The current Wagner year is also not going unnoticed at … Continue reading
‘Come sopra’ – clearly ambiguous!
The autograph of Beethoven’s piano sonata, Op. 90, is part … Continue reading
Gratis, but not for nothing – the download of the Lalo cello concerto
Whilst browsing through the Henle publishers’ catalogue you may occasionally … Continue reading
Brahms’s ‘Hungarian Dances’ – new finds in old sources
In 2011 the Brahms researcher Michael Struck made a striking … Continue reading
Posted in articulation, Brahms, Johannes, Hungarian Dances (Brahms), Monday Postings, notation, piano solo
Tagged Brahms, interpretation, notation, piano
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Gong, tamtam or cymbal crash? – Gershwin’s ‘Concerto in F’ as work in progress
You know George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto and the famous place … Continue reading
Posted in autograph, Gershwin, George, Monday Postings, Piano Concerto in F (Gershwin), sketches, Urtext
Tagged Concerto in F, Cymbals, full score, Gershwin, Gong, piano reduction, sketch score, Tamtam
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A manuscript conundrum – the autograph of Gabriel Fauré’s violin sonata, Op. 13
Autograph manuscripts of musical works have an aura all their … Continue reading
Posted in autograph, Fauré, Gabriel, Monday Postings, piano + violin, Urtext, Violin Sonata op. 13 (Fauré)
Tagged autograph, Fauré, Violin Sonata
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Setting, version, arrangement – how far may Urtext go?
It is part and parcel of the idea of a … Continue reading
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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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
Tagged Albéniz, first edition, Iberia, 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