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Category Archives: Instrumentation
‘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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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)
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Piano Trio Question: Why really are pianists ‘allowed’ to play from the score, but not string players? And since when?
Notice: There’s a prize question at the end of this … Continue reading
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Tagged Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, parts, Piano Trio, score
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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
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