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Category Archives: Instrumentation
Between distance and admiration – Satie and Ravel
Whilst this year the classical music world is undoubtedly focussed … Continue reading
Posted in dedication, Gymnopédie (Satie), Monday Postings, Pavane (Ravel), piano solo, Ravel, Maurice, Satie, Erik
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Rostropovich and Atovmyan – the two midwives of Prokofiev’s Cello Sonata op. 119
Mstislav Rostropovich is considered one of the greatest cellists of … Continue reading
A minor sensation: Chopin’s recently discovered a-minor waltz. Interview with Jeffrey Kallberg
In spring 2024, a new work by Frédéric Chopin was … Continue reading
Posted in autograph, Chopin, Frédéric, Lang Lang, Monday Postings, new source, piano solo, Urtext
Tagged autograph, Chopin, piano, rediscovery, Waltz
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Schubert’s “Serenade” on its way through Europe
Anniversaries of great composers cast long shadows. This applies not … Continue reading
Posted in arrangement, first edition, Liszt, Franz, Monday Postings, piano solo, reprint, revision, Schubert, Franz, variant reading
Tagged Liszt, piano, Schubert, source research, transcription
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“It ended up being quite substantial” – on Sergei Prokofiev’s 2nd violin sonata op. 94a
Last year the Henle catalogue very much welcomed the addition … Continue reading
“Naturally artificing” – Maurice Ravel on his 150th birthday
Like last year, 2025 will also see a wealth of … Continue reading
A wonderful little devilry to start with
When you’re new to an enterprise, it’s very agreeable when … Continue reading
The elders’ errors tenaciously persist. On the violin solo entry in Mozart’s D-major Violin Concerto, K. 218
As Urtext editors, we could sometimes despair: we’re offering the … Continue reading
Arnold Schönberg on his 150th birthday – the truth in the music (and in the edition)
For me, this Arnold Schönberg quotation expresses the composer’s attitude … Continue reading
Posted in Monday Postings, notation, piano solo, Schoenberg, Arnold, Urtext
Tagged personal copy, piano solo, Schönberg, urtext
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If we hadn’t had the chance… the rediscovery of a new Prokofiev source
Fans of so-called ‘true crime’ formats, reporting, that is, about … Continue reading
Posted in engraver’s copy, Monday Postings, new source, piano + violin, Prokofiev, Sergei
Tagged arrangement, engraver's copy, version
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