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A wonderful little devilry to start with
When you’re new to an enterprise, it’s very agreeable when … 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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A difficult case: Chopin’s b-minor sonata op. 58 in Urtext
Frédéric Chopin’s final piano sonata op. 58 is full of … Continue reading
Posted in Chopin, Frédéric, first edition, Monday Postings, piano solo, versions
Tagged Chopin, piano sonata, versions
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No end to Rachmaninoff in sight: several annotations to opp. 3 and 16
Perhaps – despite the anniversary year – I’m rather overdoing … Continue reading
Posted in Monday Postings, piano + orchestra, piano solo, Rachmaninoff, Sergei, variant reading
Tagged accidentals, Rachmaninoff
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Happy birthday, Sergei! A fresh look at Rachmaninoff’s Préludes for his 150th birthday
In the Henle blog we have already published several posts … Continue reading
Posted in Monday Postings, piano solo, Rachmaninoff, Sergei, variant reading
Tagged accidentals, Préludes, Rachmaninoff
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Labyrinthine paths: in search of Janáček’s Urtext
No, the title is not a typo. The recently published … Continue reading
Posted in autograph, Janácek, Leos, Monday Postings, piano solo, proof copy, revision
Tagged Janáček, On an Overgrown Path, revision
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If that’s not reason enough to celebrate: 300 years of WTC I!
2022 seems to be particularly rich in musical anniversaries: Even … Continue reading
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) on his 150th birthday, part II
As announced in my last blog post, the collected volume … Continue reading
“Latest news about Mozart’s piano sonata in A major, K. 331”
“All good things come in threes” – this phrase came … Continue reading
Posted in copy, Monday Postings, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, new source, piano solo, Piano Sonata K. 331 (W.A. Mozart), Urtext
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Schumann’s metronome markings in his “Kinderszenen”. Opportunity, not nuisance.
“You cannot define tempo. Tempo has no existence of its … Continue reading
Posted in Monday Postings, piano solo, Schumann, Robert, tempo
Tagged Kinderszenen op. 15
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