Category Archives: piano solo

‘Servant of two masters’ – when the editor is caught between two composers

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Dominik Rahmer

The basic idea behind an Urtext edition is well known; … Continue reading →

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Listeners are also only human

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

Observations on the necessity of body language in piano playing … Continue reading →

Posted in Alfred Brendel, Beethoven, Ludwig van, Hungarian Rhapsody (Liszt), Lang Lang, Liszt, Franz, Marc-André Hamelin, Monday Postings, piano solo, Piano Sonata op. 31 nr. 3 (Beethoven), Piano Sonata op. 7 (Beethoven), Piano Sonata op. 81a Les Adieux (Beethoven), Victor Borge | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A wrong ‘D’ goes out into the world – Rachmaninoff’s Prélude in c sharp minor under the magnifying glass

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Dominik Rahmer

The last blog posting on 6 January has already let … Continue reading →

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Corelli, La Folia and Rachmaninoff’s Variations, Op. 42

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Norbert Gertsch

In May and June 1931 Sergei Rachmaninoff composed his famous … Continue reading →

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Ossia and Da Capo – Confusion in Schumann’s Papillons, Op. 2

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Norbert Gertsch

Sometimes a conundrum can’t be solved, even when the source … Continue reading →

Posted in Alfred Cortot, autograph, Claudio Arrau, dynamics, first edition, Jörg Demus, Monday Postings, Papillons op. 2 (Schumann), piano solo, Schumann, Robert, Sviatoslav Richter, variant reading, Wilhelm Kempff | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

“Liebestod” revisited – yet more problems in Franz Liszt’s transcription of Wagner

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Dominik Rahmer

Some time ago we had previously devoted a blog post … Continue reading →

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Schubert deletes, Brahms restores. On the first of the three posthumous piano pieces (Impromptus) D 946 by Franz Schubert

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

Schubert did not live to see the publication of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Andreas Staier, autograph, Brahms, Johannes, first edition, Impromptus D 946 (Schubert), Monday Postings, piano solo, Schubert, Franz, Sviatoslav Richter | Tagged , , , , , , | 15 Comments

“una corda” – “con sord.” – “mit Verschiebung”: How do I ‘mute’ my piano?

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Norbert Müllemann

Many piano students are not going to believe their eyes … Continue reading →

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Climax, more or less – e flat or e in Islamey?

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Norbert Gertsch

Mily Balakirev’s showpiece Islamey, already certified, so to speak, as … Continue reading →

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Correction or interpretation? – Johannes and Clara alter Robert’s music

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Peter Jost

Anyone practicing Robert Schumann’s In der Nacht, the fifth number … Continue reading →

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