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Franz Xaver comes to Henle: On the 170th anniversary of the death of Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (29 July 2014)
That Henle is a Mozart publisher should not come as … Continue reading
Posted in Andreas Staier, autograph, first edition, Flute Rondo (F.X.W. Mozart), G. Henle Publishers, Monday Postings, Mozart, Franz Xaver Wolfgang, piano + flute, piano solo, Urtext
Tagged anniversary, Diabelli-Variations, Don Giovanni-Minuet, flute rondo, Franz Xaver Wolfgang, Henle, HN 1180, HN 958, HN 959, Karsten Nottelmann, Katalog, Mozart, Polonaises mélancholiques, son, urtext, variations
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‘Servant of two masters’ – when the editor is caught between two composers
The basic idea behind an Urtext edition is well known; … Continue reading
Listeners are also only human
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 Beethoven, body language, Hungarian Rhapsody, interpretation, Liszt, piano, piano player, piano sonata
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A wrong ‘D’ goes out into the world – Rachmaninoff’s Prélude in c sharp minor under the magnifying glass
The last blog posting on 6 January has already let … Continue reading
Corelli, La Folia and Rachmaninoff’s Variations, Op. 42
In May and June 1931 Sergei Rachmaninoff composed his famous … Continue reading
Ossia and Da Capo – Confusion in Schumann’s Papillons, Op. 2
Sometimes a conundrum can’t be solved, even when the source … Continue reading
“Liebestod” revisited – yet more problems in Franz Liszt’s transcription of Wagner
Some time ago we had previously devoted a blog post … Continue reading
Schubert deletes, Brahms restores. On the first of the three posthumous piano pieces (Impromptus) D 946 by Franz Schubert
Schubert did not live to see the publication of his … Continue reading
“una corda” – “con sord.” – “mit Verschiebung”: How do I ‘mute’ my piano?
Many piano students are not going to believe their eyes … Continue reading
Posted in Beethoven, Ludwig van, Monday Postings, notation, piano solo, Schumann, Robert, Scriabin, Alexander
Tagged pedal, soft pedal, sordino, una corda, Verschiebung
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Climax, more or less – e flat or e in Islamey?
Mily Balakirev’s showpiece Islamey, already certified, so to speak, as … Continue reading
Posted in autograph, Balakirev, Milij, first edition, Islamey (Balakirev), Monday Postings, piano solo, variant reading
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