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Category Archives: autograph
Excess and empty space: Text variants in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto op. 104
Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto op. 104 may be a special … Continue reading
Posted in autograph, copy, Dvořák, Antonín, genesis, Monday Postings
Tagged Cello Concerto op. 104
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“…probably the best of Dvořák that I’m acquainted with.” What’s worth knowing about the Wind Serenade in d minor op. 44
Even though recently the focus of attention owing to their … Continue reading
‘Finished in Vysoká at a nice little hour’– new finds in Dvořák’s A-major piano quintet op. 81
The piano quintet is, so to speak, in the “super … Continue reading
“Bozen this pigsty”. Why there’s no “Bozen string quartet” by Mozart.
When for the third and last time at the end … Continue reading
Posted in autograph, Monday Postings, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, string quartet
Tagged K. 155-160, Mozart
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An insightful correction in Mozart’s autograph of the String Quartet in C major K. 170
In a few weeks a long-cherished dream of mine will … Continue reading
A tear for or from Rossini?
November 13 marks the 150th anniversary of Gioacchino Rossini’s death, … Continue reading
The “Picardy” major third in Chopin’s incredibly sad c-sharp minor Nocturne
What a liberating, even redemptive impact that the unexpected major … Continue reading
Posted in autograph, Chopin, Frédéric, copy, Monday Postings, piano solo
Tagged Chopin; Nocturne in c sharp minor
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Autographs and proofread copies for Ludwig van Beethoven’s piano sonatas – an overview
Editing a Beethoven work solely on the basis of a … Continue reading
Posted in autograph, Beethoven, Ludwig van, copy, first edition, Monday Postings, piano solo, Urtext
Tagged Beethoven, Piano Sonatas, sources
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