Category Archives: autograph

An annoying mini-error in Mozart’s Violin Concerto K. 219

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

Recently, David Perry, a Canadian violinist, criticised what he considered … Continue reading →

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Newly discovered 20th-century classics: Bartók’s six String Quartets in the Complete Edition

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Annette Oppermann

The Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition that since 2017 the … Continue reading →

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Excess and empty space: Text variants in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto op. 104

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Annette Oppermann

Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto op. 104 may be a special … Continue reading →

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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

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Dominik Rahmer

Even though recently the focus of attention owing to their … Continue reading →

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‘Finished in Vysoká at a nice little hour’– new finds in Dvořák’s A-major piano quintet op. 81

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Dominik Rahmer

The piano quintet is, so to speak, in the “super … Continue reading →

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“Bozen this pigsty”. Why there’s no “Bozen string quartet” by Mozart.

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

When for the third and last time at the end … Continue reading →

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An insightful correction in Mozart’s autograph of the String Quartet in C major K. 170

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

In a few weeks a long-cherished dream of mine will … Continue reading →

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A tear for or from Rossini?

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Annette Oppermann

November 13 marks the 150th anniversary of Gioacchino Rossini’s death, … Continue reading →

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The “Picardy” major third in Chopin’s incredibly sad c-sharp minor Nocturne

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

What a liberating, even redemptive impact that the unexpected major … Continue reading →

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“Right”? or “Wrong”? On a questionable note in Mendelssohn’s c-minor Piano Trio op. 66

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

Occasionally in the edition business there is an insoluble conflict … Continue reading →

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