Category Archives: autograph

A forgery? And if so, by whom? On the closing bars in Mozart’s Wind Quintet K. 452

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

The autograph of Mozart’s piano quintet for piano and four … 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 →

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“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 →

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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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Totally, seriously – clearing it out is part of it!

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Annette Oppermann

Any of you who not only had a hearty laugh … Continue reading →

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Attention to small details: Elgar’s notation as expression

Posted on April 15, 2013 by guest

Preparing a new edition of a work that has been … Continue reading →

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‘Come sopra’ – clearly ambiguous!

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Norbert Gertsch

The autograph of Beethoven’s piano sonata, Op. 90, is part … Continue reading →

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Gong, tamtam or cymbal crash? – Gershwin’s ‘Concerto in F’ as work in progress

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Norbert Gertsch

You know George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto and the famous place … Continue reading →

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A manuscript conundrum – the autograph of Gabriel Fauré’s violin sonata, Op. 13

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Peter Jost

Autograph manuscripts of musical works have an aura all their … Continue reading →

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