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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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Dvořák’s “Gran Partita”? On the presumed model of his Wind Serenade in d minor op. 44

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Dominik Rahmer

In my last blog post I already reported on our … Continue reading →

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G sharp or G? About a bass trill in Schubert’s A-flat-major Impromptu D 935, No. 2

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

Franz Schubert‘s piano music is almost an infinitely magical wonderland. … Continue reading →

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Bach-Busoni – a successful Henle series with sequels

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Norbert Müllemann

Another Bach-Busoni edition recently came on the music market as … Continue reading →

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How do fossils behave? On a passage in Saint-Saëns’ Carnaval des animaux

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Peter Jost

When a composer decides against publishing one of his works … 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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Bach’s harpsichord concertos and their autograph

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Norbert Müllemann

If you’re looking for a simple answer to the question … Continue reading →

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“My fingering may inspire to play in the right style” – Interview with Pascal Rogé

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Peter Jost

To celebrate the French pianist Pascal Rogé’s 70th birthday on … 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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A fresh look at Bach’s piano partitas

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Norbert Müllemann

Many readers (and pianists!) will already have noticed that we … Continue reading →

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