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Category Archives: variant reading
Rachmaninoff revises Rachmaninoff. On the two versions of the Second Piano Sonata op. 36
In my last blog posting I went into the genesis … Continue reading
Debussy in Urtext – Part 4: Autograph corrections in chamber-music works
It goes without saying that the focus would be on … Continue reading
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Deluxe for the continuo group – Part II: Telemann
It was nearly three years ago, on 17 February 2014, … Continue reading
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France sets the tone – new Urtext editions in the “blue jersey”
It isn’t only with the European Football Championship 2016 that … Continue reading
A “bad apple” in Camille Saint-Saëns’ 2nd cello sonata?
Saint-Saëns was likely far from the “genius thinking” of romanticism. … Continue reading
“… more or less at the most extreme limit of what can be achieved on the piano”: Busoni arranges Bach
The second edition naming the two composers, Bach · Busoni, … Continue reading
The “parallel passage” – handle with care…
If the ideal goal of a critical Urtext edition may … Continue reading
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Tagged Grieg, Peer Gynt suite, variants
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Tristan at Troldhaugen – interesting finds in Grieg’s “Lyric Pieces”
Among the most popular and successful of Edvard Grieg’s compositions … Continue reading
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Tagged accidentals, Grieg, piano, variants
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