Category Archives: Works

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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“Adelaide” – a song goes round the world

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Annette Oppermann

The German art song does indeed famously enjoy great popularity, … Continue reading →

Posted in Adelaide op. 46 (Beethoven), Beethoven, Ludwig van, Monday Postings, piano + voice | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

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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Correction or interpretation? – Johannes and Clara alter Robert’s music

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Peter Jost

Anyone practicing Robert Schumann’s In der Nacht, the fifth number … Continue reading →

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Commenting on a decisecond Bach – B or B flat in the B-flat major ‘Corrente’ BWV 825

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

A short time ago our attention was drawn to a … 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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Wagner, Liszt, and Isolde ‘slurred’– how well do composers proofread their own works?

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Dominik Rahmer

The current Wagner year is also not going unnoticed at … Continue reading →

Posted in first edition, G. Henle Publishers, Isoldens Liebestod from "Tristan und Isolde" (Wagner/Liszt), Liszt, Franz, Monday Postings, piano solo, transcription, Wagner, Richard | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

‘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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Gratis, but not for nothing – the download of the Lalo cello concerto

Posted on February 18, 2013 by publisher

Whilst browsing through the Henle publishers’ catalogue you may occasionally … Continue reading →

Posted in G. Henle Publishers, Heinrich Schiff, Lalo, Édouard, Monday Postings, piano + violoncello, variant reading, Violoncello Concerto (Lalo) | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments