Tag Archives: arrangements

“… more or less at the most extreme limit of what can be achieved on the piano”: Busoni arranges Bach

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Norbert Müllemann

The second edition naming the two composers, Bach · Busoni, … Continue reading →

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“You can count on me” – Debussy’s arrangement of “Minstrels” for violin and piano

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Peter Jost

Arrangements have on occasion already come up for discussion in … Continue reading →

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‘Servant of two masters’ – when the editor is caught between two composers

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Dominik Rahmer

The basic idea behind an Urtext edition is well known; … Continue reading →

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‘Pour Piano et Violon ou Violoncelle’ – Is there a cello sonata by César Franck?

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Peter Jost

In connection with the general blog post by Dominik Rahmer … 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 →

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How to drive the devil out of a waltz or: Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz for everybody?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Norbert Gertsch

It’s still ringing in your ears, this warhorse for orchestra … Continue reading →

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