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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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France sets the tone – new Urtext editions in the “blue jersey”

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Dominik Rahmer

It isn’t only with the European Football Championship 2016 that … Continue reading →

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The “parallel passage” – handle with care…

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Dominik Rahmer

If the ideal goal of a critical Urtext edition may … Continue reading →

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Tristan at Troldhaugen – interesting finds in Grieg’s “Lyric Pieces”

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Dominik Rahmer

Among the most popular and successful of Edvard Grieg’s compositions … Continue reading →

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D or C♯? What does Ravel want the violinist to play in “Tzigane”?

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Peter Jost

Maurice Ravel’s concert rhapsody “Tzigane” is known to exist in … Continue reading →

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A wrong ‘D’ goes out into the world – Rachmaninoff’s Prélude in c sharp minor under the magnifying glass

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Dominik Rahmer

The last blog posting on 6 January has already let … Continue reading →

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Hit and miss? – A purportedly wrong note in Beethoven’s Sonata op. 14 no. 2

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Norbert Gertsch

For almost ten years now I’ve been working with Murray … Continue reading →

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How an original Mozart A flat escaped from the dust. On the slow movement of the C- minor Piano Sonata K. 457

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Wolf-Dieter Seiffert

Very vividly I recall the Mozart sensation of the year … Continue reading →

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How the (cradle) song ends: what is the final tone of Fauré’s Berceuse?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Dominik Rahmer

Gabriel Fauré’s Berceuse op. 16, a captivating miniature for violin … Continue reading →

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“La dernière pensée musicale de Chopin” – a Sham?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Norbert Müllemann

Mystery swirls around Chopin’s Mazurka in f minor, op. post. … Continue reading →

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