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A difficult case: Chopin’s b-minor sonata op. 58 in Urtext
Frédéric Chopin’s final piano sonata op. 58 is full of … Continue reading
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Version alert! Or: Did Brahms ever revise his Horn Trio?
A few days ago a customer enquiry momentarily gave me … Continue reading
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‘Pour Piano et Violon ou Violoncelle’ – Is there a cello sonata by César Franck?
In connection with the general blog post by Dominik Rahmer … Continue reading
Schubert deletes, Brahms restores. On the first of the three posthumous piano pieces (Impromptus) D 946 by Franz Schubert
Schubert did not live to see the publication of his … Continue reading
‘Silent Night’ revisited
A blog entry on 24 December – how could it … Continue reading
Setting, version, arrangement – how far may Urtext go?
It is part and parcel of the idea of a … Continue reading
‘Fontana’s version’ – genuine Chopin?
A glance at the table of contents in our Urtext … Continue reading
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How to drive the devil out of a waltz or: Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz for everybody?
It’s still ringing in your ears, this warhorse for orchestra … Continue reading
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“La dernière pensée musicale de Chopin” – a Sham?
Mystery swirls around Chopin’s Mazurka in f minor, op. post. … Continue reading
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How does Chopin’s Second Ballade end?
Many pianists are familiar with the problem that there are … Continue reading
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