Author Archives: Norbert Gertsch

‘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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Gong, tamtam or cymbal crash? – Gershwin’s ‘Concerto in F’ as work in progress

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Norbert Gertsch

You know George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto and the famous place … Continue reading →

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Too much access! – Isaac Albéniz revises his Iberia cycle

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Norbert Gertsch

Editors of sheet music are not alone in suffering from … 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 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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Sometimes you have to dig deeper! Or: What the violist should really play in Hoffmeister’s concerto.

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Norbert Gertsch

Most violists groan whenever the names Hoffmeister and Stamitz are … Continue reading →

Posted in articulation, copy, dynamics, Hoffmeister, Franz Anton, Monday Postings, piano + viola, Urtext, versions, Viola Concerto (Hoffmeister) | Tagged concerto, Hoffmeister, variants, viola | 2 Comments