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Category Archives: piano solo
Confusion surrounding Chopin’s Scherzi – episodes 2 & 3
In my blog post of 21 March 2016, I lamented … Continue reading
Posted in Chopin, Frédéric, Monday Postings, piano solo, Scherzo op. 31 (Chopin), Scherzo op. 39 (Chopin), Sources
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Autographs and proofread copies for Ludwig van Beethoven’s piano sonatas – an overview
Editing a Beethoven work solely on the basis of a … Continue reading
Posted in autograph, Beethoven, Ludwig van, copy, first edition, Monday Postings, piano solo, Urtext
Tagged Beethoven, Piano Sonatas, sources
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“A Little Spring Melody”– finally in Urtext!
Many a reader will be thinking, I must be mistaken … Continue reading
Tempest – Les Adieux – Hammerklavier. Sense and nonsense regarding the names given to Beethoven’s piano sonatas, Part 2
In the first part of my blog on the famous … Continue reading
B(e) sharp – what would you play in Mozart’s piano variations K. 265?
Mozart over and over again: In the last blog two … Continue reading
Posted in autograph, first edition, Monday Postings, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, piano solo
Tagged accidentals, Mozart, piano variations, sharp
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“The future lion is already showing its paws” – The revision of Beethoven’s piano variations, volume 1
G. Henle publishing house is well known for putting its … Continue reading
Tempest – Les Adieux – Hammerklavier. Sense and nonsense regarding the names given to Beethoven’s piano sonatas
It’s so much easier to say “The Tempest”, “Pathétique” and … Continue reading
Small error, large impact! About a repeat sign wandering around “In the Mists”
Leoš Janáček’s magnificent chamber music that we’re publishing in collaboration … Continue reading
Posted in copy, Janácek, Leos, Monday Postings, piano solo, Urtext
Tagged In the Mists, Janáček, repeat sign
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“I would like to see this piece published soon” – The first edition of Liszt’s arrangement of Wagner’s overture to “Tannhäuser”
The 19th century is rich in artist friendships. That between … Continue reading