Alfor's Rarities

[alfor]

Martin GRABERT (1868-1951, German composer, organist, conductor, pupil of Bellermann and Bargiel)
Suite op. 15
A well-written piece, deeply rooted in the 19th century, but nevertheless fun (and recreation) to play!!

Grabert Suite op.15.pdf

This one normally would have failed my posting test, but please judge for yourself:

Paul CRESTON
Sonata op. 9 (somewhat dull neo-classical style, very far from Stravinsky's
exciting neo-classical adventures in his piano sonata)

Creston Sonata op.9.pdf

[Phillip210]

Posted as an example of the piano style of this unknown (?) British composer:

Antony HOPKINS
Sonata in d minor (mildly contemporary style, tightly knit, a bit on the intellectual side)

Hopkins Sonata in d minor.pdf

You may not want to have this here as I would imagine (without looking at it) that this is by the British composer Antony Hopkins http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony_Hopkins who is happily still with us (at 90), and was once very well known in the UK for a long-running series of radio broadcasts called 'Talking about Music', which I used to listen to as a schoolboy.

[alfor]

Karl KLINDWORTH
Concert-Polonaise
Revised edition of the "Polonaise-Fantaisie" (see imslp)

Klindworth Concert-Polonaise.pdf

The unknown composer:

Paul FAIKA (German composer and music teacher, 1892-??)
2 Mazurkas (dedicated to Eduard Erdmann)
Somewhat naive tonal style; nevertheless effective if taken seriously

Faika 2 Mazurkas op.19.pdf

[alfor]

alternative scan:
Paul JUON
Intime Harmonien op. 30

Juon Intime Harmonien op.30.pdf

the unknown composer:
Wilhelm HEINEMANN (German composer,1862-???; pupil of Blumner and Liszt pupil Marta Remmert***,
father of pianist Käthe Heinemann) ***"Marta Remmert hämmert" was a well-known saying about this pianist
Suite op. 65
nice trifles!

Heinemann Suite op.65.pdf

[alfor]

The very much unknown composer :

Erwin HESS (German composer, ???-???)
Sonate f dur (finished Jan., 31, 1915)
Partly truly individual late-romantic style (see for example beginning of mvt. III.) Recommended!

Hess Sonate f dur.pdf

Friedrich Gernsheim: soundbite

[alfor]

Posted as an example of the piano style of this French composer:

Raymond GALLOIS MONTBRUN
Trois Pieces : Prelude - Menuet - Danse

Gallois Montbrun 3 Pieces.pdf

Good pieces. Recommended!

Paul JUON
In Futurum 4 Klavierstücke op. 80

Juon In Futurum op. 80.pdf

[Dani_area_51]

Posted as an example of the piano style of this French composer:

Raymond GALLOIS MONTBRUN
Trois Pieces : Prelude - Menuet - Danse

Gallois Montbrun 3 Pieces.pdf

Good pieces. Recommended!

Paul JUON
In Futurum 4 Klavierstücke op. 80

Juon In Futurum op. 80.pdf

Thank you so much for Montbrun... It sounds very good to me.

[alfor]

Dedicated to all "Melartinists":

Erkki MELARTIN
Lyrik op. 127

Melartin Lyrik op.127.pdf

Pieces op. 27: Idyll, Certosa, Suomen salossa, Ballade

Melartin op.27.pdf

Paul JUON
6 leichte Klavierstücke für die Jugend (i.e. all pianophilians )

Juon op.91.pdf

[jre58591]

Thanks! Have you (or someone else) been able to track down Melartin's Fantasia Apocaliptica?

[Dani_area_51]

Awesome Alfor!! Love Melartin, it's one of the scandinavian masters who I do not understand why he isn't more known...