4 hands on TWO pianos

[fhimpsl]

Here is something different for piano duets...a pair of novelty piano solos by German writer Herbert Kuster. Enjoy!

All Best,

Frank

Kuster, Herbert - Verzauberte See und Paprika - (2P4H).pdf

[fhimpsl]

...and another piano duet, by German novelty writer Rio Gebhardt.

Frank

Gebhardt, Rio - Artistique - Jazz Novelty fur 2 Pianos.pdf

[fleubis]

Thanks, Frank. You've really hit a sweet spot of mine with these novelty pieces. I so regret that we never had pieces like the Gebhard or Kuster to play in piano ensemble class. After the zillionth rendition of Mozart's sonata for 2 pianos, pieces like this would be a breath of fresh air. (That said, there is still something to be said for playing "masterpieces only"--which is what we really did.)

I want to call special attention Gebhard's pedal indication at the beginning of the piece: "Use the pedals sparingly except where specially indicated". Now these are real words to live by when we have classically trained pianists trying to play fully-notated jazz. Almost always you hear way, way too much pedal and it just sounds terrible, at least to those of us who know jazz.

[fhimpsl]

For all two piano/four hand enthusiasts, here is a very ambitious work by Muriel Pollock, who started out as a ragtime pianist making piano rolls back in the 'teens, and years later became quite popular on radio and Columbia 78rpms playing dazzling 4-hands performances with her partner Constance Mering (another brilliant pianist). Enjoy!

Frank

Pollock, Muriel - Hispana (2P-4H).pdf

[WCosand]

Does anyone know where I might obtain a scan of the two-piano version of the Liszt Fantasie über Motive aus Beethovens Ruinen von Athen? I admit I have not spent much time trying to find it.
I need to play it, but do not have a copy. If there is no scan already made I guess I will try for an inter-library loan.

[Caprotti]

Liszt - Fantasie uber Motive aus Ruinen von Athen (2P) S.649.pdf

nms tttos

[WCosand]

Grazie mille!

[mballan]

Something Russian and for two pianos.......but alas I can not find out any biographical information on the composer [completed stumped on this one].

A Mikhailov - Fantasia for Two Pianos

Mikhailov A - Fantasia for Two Pianos.pdf

Malcolm

[Jean-Séb]

Maybe Alexander Mikhailow 1887 - 1942

[WCosand]

I am told that someone published accompaniments for a second piano to some of the Cramer etudes. It sounds goofy to me, but I have a friend who is very curious to find them. Anyone know what these are?