Alfor's Rarities

[alfor]

You are welcome, dear fleubis!

A short, archaic Prelude by

Ture RANGSTRÖM

Rangström Preludium IV.pdf

[fleubis]

You are welcome, dear fleubis!

A short, archaic Prelude by

Ture RANGSTRÖM

Rangström Preludium IV.pdf

Alfred. you are never at a loss for appropriate adjectives to describe many of the pieces you post. You sure nailed this one.

[alfor]

early BRAHMS:

Sarabands and Gigues ed. by Kurt Hermann

Brahms Sarabandes & Gigues.pdf

[tobyjj]

Hello Alfor,

I liked the Brahms posting - there is something particularly pleasing about the "typography" or layout of the pages that makes this instantly accessible. I wish all printed music could attempt the same clarity.

Thanks again.

tobyjj

[alfor]

Hello Alfor,

I liked the Brahms posting - there is something particularly pleasing about the "typography" or layout of the pages that makes this instantly accessible. I wish all printed music could attempt the same clarity.

Thanks again.

tobyjj

You are welcome!

[alfor]

Some more

Emil KRONKE
Valse-bijou op. 34

Charming, non-sophisticated Salonmusik.

Kronke Valse-bijou op.34.pdf

[Jim Faston]

Some more

Emil KRONKE
Valse-bijou op. 34

Charming, non-sophisticated Salonmusik.

Kronke Valse-bijou op.34.pdf

Thanks for this little jewel Alfor.

[fleubis]

Early Brahms! What delightful little pieces they are, and I was quite unaware of their existence.

Since tobyjj commented on the typography, I feel the need to confirm his observations. As I compose using Sibelius, I can testify just how hard it is to make a score look this good: It is a lot of work, and most of the time exceeds my skill level, so engraving is just not my forte.

The Kronke waltz is more interesting that I thought it would be and definitely a fun piece.

Thanks for these postings, Alfor.

[alfor]

Thank you for feedback!

Alternative scan(?):

Leopold GODOWSKY
Cadenzas for Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 op. 58

Beethoven-Godowsky Cadenzas op. 58.pdf

Compositional and pianistic masterworks...but no musical revelations IMHO.
I assume that most pianists of that time simply did not know of the existence of Beethoven's
own cadenzas. Especially the one for the first mvt. of op. 58 is a genuine masterpiece.
I also very much appreciate the one by Conrad Hansen who in his 1943 live performance under
Furtwangler simply augmented the original cadenza with a sort of "Tombeau de Rachmaninoff",
who had deceased half a year prior to that and whom he much admired as a pianist.

[alfor]

WEIHET MIT MUSIK HOHE LEBENSSTUNDEN WEIHET MIT MUSIK HOHE LEBENSSTUNDEN WEIHET MIT MUSIK HOHE LEBENSSTUNDEN

!!!!!!

This is the motto printed on the covers of the once well-known Opera long-playing records.
I am just listening to a very rare one with String Quartets: Hindemith in ES (1943)
and Bartok No. 6, played by the Keller Quartet from Munich.

So...Lift Up Your Hearts !