Alfor's Rarities

[fleubis]

Alfor, the Schmid piece is lovely. It's a nice easy piece with some interesting harmonies.

I am guessing this is the same Schmid that wrote the wonderful Op.5 Variations.

Thanks for finding and posting this.

[alfor]

...I am guessing this is the same Schmid that wrote the wonderful Op.5 Variations.

Exactly!

[alfor]

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To fleubis (always at your service...)

Out-of-print:

Charles F. Barber
Lost in the Stars
The Forgotten Musical Life
of Alexander Siloti



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[fleubis]

Wonderful Alfor! I've been wanting to read this book for years but unfortunately it went out of print really quickly. Siloti is one of the last Liszt students to survive well into the 20th century and left quite a legacy.

Thank you for taking the time to locate and scan this book, as it certainly deserves a wider dissemination and having it available in electronic form will surely help. Who would think that a book only 13 years old would become a "rare book"?

I can't wait to start reading, so this time away from the piano will be well spent.

[alfor]

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Siloti, Ziloti (Zieh, Lotti...) photos




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[fleubis]

Remarkable photos! I keep wishing I was alive in St Petersburg before the October Revolution turned everything sour. So much great music was going on there. When I was in St. Petersburg I did NOT have the opportunity to visit the conservatory to my great regret...maybe next time.

Of course these days, Siloti is known mostly for his extremely effective transcriptions, one of the most famous being Bach's Prelude in B-minor which Gilels often performed as an encore. He stunned an audience into awed silence for over a minute at one performance, and listening to this performance, you can understand why:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu06WnXlPCY

In following the score closely, there is a spot or two where you wonder how Gilel's plays what you hear.

[alfor]

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Zieh Lotti:

Barber Siloti III.pdf

[fleubis]

Having spent several enjoyable hours reading the first parts of this book, I've been eagerly awaiting the final portion and find it extraordinarily interesting. This is much needed info about a pianist whom Liszt regarded highly and who taught well into the twentieth century. His connections with the greatest composers of the late 19th century are endlessly fascinating.

Thank you ever so much for doing such an excellent scanning job of the entire book, Alfred.

[pianojay]

Having spent several enjoyable hours reading the first parts of this book, I've been eagerly awaiting the final portion and find it extraordinarily interesting. This is much needed info about a pianist whom Liszt regarded highly and who taught well into the twentieth century. His connections with the greatest composers of the late 19th century are endlessly fascinating.

Thank you ever so much for doing such an excellent scanning job of the entire book, Alfred.

You can add me to the THANK YOU, ALFOR list!

[FSO]

I am beyond grateful to you for your dedicated, hard work. The music of Alexei Stanchinsky is just...I thought I would never find some of it. *Thank you* for now and for always. Um...I'm only sorry that I have nothing of any value to offer to you...