Alfor's Rarities

[fleubis]

Thanks for the nice Liadov pieces, Alfor. I didn't know he could write such charming miniatures. These are delightful little pieces.

[alfor]

...I have a young lady do this for me...

Dear fleubis,

thanks for the info! Now that I know what young ladies are good for, I will try get one for my personal use...

Regards

alfor

[alfor]

Hans PFITZNER
Palestrina
Musikalische Legende
Paraphrase für Klavier von Otto Singer

Pfitzner-Singer Palestrina Paraphrase.pdf

[alfor]

Heinrich Gottlieb NOREN
1861-1928; Austrian violinist and composer. In his Variationen, Phantasie & Doppelfuge ("Kaleidoskop")
for orchestra he quoted from Richard Strauss' "Heldenleben" and was sued for plagiarism!
I do not know if he wrote any significant piano works. Here is a nice little minuet:
op. 20 Drei Klavierstücke in mittlerer Schwierigkeit Nr. 3 Menuett

Noren Menuett op.20,3.pdf

[alfor]

P.S.

Noren Kaleidoskop.pdf

[fleubis]

Hi Alfor, while I am too old to enjoy employing this young lady for other purposes, it is nice not be be doing mundane work of binding, scaling and printing.

Today I enjoyed the Pfitzner-Singer Palestrina Paraphrase very much, and naturally it reminds of of another piece. This time it's Dello-Joio's 3rd Piano Sonata-- based on a plainchant. Being an unabashed Dello-Joio fan, I'm always looking at the harmonic layout and here the Pfitzner-Singer is primarily extended triads,while Dello-Joio is is more quartal in harmonization. This is a vast untapped field by most composers and I hope to encounter more works utilizing Palestrina and other plainchant as a point of departure, but I will say it is not easy.

You brightened my day with this interesting surprise. Thanks, Alfor.

[alfor]

...pianophilians are never too old...
(...but isn't music the best possible mistress anyway... )

Dedicated to fleubis and his "binding - lady"

Anatoly ALEXANDROV
Sonata No. 3 op. 18 (one of his best!)
DIN A3 scan from 1924 original first edition!

Alexandrov Sonate #3 op.18 A.pdf

Alexandrov Sonate #3 op.18 B.pdf

[fleubis]

Hi Alfor, yes indeed music is the best possible mistress. An acute observation, and maintenance is less, too!

This is a chance to again compare the Alexandrov Sonata No.3 original edition with the 1967 revised edition available in Volume 3 of the collected works. I have a slight preference to the earlier version, Alfor, and am glad to have this nice hires version.

[alfor]

Heinrich NEAL
Auf einer Burg
Ein Cyclus von Klavierstücken op. 58

Neal Auf einer Burg op.58.pdf

[alfor]

Heinrich NEAL
Ballade op. 73 (dedicated to Willy Rehberg - father of Walter)

Neal Ballade op.73.pdf

...best regards to isokani...