Pianophilia

What a tedious work, if you want to do it perfectly: 43 pages in 60 minutes!

Some more Franck for Frank:

Eduard FRANCK
Sonate op. 44 No. 2 (Malcolm recently posted No. 1)

In case you do not yet have it, dear Dr. H. (IMSLP has only 2 numbers):

Robert FUCHS
Eduard Hanslick gewidmet.
Sommermärchen Klavierstücke op. 39
Erstes Heft No. 1-8
Zweites Heft No. 9-16
"Gemütvolle Hausmusik" with some great moments (last page of No. 14!)

Dear Alfred,

I am truly enjoying the Eduard Franck Sonatas which you have been posting! They are beautiful and a lot of fun to play as well. What a rare collection of romantic Sonatas this is!! Also while I did recently obtain the score for Fuch's Op. 39, I've downloaded your scan because it is far superior (even compared with a relatively good scan). Your work at 600 dpi is incredible; in fact in practically all cases these scans are so much preferable over the original editions!

As always, your hard work continues to bring us all great joy. (I especially like the "Hausmusik" pieces... )

All Best,

Frank (a.k.a. Dr. H)

fhimpsl wrote:...Your work at 600 dpi is incredible; in fact in practically all cases these scans are so much preferable over the original editions!

Dear Frank,

I am giving my best . There is a simple but time consuming secret: I do not only center pages individually where necessary, but I also choose the appropriate "Schwellenwert" (i.e. the degree of black/white density) for each page individually!!! This of course doubles the scanning time, because I have to make a preview scan for every single page .
But as a sort of "scorophiliac" I accept the additional amount of work, especially when I look at some "less than perfect" scans from IMSLP - and when I get positive feedback from a certain Frank (a.k.a. Dr. H.) and others!!!

All best

Alfred

Dear Alfor,

Frank is exactly right. As I have stated before, your scores are highly pristine and will remain that way long after the original paper scores have yellowed and crumbled to dust. We all appreciate this labour of love you have endeavored to undertake and your scores will grace many, many piano desks in the years to come because of your diligence in creating the best possible scans.

Much fun with the Franck and Fuchs today, Alfor. Thanks again!

Eduard FRANCK
Sonate op. 44 No. 3

Not 19th century, but very mildly contemporary style:

Riccardo PICK MANGIAGALLI
Tre Studi da Concerto per Pianoforte op. 31

Dear Alfor,
thank you for Pick-Mangiagalli.
20th century Italian piano music is so rare...
Rosario

Another delightful Franck sonata which is just full of interesting invention. He doesn't really seem to repeat himself very much, either and ends with a spectacular finale.

It is rare indeed to encounter a piece by Pick-Mangiagalli who really has a unique pianistic style and seems more than mildly contemporary to me, but musically behind the times for 1939, yet infinitely preferable to a lot of music his contemporaries were writing at that time. That there is such a scarcity of Italian piano music from late 19th through the early 20th century is a mystery to me and maybe somebody here on pf can explain it.

Thanks for the lovely pieces, Alfor. A great way to start the week off!

Fran(c)k and no end!?

Eduard FRANCK
Seinen Töchtern Elsa und Ida
Vierzig Klavierstücke op. 43
Heft 1.
Preludium; Romanze; Vergangene Tage; Elfen; Scherzo; Scherzo