Pianophilia

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Emil SAUER
Erstes Konzert für Klavier und Orchester (E-moll)
2 piano score

... found in the www (following a hint by caprotti) and converted to black and white ...
enjoy

Paul

In checking through my files on the syncopated dance pianist/composer Ernst Fischer, I found a classical work by one Ernst von Fischer, obviously a different compower. It's only one piece but still very good. It would be interesting to explore von Fischer's works in more depth.
Also, if anyone is interested in the popular music Ernst Fischer, please feel free to check out the "Syncopations" thread, as I'm posting my entire collection there.

all Best,

Frank

Ludwig (Louis) BERGER (1777-1839; German composer, pianist, teacher)
Sonate Pathetique op. 1 (dedicated to Clementi) nms B. later published a revised version as op. 7

Eduard Franck (1817–1893) was born in Breslau, the capital of the Prussian province of Silesia. He was the fourth child of a wealthy and cultivated banker who exposed his children to the best and brightest that Germany had to offer. Frequenters to the Franck home included such luminaries as Heine, Humboldt, Heller, Mendelssohn, and Wagner. His family’s financial position allowed Franck to study with Mendelssohn as a private student in Düsseldorf and later in Leipzig. As a talented pianist, he embarked upon a dual career as a concert artist and teacher for more than four decades during the course of which he held many positions.

Malcolm & Mr P

Op 44 No. 1 Sonata

mballan wrote:Eduard Franck (1817–1893) was born in Breslau, the capital of the Prussian province of Silesia. He was the fourth child of a wealthy and cultivated banker who exposed his children to the best and brightest that Germany had to offer. Frequenters to the Franck home included such luminaries as Heine, Humboldt, Heller, Mendelssohn, and Wagner. His family’s financial position allowed Franck to study with Mendelssohn as a private student in Düsseldorf and later in Leipzig. As a talented pianist, he embarked upon a dual career as a concert artist and teacher for more than four decades during the course of which he held many positions.

Malcolm & Mr P

Op 44 No. 1 Sonata

Franck E - Op 44 No. 1 Sonata.pdf

Dear Malcom,

thank you for a first glance on E. Franck! I just recently read the book about the 2 Francks - Eduard & Richard, father and son - written by 2 descendants and will be able to post all sonatas op. 40 & 44 and more. Well-crafted although a bit conservative for my taste - maybe I will be able to detect some works who stand out a bit in quality.

best regards

alfor

mballan wrote:Eduard Franck (1817–1893) ..As a talented pianist...

With a mere 9 years he was able to play even the most difficult fugues from Bach's WTK. He never embarked on the career of a widely traveling virtuoso, but nevertheless gave quite a number of recitals and got much praise from the critics...

mballan wrote:Eduard Franck (1817–1893) was born in Breslau, the capital of the Prussian province of Silesia. He was the fourth child of a wealthy and cultivated banker who exposed his children to the best and brightest that Germany had to offer. Frequenters to the Franck home included such luminaries as Heine, Humboldt, Heller, Mendelssohn, and Wagner. His family’s financial position allowed Franck to study with Mendelssohn as a private student in Düsseldorf and later in Leipzig. As a talented pianist, he embarked upon a dual career as a concert artist and teacher for more than four decades during the course of which he held many positions.

Malcolm & Mr P

Op 44 No. 1 Sonata

Franck E - Op 44 No. 1 Sonata.pdf

Nice work old chap. By some coincidence his 1st Piano Concerto is on my piano at the moment and even under my feeble fingers, I can detect some considerable craft and a melodic gift. I am not certain of any kind of Mendelssohn influence though. Henselt was the first composer that came into my mind and this is slightly more of a virtuoso piece that sweeps majestically up and down the piano. The ending is an octave orgy.

I understand both PC's are due to be performed next year which will both be World Premiers.

Thal

After the living descendants of the Mendelssohn-Pupil Eduard Franck (1817-1893) provided me with copied scores of his early pianoworks, i produced the world first recordings of 21 compositions. (op.3,2 was recorded 2009 by James Tocco for a New York Radiostation)

I have recorded all 22 pieces of op.1,2,3,5 and 7 in two versions:
1) with the sound of a sampled modern Fazioli
2) with the sound of a sampled Berndt Grandpiano from 1848 in the Mendelssohnhaus/Leipzig.

Here you can listen Teasers for the Studies op1 and the Pianopieces op2,3,5,7.
Fazioli: Studies op.1, Pianopieces op.2-7
Berndt: Studies op.1, Pianopieces op.2-7

Here you will find the whole recordings and pdf of the copied scores.
Modernn Fazioli Grandpiano
historical Berndt Grandpiano 1848

I am curious what you think about this seldom played repertoire.
best
fahl5

Thank you very much for the scores and the music examples. I'm more and more convinced that only listening to this kind of neglected music we can understand the links existing among so different well known composers like (in this case) Mendelssohn and Alkan.