Pianophilia

All for more reason to scan them, Alfor, before they deteriorate too much further.

With all these scores digitized, our biggest concern becomes the remote chance of a solar storm wiping out our data.

Speaking of Scriabin; are there editions of the Op.12 and Op.14 Impromptus other than the Belaieff editions (also on IMSLP)? I don't think Guenter Philipp edited these...

Parag

parag wrote:Speaking of Scriabin; are there editions of the Op.12 and Op.14 Impromptus other than the Belaieff editions (also on IMSLP)? I don't think Guenter Philipp edited these...

Parag

Scriabin Various Works published by Belwin Mills & Edwin F. Kalmus contains both these
works, but there's no reference to an editor, or any plate numbers for that matter, so
the entire book is probably just a series of reprints.

parag wrote:Speaking of Scriabin; are there editions of the Op.12 and Op.14 Impromptus other than the Belaieff editions (also on IMSLP)? I don't think Guenter Philipp edited these...

Parag

Well there was a complete edition of the piano works made in the SSSR in the 40s, edited by Igumnov and Ya. Milshteyn, for which pieces seem to have been re-typeset (not sure where the original Beliaieff plates went to, maybe first Leipzig?). I have the second volume (1948, M. 19516) of the piano music and it includes both these opp.

isokani wrote:

parag wrote:Speaking of Scriabin; are there editions of the Op.12 and Op.14 Impromptus other than the Belaieff editions (also on IMSLP)? I don't think Guenter Philipp edited these...

Parag

Well there was a complete edition of the piano works made in the SSSR in the 40s, edited by Igumnov and Ya. Milshteyn, for which pieces seem to have been re-typeset (not sure where the original Beliaieff plates went to, maybe first Leipzig?). I have the second volume (1948, M. 19516) of the piano music and it includes both these opp.

A portion of this edition has been reprinted by Dover: The complete Preludes and Etudes and Complete Piano Sonatas. As with their "soviet" Medtner edition, they unfortunately did not publish all volumes - and I do not know whether they ever will do. As in all "soviet reprint" Dover editions, the footnotes have been translated. BTW all Dover editions have an excellent adhesive binding which will never ever fall apart!!
As far as op. 12 & 14 are concerned, I do not know of any fingered edition)

The following Scriabin edition will be released by Dover in June, 2013:
http://www.amazon.com/Scriabin-Masterpi ... eces+dover

One more Dover volume available (includes opp. 12 &14); reprinted from soviet edition, footnotes translated:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss? ... her-Pieces

alfor wrote:BTW all Dover editions have an excellent adhesive binding which will never ever fall apart!!

Hmmmm..... that's what they say on the rear covers.
Perhaps it's my fault, but most of my older Dover scores have done just that.
This is because, when new, they never seem to open fully. Forcing them to lie flat
(necessary to stop them falling off the music stand) tends to damage the spines.
Then the glue dries out. Then the signatures come apart from each other.

Thanks to all for your responses to my query... Alfred, I wasn't looking for a fingered edition of these. Just curious because I had only seen one edition. To be honest, I am sad that there isn't a Phillip edition (which I personally find very appealing).

Op.12 No.2 and Op.14 No.2 are probably amongst my most favourite Scriabin pieces, if I had to pick two.

Regards,
Parag

Egon KORNAUTH
Fünf Klavierstücke op. 2

Ah! Alfor has found some delightfully playful pieces for us by KORNAUTH. Much fun with these.

Thanks for this wonderful posting.