Alfor's Rarities

[alfor]

to parag with compliments:

Sigismund THALBERG
L'art du chant applique au piano op. 70
1re Serie No. 1 Quatuor de l'Opera: I Puritani de Bellini
No. 3 Adelaide de Beethoven
(from original edition; surely among the finest ever transcriptions!
Adelaide: who was first, Liszt or Thalberg??)

Thalberg op.70,1&3.pdf

Once again: The unknown composer

Walter A. F. GRAEBER
(1895-?, pupil of Mayer-Mahr, Stark, P. Scharwenka, Richard Kursch; pianist, conductor, composer)
Kleine Serenade
Strandidyll

Graeber Kl. Serenade, Strandidyll.pdf

Das Herzensschlüsselein (song)

Graeber Das Herzensschlüsselein.pdf

fine post-romantic music, praised by W. Niemann, da Motta, Schillings a.o.

[parag]

Thanks a ton Alfred! It is great to have them in this quality; at the cost of sounding greedy, do you have the rest of the pieces? Am sure a lot of people here would die to have the entire set in your 600dpi quality

Thanks again,
Parag

[alfor]

...do you have the rest of the pieces?...

At the moment that's all what I have - but I will try to get the whole set!

[rob]

...a lot of people here would die to have the entire set...

We would rather NOT lose members in this way!

[alfor]

ALKAN-DAY

Only for "scorophilic" pianophilians. If you are not "scorophilic", you may have a look here:
http://www.brianedwardjarvis.com/sheetmusic.html

Charles Valentin ALKAN aine
Douze Etudes pour le piano dans tous les tons majeurs op. 35 1re Suite (from original Bote & Bock score)

Alkan Etudes op.35,1-6.pdf

FA op. 38,2 2e recueil (one of the wittiest piano pieces ever written!)

Alkan FA op.38,2.pdf

Zorcico

Alkan Zorcico.pdf

[fleubis]

Well, Alfor, we have ALKAN today!

Always good to visit the old Frenchman, especially when new editions are in focus!

Much appreciated -- the Bote & Bach -- is definitely much clearer.

Now our new friend Jarvis is doing some high quality refurbishment of these lousy French editions; I'm hoping he gets around to Op.76 No.3 as the French edition is very hard to read. Reading his notes, you can well appreciate the difficulties he encountered.

All of which reminds me to have another go at that particular etude again. Cheers!

[alfor]

Emile-Robert BLANCHET
64 Preludes op. 41 Serie II (17 Preludes)

Blanchet Preludes op.41 vol.II.pdf

Posted as an example of the piano style of this little known Italian composer:

Sandro FUGA
Sonatina (I would like to add a dose of Poulenc, but otherwise a good piece!)

Fuga Sonatina.pdf

[Dani_area_51]

Thank you for Fuga, Alfor. I think he is a good composer to explore.

[fleubis]

I like the Fuga, Alfor, a charming little nugget. The hres Blanchet most welcome, also!

[Ferruccio]

Dear Alfor,

thank you soooooo much for this Fuga. You have fulfilled a looong wish of mine !
Great day !

And many thanks of course for those many, many other scores !!