Alfor's Rarities

[alfor]

Thank you for feedback!


Posted as an example of the works of this spanish cellist and composer:

Gaspar CASSADÓ
Sonata breve en trois mouvements sans interruption

Cassadó Sonata breve.pdf

Worth to explore.

[fhimpsl]

Dear Alfred,

The Reinhold Intermezzo is just wonderful..thank you so much for posting this! You know how much I adore this composer. Also, it is such a delight to have perfect copies of the Medtner Stimmungsbilder and the Dithyramben. Medtner is in my personal "top five" composers for the piano. There is so much richness in these early pieces! Medtner definitely started out as a fully mature composer, for these are among his best works. And I must agree with 4candles that the second Dithyramb is an absolute masterpiece. Also the first Stimmunsbilder portrays a feeling of the greatest tranquility, almost like a lullaby. You certainly have made me very happy with the Reinhold and Medtner postings!!

As always, dear Alfred, we are all in your debt for your tireless, extremely time consuming work which brings to us these great piano works. Your generosity and dedication is a wonderful inspiration!

As Always,

dein Franz

[fleubis]

Dear Alfred,

I have been so busy playing Medtner and enjoying an immensely readable Stimmungsbuilder and the Dithyramben you posted that I've lost track of time. I so much like this early Medtner and find it completely engrossing as these pieces are so well written. Thanks for these and your other wonderful posts.

[alfor]

Per l'amico Francesco - to broaden his scope of jazz/novelty:

Posted as an example for the jazz/dance music influenced style of this "trendy" composer
(though still rarely performed):

Erwin (Ervin) SCHULHOFF
Partita

Schulhoff Partita.pdf

Individual sophisticated, condensed use of elements of Jazz and modern dance.

[fleubis]

Dear Alfor, not being a jazz improvisor, I'm always happy to encounter Schulhoff. That said, this is pretty early jazz, and the foxtrot formula is somewhat time worn, but Schuloff's tonalities were far in advance of what most jazz players were improvising, and I had great fun with these pieces.

[alfor]

Per l'amico ilu, with compliments:

Educational repertoire:

Julius HARRISON / Charles DIBDIN (ed. Alec Rowley)
Two Dances

Harrison, Dibdin 2 Dances.pdf

MFEP:

Nikolay N. MEDTNER
Trois Novelles op. 17

Medtner 3 Novelles op.17.pdf

[thalbergmad]

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Top marks Alfred.

Thal

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Top marks Alfred.

Thal

And about 100,000 pages of music.

Many thanks for your contributions!

[alfor]

Thanks for feedback! Hope to find some nice scores for today's jubilee posting!

[alfor]

Harold SAMUEL
(British pianist, teacher, composer, 1879-1937. Specialized in Bach, could play the complete piano works from memory. Edited, together with Tovey, the "48". His best known pupil - and platonic friend - was Howard Ferguson. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Samuel)

In Idleness
A Suite for Pianoforte

Samuel In Idleness.pdf

Bach's French Suites meet the 19th century character piece.

audio:
Samuel plays Bach