Many thanks for the Andriessen and Kullak scores...both very impressive! I have a special fondness for Kullak because he taught Moszkowski (and of course many others). What I would give to have seen his Conservatoire in Dresden! Talk about wonderful "days beyond recall."
Alfor, it's been a long time since I've played any Espla, and his suite is interesting. After starting with the rather tame Preludio, the pieces get progressively more interesting and I particularly like the Air de Danse Pastorale. Also thanks to lito valle for his Espla postings, stil other pieces of Espla's that I'm not familiar with.
And dear Frank, thanks for enlightening me to some of the history of kullak, whom I've only know through some rather boring technical exercises.
Many thanks for the Andriessen and Kullak scores...both very impressive! I have a special fondness for Kullak because he taught Moszkowski (and of course many others). What I would give to have seen his Conservatoire in Dresden! Talk about wonderful "days beyond recall."
Dear Alfred, the Medtner pieces are indeed masterfully written. I so much enjoy the first piece, Nixe, as it is so very original and highly pianistic. It is great to have these longer form pieces and Medtner is consistently outstanding in the development of his material--the same cannot often be said of many of the miniaturists who try their hand at larger pieces.
It is great to have yet another Espla piece to play. I note the Espla sure seem to like trills, and some passages I find somewhat challenging.
