Piano Etudes

[remy]

Edward German...a name fairly familar in British music ......his concert study in Ab major.

Malcolm

Thanks very much for this beautiful piece, Malcolm.


jeremy

[Op. XXXIX]

Thanks very much for this beautiful piece, Malcolm.

I'd like to second that! Are there any transcriptions of some of his dances?

[4candles]

Just because today's literature is largely bereft of historical context does not mean that a particular composer was obscure in his time. Mereaux was chosen by Moscheles and Fetis to contribute to the 1840 Method des Methodes (Alkan was not), along with Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt, Heller, Henselt and others. Schlesinger also published an Album des Pianistes with previously unpublished works of Liszt, Thalberg, Chopin and Mereaux, among others. A scan of his contribution, a fantasy on a Chopin mazurka, is on IMSLP, courtesy of Robin Commagere.

I have heard from 2 separate sources, not necessarily independent, that Katsaris has already recorded a Mereaux etudes CD, presumably for his personal label Piano21.

Some may be interested to know that the Méthode des Méthodes has been recorded by Mordecai Shehori (a friend of Horowitz) and released on the Cembal d'amour label. One review of the recording declares that "It becomes obvious that were we to celebrate Shehori via CD tribute, this [Méreaux] track must figure as a matter of course." Listening to the samples on Amazon, I'm not bowled over by the sound quality, but the playing is good and the pieces themselves - bearing in mind that one can only hear 30-seconds' worth of each piece - emerge as quite appealing, if Études are your thing!

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Fetis-Mo ... 158&sr=1-1

[fleubis]

Thanks for the link, 4candles. I've got my copy coming shortly.

[4candles]

Would anyone have the collection "Etudes techniques pour servir à l'enseignement supérieur du piano", compiled and edited by Isidor Phillip. One edition of it was published by Ricordi in Paris in 1919. I'm particularly interested in seeing how Kreutzer ("Léon", I'm hoping) wrote for the piano.
Thanks.

[zardash]

Hi all! I'm looking for studies in repeated notes. Anyone have any ideas?

That isn't Kapustin 3rd...

[parag]

These two immediately come to mind...

Best,
Parag

Edit: Scarlatti's K.421/L.252 in C might also be worthwhile... and there's Scarlatti's scary K.141/L.422 which might also be worth a try!

Debussy Etude 9.pdf

Burgmuller - Etude No.6 Op.105.pdf

[fleubis]

I also have been searching for studies in repeated notes, however nearly all seem to focus solely on the right hand, but what about the left hand? And where does one encounter left hand repeated notes, one might ask? How about Liszt's La Campanella in the original 1838 version, S.140-3. So the search goes on.

[WCosand]

Clementi did some.
My favorite is 82 in Gradus ad Parnassum:

http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Co ... cherzo.pdf

[fleubis]

Clementi did some.
My favorite is 82 in Gradus ad Parnassum:

http://waltercosand.com/CosandScores/Co ... cherzo.pdf

Thanks, Walter! Nice equal treatment of both hands for the repeated notes. This is a very nice etude for the three finger repeated pattern that will be quite useful. I note that you have made available on your site the excellent 3 vol. set of Gradus ad Parnassum by B&H with really good fingerings. I often forget what a good resource Gradus can be as it contains many excellent pieces. Etude No.66 has been giving me fits for years. Any ideas for the four finger repeated note?