Alfor's Rarities

[alfor]

A small reward ( ) for taking the time to write me a few lines...

Emile-Robert BLANCHET
Une manière de travailler
les doubles notes
Démontrée sur quelques passages typiques
de l'Etude de concert in fa de I. PHILIPP

Blanchet ...travailler les doubles notes.pdf

[Dani_area_51]

Thank you so much for the Blanchet. I enjoyed very much the youtube link because it's so much easier to instantly know if we like the composer or not. I'm looking forward for more Ruyneman.

[jre58591]

Thanks in advance for any Ruyneman! These 20th century Dutch composers excite me quite a bit, and their music is quite fun to play. Here is a more popular piece by Ruyneman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XptIVUiNT-0

[phikfy]

Out of the latest scans, I especially love the Medtner and the Espla. Since I use an iPad to read the scores, the high quality scans (and i.e. re-scans) from Alfor is of utmost values. I just got pissed off by my sight-reading capability that I cannot catch up with the Allegro tempo of Alfor's daily endeavor.

Thanks a lot Alfor and please don't ever be let down. Expecting something from you is prioritized above anything whenever I go back to office every morning.

Koon

[4candles]

Alfor

I agree with all the feedback that has gone your way over the last day or so (and all the feedback before that!). Your seemingly endless resourcefulness is not only greatly appreciated, it is also admired. How you have the time to search for, evaluate and scan all the marvels you have posted on PP is quite incredible and, though I often don't feel qualified to comment on a lot of the music you post (being a limited amateur pianist without a decent piano in my home!), I nevertheless value the hard work, time and effort that is required for you to grace us with these otherwise-neglected, worthwhile scores.

Keep on keeping on!
4c

[tobyjj]

Alfor,
I echo everyone's previous postings.

In my case I feel even less qualified to comment than 'Fork Handles', who is surely far less of an amateur pianist than myself. (i.e. she's surely much better than I - just in case that wasn't clear!)

As for feed back, Frank is one of the few who provides me with any feedback in respect of my less distinguished uploads in another forum. I have to admit that feedback is very encouraging, but in the absence of feedback just looking at the number of downloads in respect of any piece is a good indication that people are interested. Your download numbers are always high, so you can be sure you have a large following.

regards,
tobyjj

[caostotale]

Alfor,

I definitely appreciate everything you've done on this forum over the years. You bring great taste and an exhaustive work ethic to lots of composers and works that definitely need the attention. Without the diligent dedication of folks like yourself, many great works would easily go fade into extinction in library warehouses. You've blown my mind several times with all of the rare Soviet stuff you've found and scores by people like Mihalovici and Harsanyi. Once I'm finished with my environmental science masters, I'm hoping to join in on this effort and disseminate the scores that I've found in my locale's many libraries, but even then I couldn't hope to match your amazing productivity!

Thanks again,
Caos

[alfor]

Thank you very much for feedback!!

As promised:

Daniel RUYNEMAN
Five Nocturnes for Piano (1949)

Ruyneman 5 Nocturnes.pdf

In the composer's neat handwriting. Recommended. Far more advanced than the Sonatinas.

[Dani_area_51]

Awesome! And so fast!

[Phillip210]

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

Thanks for that. I have posted his 2 Sketches on the British Isles music thread.