Pianophilia

Nachtstücke III (not from Ernst Theodor Amadeus!):

Thank you, Alfred. I have only played the D flat nocturne so now I'm taking the time to look the C# minor one, both lovingly edited by our dear Kreutzer.

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alfor wrote:Dear fleubis,

you are welcome! The C# minor surely is one of the finest!!


Dear Ferruccio,

did you know that Ferruccio B. was a bibliomaniac? His special field was
Erstausgaben der Werke Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmanns!!

Dear Alfor,
I think, I KNEW that 20 years ago. But it has not been present in my head. Thanks for info!!

Amazings infos about our illustrious member, Ferruccio! All most of us know about E.T.A. Hoffman is that he is the source for much musical inspiration like The Tales of Hoffman, The Nutcracker and most important for us, Kreisleriana. Alas, his writings, etc., have gathered much dust over the decades.

Greatly enjoyed playing the famous 3 against 2 Valse today. I remember being quite intrigued by by these cross rhythms when young as it works so very well in Chopin's hands. What Kreutzer brings us is some very interesting pedal marks and am totally fascinated by where he holds the pedal through the 3rd beat and where he does not and his suggestions add significantly to the clarity.

Wonderful, Alfred!

Federico CHOPINO (Polish-French composer of Spanish origin - ?):

Frederic SHOPIN (Polish-French composer of British origin - ?):

Looks like I'll be dancing the nite away with these valse's. I remember years ago being astonished that Rubinstein made his recording of all the valse's in a SINGLE DAY.

Thank you, Alfred.

Thanks for the Nocturnes Alfor. I like to see how Kreutzer displays his sensitivity towards the hidden inner voice and how he draws our attentions to the progression of the musical flow by adding the tenuto marks on certain notes. Interestingly, there are even places that he marks rub - he teaches the pianists when to apply rubato explicitly. Nice and inspiring materials indeed.