Alfor's Rarities

[Roncesvalles]

Thanks for the Scriabin, Alfor. It's an immaculate scan, as always. And the edition is indeed very "pedalized".

[fleubis]

Pedaled and fingered, indeed! I've rarely seen much Scriabin with such complete editing, and not badly done either. It is interesting to see Frey's suggestions for #5, my favorite of the set. With such a pristine scan, I moved #2 to follow #1 so #5 is at the end.

[alfor]

Pedaled and fingered, indeed! I've rarely seen much Scriabin with such complete editing, and not badly done either. It is interesting to see Frey's suggestions for #5, my favorite of the set. With such a pristine scan, I moved #2 to follow #1 so #5 is at the end.

I really don't know why Mr. Frey (or the publisher) decided to put No. 2 at the end!

[alfor]

As requested by isokani:

Franz WEISZ
Konzertetüde op. 1 Nr. 2

Weisz Konzertetüde op.1,2.pdf

[alfor]

...I've rarely seen much Scriabin with such complete editing, and not badly done either...

Another fully edited Scriabin edition (includes Sonata No. 4) which gets my personal recommendation:

http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/Scr ... ks/3525572

[fleubis]

The Weisz etude is beautiful piece and very well crafted, but alas for my small hands, those 10ths are a problem. These are the type of pieces i just love: Romantic, chromatic, and all over the keyboard. Also much appreciated is your recommendation for the Scriabin album---I don't play much Scriabin, but this is sure worth having especially for the 4th sonata. Nice posting, Alfred.

[alfor]

The unknown composer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosy_Wertheim
http://mugi.hfmt-hamburg.de/A_lexartike ... d=wert1888

Rosy WERTHEIM (Dutch Jewish pianist, composer, teacher, 1888-1949)
6 morceaux de piano

Wertheim 6 Morceaux.pdf

Well-crafted, good ideas, mildly contemporary. Recommended!

[fleubis]

Very nice little pieces by Ms. Wertheim and very worthwhile while being much fun to play. Thanks, Alfred.

[alfor]

Alternative scan:

Opol YGOUW (To quote Phillip210: "Opol Ygouw was a pseudonym - made up of letters from his name - of the long-lived Léopold Gouvy, 1871-1968. Gouvy was a nephew of the more famous composer Théodore Gouvy, 1819-98, and like his uncle was born in Lorraine, France - at his uncle's house where his father was living.")
3 pièces impressives
I. Sur PAUL CLAUDEL*
II. Sur MAETERLINCK
III. Sur BERNARD SHAW

Ygouw 3 pièces impressives.pdf

Sort of post-impressionism. Some faint Roussel and F. Schmitt influence.

*Yes, exactly, the guy who spent some time in brazil with Darius Milhaud being his secretary.

[fleubis]

What fascinating details you turn up about this chap YGOUW, dearl Alfred. Easy to see why he'd change his name, but the anagram is quite impossible to pronounce on this side of the pond. His juicy little miniatures do invoke a certain post impressionism and I have great fun trying to track down the influences you suggest in his music. Your insight is quite thought provoking. Thanks for posting this.