Pianophilia

just the dates of birth and death .... and the title of some piano pieces

Sudessi, Pompilio<1853-1923>

Nuit Charmante : mandolinata : pour piano / P.Sudessi
Pubblicazione Paris : Joubert, [circa 1891]

Titolo Fantaisie Moresque / P. Sudessi
Pubblicazione Cassel : E. Kramer Bangert, 1901

Titolo Au Palais des Doges : Danse Ancienne / P. Sudessi
Pubblicazione Cassel : E. Kramer-Bangert, 1901

3 scores by Victor Blanluette-Luce

I believe some scores have been posted in the old forum but none here.
Emile Pessard
Vers le rêve (souvenirs d'Italie)

Thank you. Pessard was nearly exclusively known for a little salon piece, l'Andalouse, in the Spanish style.

Here's another one by Pessard
Mazurka de concert op 50

While playing a 19thc salon piece by Hünten, my attention was drawn to some advertising at the foot of the pages in my very old copy. This focused on a piece by one Georg Asch called 'Irma'. The Victorian hype' reads 'The rage of the musical world', and 'Played everywhere with unbounded applause'. Sounds like a useful pieced to know - does anyone have it? Google was not a lot of help in finding out about the composer or the piece.

Phillip210 wrote:While playing a 19thc salon piece by Hünten, my attention was drawn to some advertising at the foot of the pages in my very old copy. This focused on a piece by one Georg Asch called 'Irma'. The Victorian hype' reads 'The rage of the musical world', and 'Played everywhere with unbounded applause'. Sounds like a useful pieced to know - does anyone have it? Google was not a lot of help in finding out about the composer or the piece.

the NLA has several of Asch pieces:
http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1375448
http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1375401
http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/8132 ... 01&max=375

You can obtain a duet version of Irma, danse orientale:
http://www.sheetmusicwarehouse.co.uk/de ... ?ref=17625
and a piano & violin arrangement:
http://www.priceminister.com/offer/buy/ ... gbook.html

Thanks for that! I will keep looking for the solo version - I am always interested in music that promises 'unbounded applause'!

Phillip210 wrote:I am always interested in music that promises 'unbounded applause'!

The music may promise that, but unfortunately my performances of it rarely do

Regards
Fred

Someone recently asked me for this, having seen my old YouTube video so I scanned it for them. I have not seen it elsewhere on the Web, so I hope it will be of interest to salon music enthusiasts.