Piano Transcriptions for two hands

[sgambatiesque]

I have found this site to be a gold mine for collecting piano transcriptions. I would like to submit my transcriptions of the final movement from Scriabin Symphony #2 and the opening of his Symphony #3. I used Alfor's generous recent 4H contribution to generate these using commercial software and a "lot" of tweaking. I would like to do some more works which I think do not exist (are are not available) in 2H transcriptions. These include:
Sibelius Symphony #2
Shostakovich: Festive Overture
Vaughan William's Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Delius Song of Summer
Mahler Symphony #3 first movement
Grieg Symphonic Dances
Dvorak Serenade for Strings
Schoenberg Verklarte Nacht
]

Checked my collection but found none of these. I'm also seeking a Thomas Tallis 2H arrangement.

[Timtin]

Please note that Scriabin Syms 2 & 3 arranged for 2H by Pavchinsky were posted here by yours truly last year (Aug 21).
It seems a shame to spend huge amounts of time and effort producing additional 2H versions of these great works,
when none at all exists for Sym 1 in this form.

At regards the above list, 'me neither' is the answer. It would be wonderful to see a 2H version of Sibelius Sym 2,
but unfortunately we only have Syms 1 & 5 in this form.

[sgambatiesque]

I looked back through my mess of old MIDI and notation files and see I started a 2H VW Tallis about 10 years ago and never finished it. I have some of the Sibelius 2 MIDIs there too for some future effort.

[rob]

I looked back through my mess of old MIDI and notation files and see I started a 2H VW Tallis about 10 years ago and never finished it. I have some of the Sibelius 2 MIDIs there too for some future effort.

There is a Two Piano arrangement by Maurice Jacobson of RVW's Tallis published by Curwen. Maybe you could get that by interlibrary loan and thin it out a bit? Maybe some nice person here has that edition?

[sgambatiesque]

There is a Two Piano arrangement by Maurice Jacobson of RVW's Tallis published by Curwen.

Must be a recent discovery as he died in 1976 http://www.musicweb-international.com/c ... cobson.htm.

Maybe he also did a single piano version. He did both 4H and 2H versions of Warlock's Capriol Suite.

Which searching Boosey's site for it, I found another listed in a collection of arrangements by Richard Lloyd http://www.kevinmayhew.com/info/contrib ... lloyd.html. Can't tell the level of the arrangement but I'd guess no more than 2-3pp per piece in a 32pp book.

http://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Various ... vs/2055019

Faber also list a duet arrangement: http://www.fabermusicstore.com/Tallis-F ... 60199.aspx

[rob]

There is a Two Piano arrangement by Maurice Jacobson of RVW's Tallis published by Curwen.

Must be a recent discovery as he died in 1976 http://www.musicweb-international.com/c ... cobson.htm.

Maybe he also did a single piano version. He did both 4H and 2H versions of Warlock's Capriol Suite.

Which searching Boosey's site for it, I found another listed in a collection of arrangements by Richard Lloyd http://www.kevinmayhew.com/info/contrib ... lloyd.html. Can't tell the level of the arrangement but I'd guess no more than 2-3pp per piece in a 32pp book.

http://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Various ... vs/2055019

Faber also list a duet arrangement: http://www.fabermusicstore.com/Tallis-F ... 60199.aspx

This is the Jacobson: http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/096678/details.html

[Timtin]

A couple of years ago, I narrowly missed out on buying one of the RVW symphonies
arranged for piano solo. I think it was No1, but can't remember for sure. Can anyone
shed further light on it please?
Here's an old scan re-uploaded - someone else's No1 - unfortunately it's not very tidy.

Sibelius Symphony No1 (2H Goetschius).pdf

[Timtin]

Here's another old file of mine, which isn't of great scan quality,
but which may nevertheless be of interest. If I weren't so lazy, there
are quite a number of other rare 2H transcriptions here I could scan.
(These works are ones which aren't available in any German library.)

Bliss Checkmate (2H Piano).PDF

[rob]

Here's another old file of mine, which isn't of great scan quality,
but which may nevertheless be of interest. If I weren't so lazy, there
are quite a number of other rare 2H transcriptions here I could scan.
(These works are ones which aren't available in any German library.)

Bliss! Thanks Tim. It's one of his best works but Music for Strings, the Colour Symphony & Melee Fantasque are even better.

[sgambatiesque]

A couple of years ago, I narrowly missed out on buying one of the RVW symphonies
arranged for piano solo. I think it was No1, but can't remember for sure. Can anyone
shed further light on it please?

There's an arrangement of the London Symphony by Vally Lasker available for purchase here:http://www.stainer.co.uk/rvw.html

Sample pages: http://www.stainer.co.uk/images/pdf/37040.pdf

Some duet and organ arrangements of RVW symphonies also.

YouTube is a good place to locate newer arrangements, e.g. Symphony No. 5 part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUxRAhZ3dQg with PDF available for a donation at http://www.vkgoeswild.com/