Alfor's Rarities

[alfor]

If you want to train your eyes you are strongly advísed to use the respective IMSLP files!!

Xaver SCHARWENKA
Album für Pianoforte Band II. (op. 49 Zwei Menuette, op. 50 Phantasiestücke, Op. 51 Tarantella & Polonaise, op. 52 Sonatinen No. 1 & 2. Once you acknowledge that S. is pretty much a man of the old school, you will be able to appreciate these pieces!)

Scharwenka Album IIA.pdf

Scharwenka Album IIB.pdf

[alfor]

Xaver SCHARWENKA
Album op. 43 Heft II.

Scharwenka Album op.43 II.pdf

Klaviermusik von heute
nice Anthology with short pieces by GDR composers (they all had their pre-GDR lives, though!
The presumably oldest piece is by far the most modern!)

Klaviermusik von heute.pdf

Posted as an example of the early piano style of this composer:
Rodion SHCHEDRIN
Troika** (not available separately; this edition out-of-print)

Shchedrin Troika.pdf

**Dear moderators, if (considerably) violating copyright, please delete!

[alfor]

Karl NAWRATIL (Karel Navratil) Czech composer, 1867-1936

from wikipedia:
"Karel Navrátil (* 24. April 1867 in Prag; † 23. Dezember 1936 ebd.) war ein tschechischer Komponist.
Navrátil studierte in Wien bei Guido Adler und war Schüler des Violinlehrers František Ondříček. Seit 1915 lebte er als Musiklehrer und freier Komponist in Prag. Er komponierte zwei Opern, eine Sinfonie und fünf sinfonische Dichtungen, zwei Klavierkonzerte und ein Violinkonzert, Kammermusik und Klavierstücke, Chorwerke und Lieder."

Variationen über ein eigenes Thema op. 7
fine work of noble restraint; some Brahms influence; has something in common with Variations op. 3 by Herzogenberg; recommended for the sensitive fingers of our Iron Man (vulgo Ferruccio)

Nawratil Variationen op.7.pdf

STRAUSS-GRÜNFELD
Frühlingsstimmen op. 57
non-Godowskian arrangement which has the merit of preserving all the power and sweep of the original!

Strauss-Grünfeld Frühlingsstimmen op.57.pdf

[Ferruccio]

PAGE 100 !!!

Thank you so much for all goodies, dear Alfor !

[HullandHellandHalifax]

PAGE 100 !!!

Thank you so much for all goodies, dear Alfor !

for the second time I believe! congratulations alfor
regards
Brian

[alfor]

Dear Alfor, I just performed the Alexandrov Sonata-Skazka Op.4 last night in a public concert. The score was posted (unearthed) by you in the old PP. I think this would be a Hong Kong premiere. Once I got the video, I would post it here and dedicate the performance to you, as a gratitude for your generosity for continuously posting so many rare and wonderful scores. Mega thanks to you, once again!

Best regards,
Koon

Great!! Eagerly waiting to watch the video!

[phikfy]

Dear Alfor, I just performed the Alexandrov Sonata-Skazka Op.4 last night in a public concert. The score was posted (unearthed) by you in the old PP. I think this would be a Hong Kong premiere. Once I got the video, I would post it here and dedicate the performance to you, as a gratitude for your generosity for continuously posting so many rare and wonderful scores. Mega thanks to you, once again!

Best regards,
Koon

Great!! Eagerly waiting to watch the video!

As I cannot be sure when the video of my concert can be ready, I can only half-realize my promise at the meantime:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLFlqp3ROqE

Here's a private recording of my rehearsal just the night before the concert. It is not flawless from every perspective (playing, recording, piano, interpretation, etc). However, I still hope to pay homage to PP with my video: this is actually a collective effort - we all post here, we play the music from here, and we all learn a lot here.

Best,
Koon

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Stephan KREHL (obscure German composer, 1864-1924; http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_Krehl)
Kanonische Studien 16 zweistimmige Kanons op. 38
good for fingers and head!

Krehl Kanonische Studien op.38.pdf

STRAUSS-PILLNEY
Wiener Blut
bl.... good show! (DIN A3, 600dpi**)

Strauss-Pillney Wiener Blut.pdf

now all my scans are 600dpi, unless otherwise mentioned!

[thalbergmad]

This is excellent old chap. There is not much in life that is more uplifting than a Strauss Waltz transcription, apart from watching Andy Murray get thrashed that is.

Well done.

Thal

[fleubis]

This is excellent old chap. There is not much in life that is more uplifting than a Strauss Waltz transcription, apart from watching Andy Murray get thrashed that is.

Well done.

Thal

Seconded, Alfor!