Pianophilia

Dear Frank, dear fleubis,

you are welcome! A pleasure to know that I can make some people happy with my collecting and scanning work!

Sincerely yours

Sir A.


Charles MAYER
Le Tremolo. Grande Etude pour le Pianoforte op. 61. No. 2
(probably first edition of this once famous trill study) MusiK der Zeit
Band V: Bartok, Grosz, Krenek, Milhaud, Petyrek (charming: "Mein erster Foxtrot"), Prokofieff, Rathaus, Scrjabine

Hi Alfor, and thanks for your latest.

With this latest volume of Musik der Zeit, clearly the editors have opted fora more "modern" tone and I must admit to not caring for several of the pieces. For instance, I've never cared for Krenek. However, there are others which are a delight, like the Milhaud Rag-Caprice. This series sure has something for everyone.

The Mayer tremolo etude certainly does keep the right hand busy and I wonder how Godowsky missed coming up with a version for the left hand. And therein is my complaint - no work for the left hand since I feel if one is going to spend time working on and etude, both hands need to get to work on solving the same technical problem. That said, there is still a place for this etude and I can see why it was once somewhat popular.

Musik der Zeit
Band VI (Bartok, Butting, Casella, Eisler, Hauer, Pisk, Schönberg, Wellesz)
color cover original - not browned by age!! and for fleubis' underemployed left hand:

Charles Valentin ALKAN
Trois Grandes Etudes
Etude pour les mains reunies op. 76 No. 3
from original Costallat edition (please don't give up! I promise you: it DOES end!!)

Alfor, it has been quite a ride going thru all six volume of Musik der Zeit and into serialism, which is not my cup of tea, but seen as a whole, these volumes are a real treasure and a wonderful resource and I thank you for posting them.

Alkan? Yes, Alfor, THIS IS my favorite Alkan etude. (I get quite disgusted with myself after hearing Martin and then Hamelin play this piece) This is an etude that answers all my objections and I continue to strive to perfect it, but I'm pretty sure I'll never be in the league of those two masters, still it is always on music desk and often worked on. I am always on the lookout for other etudes which address different technical issues that work both hands as well as this one.

fleubis wrote:Alkan? Yes, Alfor, THIS IS my favorite Alkan etude.

i always felt that Alkan's metronomic marking was exaggerated here. Instead of 160 crotchets per minute, I think it it should be 160 semiquavers per minute. Then I might have more than a snowball's chance in hell of playing it...

Regards
Fred

Erkki MELARTIN (Finnish composer, 1875-1937; currently in the state of being re-discovered)
24 Preludier op. 85 Häfte I.
(somewhat naive for my taste) Parc d'Attractions EXPO 1937
excellent anthology of early 20th century Parisian composers (dedicated to Marguerite Long):
Halffter, Harsanyi, Martinu, Mihalovici, Mompou, Rieti, Tansman, Tcherepnine
http://www.amazon.com/Esposition-Paris- ... 885&sr=1-3

alfor wrote:Erkki MELARTIN (Finnish composer, 1875-1937; currently in the state of being re-discovered)
24 Preludier op. 85 Häfte I.
(somewhat naive for my taste)

Melartin 24 Prel. op.85 vol.1.pdf

Parc d'Attractions EXPO 1937
excellent anthology of early 20th century Parisian composers (dedicated to Marguerite Long):
Halffter, Harsanyi, Martinu, Mihalovici, Mompou, Rieti, Tansman, Tcherepnine

Parc d'Attractions.pdf

http://www.amazon.com/Esposition-Paris- ... 885&sr=1-3

Thank you so much for Melartin, Alfor! It is really one of composers I've been appreciating recently... Hope you can also post the remaining preludes.

fredbucket wrote:

fleubis wrote:Alkan? Yes, Alfor, THIS IS my favorite Alkan etude.

i always felt that Alkan's metronomic marking was exaggerated here. Instead of 160 crotchets per minute, I think it it should be 160 semiquavers per minute. Then I might have more than a snowball's chance in hell of playing it...

Regards
Fred

Fred, glad to know you are having as much fun as I am with this piece!

alfor wrote:Erkki MELARTIN (Finnish composer, 1875-1937; currently in the state of being re-discovered)
24 Preludier op. 85 Häfte I.

Thank you, Alfor. I've been taking an interest in Melartin recently as an offshoot of my research in Palmgren.

Tibor HARSANYI
Baby-Dancing
Huit petites danses pour piano (excellent introduction to modern* dances)
*apart from 2 Csardas Alexandre TANSMAN
Suite dans le style ancien (last piece is a TOCCATA) P.S. alfor postings revisited: anyone who has played "Anton Urspruch: Deutsche Tänze"?