French Piano Music

[4candles]

More attractive pieces by the relatively undemanding Adolphe Botte:

Sept Morceaux Caractéristiques.pdf

Oeuvres choisies.pdf

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[4candles]

Don't suppose anyone might have the three outstanding pieces in circulation by Emile Forgues?

• Marche des Ombres, Op. 3
  L'Alcazar - Grand Bolero de Concert pour piano, Op. 8
  La Fête des Almées, caprice de concert pour piano, Op. 9

No idea what his Opp. 1 and 2 were.

It's very frustrating not being able to find any more of his works. From online research I've done, it seems he also wrote a number of other pieces aside from those listed by Fétis, published or inédit, including movements for a Concerto in D-flat; a Fantaisie sur le Stabat de Rossini (published by Troupenas), a Fantaisie sur motifs de Wilhem/Souvenirs de Wilhem, a Fantaisie sur la Reine de Chypre, a Fantaisie sur Charles VI (or VII), etc. If he was in the same league as Joseph Ascher, Adolfo Fumagalli (fantastic CD soon to be released at Toccata Classics), Alexandre Goria, he deserves to be investigated more.

Seems he republished a few of his works under different titles, so duplication doesn't help, but it's presumably because of his very busy family life and as a travelling pianist. I'm beginning to wonder if he was affected, as were many others (including Alkan), by the events that followed after the ruling of the Paris Commune in the early 1870s. There doesn't seem to be any mention of him after the mid-1860s.

Perhaps Jean-Séb can find out more?

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[Jim Faston]

Opp. 3, 8 & 9 are held at the BNF but not yet digitized.

[4candles]

Opp. 3, 8 & 9 are held at the BNF but not yet digitized.

Thanks Jim. Yup, I'd noted they were there, but wondered if anyone had them already in PDF/shareable format.
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[4candles]

The Sonate, Op. 76 by Georges Jean Pfeiffer, courtesy of the BIBLIOTECA DIGITAL HISPÁNICA.

Pfeiffer_Sonate, Op. 76.pdf

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[fleubis]

Thanks for the Pfeiffer Sonata, 4C. I was just playing through his Etudes last week so this Sonata is a nice addition to our Pfeiffer collection.

[4candles]

You're very welcome fleubis!

[pianojay]

Help!
Does anyone have DUREY Louis, Carillon et Neige [4 hands]?
Thank you.
R

Patience is rewarded:
http://www.adrive.com/public/gx478z/Dur ... 20(4H).pdf

[arneros]

Fantastic!!!
Thank you.
R

[Jean-Séb]

Patience is rewarded:
http://www.adrive.com/public/gx478z/Dur ... 20(4H).pdf

My patience has not been rewarded. I've tried desperately for hours to download this file but I only get the answer "the line is busy". Too bad!