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Assorted items / Individual composers / Re: Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894)
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on: May 21, 2022, 05:10:03 pm
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Yes many of his big works are certainly compelling. His chamber music also. As one critic wrote, if he had not been one of the leading piano virtuoso of all time, more attention would have been paid to his compositions. Unlike a lot of piano virtuosi, he knew how to write for both strings and winds and orchestra.
His piano trios are first rate and have all been recorded. They deserve concert performance, pity they do not get it. As for his string quartets, it would be great if we could get a recording of his last four, Opp.90 and 106.
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Assorted items / Piano quintets / Re: Sir Hamilton Harty
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on: April 22, 2022, 07:18:17 pm
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He wrote first rate chamber music. His 2 string quartets and piano quintet were recorded by the Goldner String Quartet on Hyperion Sadly, the music has never been published but exists in manuscripts at the Queens University in Belfast. Apparently the recordings were possible because of copyists making parts for the performers, which is also what happened in the case of the recording on Youtube by the Jupiter Players.
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Assorted items / Piano quintets / Re: Lucien Durosoir
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on: April 21, 2022, 06:43:45 pm
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Quite a lot of his chamber music has been recorded String Quartet No.1 in f minor by Quatour Diotima on Alpha CD 125 String Quartet No.2 in d minor ditto String quartet No.3 in g minor ditto Piano Trio in b minor on Alpha CD 175 Piano Trio in d minor ditto Idyll for Wind Quartet also on Alpha 175 Idyll for Wind Quintet ditto Also several works for cello and piano, and voice with various strings on Alpha 175 But have been unable to locate sheet music parts. The website www.durosoir.com has scores, not parts, for sale.
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Assorted items / Individual composers / Re: Emilie Mayer (1812-1883)
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on: April 18, 2022, 06:22:26 pm
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She wrote a huge amount of chamber music, some of which is absolutely first rate and is now beginning to receive attention. Unfortunately, much of it remains in manuscript and has not yet received publication. FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO Violin Sonata in F Major, Op. 17 Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 18 Recorded on a Feminae CD Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 19 Recorded on a Feminae CD Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 29 Notturno for Violin and Piano, Op. 48/2 Recorded on a CPO CD Violin Sonata in D Minor Violin Sonata in D Major Violin Sonate in E-flat Major Recorded on a Feminae CD FOR CELLO AND PIANO Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 38 Cello Sonate in C Major, Op. 40 Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 47 Cello Sonata in F Major Cello Sonata in C Major Cello Sonata in C Minor Cello Sonata in D Minor Cello Sonata in E Minor Cello Sonata in A Major Cello Sonata in B♭ Major Cello Sonata in B♭ Major Cello Sonata in B Minor PIANO TRIOS Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 12 Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 13 Recorded on a CPO CD Piano Trio in E-flat Major Piano Trio in E Minor Piano Trio in A Minor Piano Trio in B Minor, Op. 16 Recorded on a CPO CD PIANO QUARTETS Piano Quartet in E-flat Major Recorded on a CPO CD Piano Quartet in G Major Recorded on a CPO CD STRING QUARTETS String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 14 Recorded on a CPO CD String Quartet in F Major String Quartet in D Minor String Quartet in E Minor String Quartet in G Major String Quartet in B♭ Major String Quartet in A Major STRING QUINTETS String Quintet in D Major String Quintet in D Minor
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Assorted items / Individual composers / Re: Berkeley, Sir Lennox
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on: April 18, 2022, 06:09:21 pm
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I have performed his String Trio which is an appealing modern work. Also familiar with his String Quartet No.1 but not the last two. The trio has been recorded at least twice. Once on an Altarus LP by the Thamyse String Trio and once on a Cadenza CD by the Heidelberger String Trio. All three of the string quartets were recorded by the Maggini String Quartet on a Naxos CD. And the New London Ensemble recorded his Quintet for Winds and Piano and a Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano on a Naxos CD. That trio certainly deserves concert performance since there are so few. And if a group were to perform the Brahms trio, they could add those of Holbrook and this Berkeley trio.
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Assorted items / Individual composers / Re: Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859-1935) & Reinhold Glière (1875-1956),too!
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on: March 22, 2022, 09:50:07 pm
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Ippolitov-Ivanov if you are not familiar with his smaller works, you are missing out. For example Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, Op.8 Spanish Serenade for Viola and Piano (1897) String Quartet in a minor, Op.13 Piano Quartet in E flat Major, Op.9 An Evening in Georgia, Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon & Piano, Op.71 There are recordings of all but the string quartet and piano quartet. Soundbites of the string quartet can be heard on the Edition Silvertrust website http://www.editionsilvertrust.com/ippolitov-Ivanov-string-qt.htm And a movement of the piano quartet is on Youtube. As for Gliere, in my opinion, without any doubt, his best music is his chamber music His four string quartets and three string sextets for which he won several prizes. While the sextets were composed when he was a yount man, the quartets were composed throughout his life and it is interesting to see how he evolved under the Soviet Stalinist regime. The first two were written in Tsarist Russian, the last two in Soviet times.
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Assorted items / Individual composers / Re: Dora Pejačević the talented composer who impressed Nikisch!
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on: March 22, 2022, 09:42:57 pm
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Dora Pejačevič (1885-1923 until recently spelled Pejacsevich) was born in Budapest, the daughter of an important Croatian aristocrat. Her mother had been a pianist. She studied piano and violin locally before attending various conservatories. At the Munich Conservatory she studied composition with Walter Courvoisier and violin with Henri Petri, although it has been said that she was mostly self-taught. Today, she is considered one Croatia's most important 20th century composers and many of her works, during her lifetime, enjoyed considerable success and were performed throughout Germany, Austria, Hungary and the rest of the Habsburg Empire. Her chamber music is first rate. There are CDs on the CPO label of her Piano Trio, her Piano Quartet and some violin sonatas. Some soundbites can be heard at http://www.editionsilvertrust.com/pejacevic-piano-trio.htm and http://www.editionsilvertrust.com/pejacevic-piano-qt.htm
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MEMBERS' CORNER / Miscellany / Re: Another good forum is the GMG Classical Music Forum
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on: March 22, 2022, 05:57:37 pm
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"What's wrong with this one"....The fact that almost every post is "What are you listening to now" with no mention of any composer's name or names. TOTALLY UNINFORMATIVE. Maybe you do not want anyone to know
You could, for example, at least write something like I am listening to a string quartet by Dmytro Klebanov or symphony No.39 by Mozart etc etc
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Assorted items / Individual composers / Re: Dora Pejačević the talented composer who impressed Nikisch!
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on: February 28, 2022, 05:21:27 pm
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Dora Pejačevič (1885-1923 until recently spelled Pejacsevich) was born in Budapest, the daughter of an important Croatian aristocrat. Her mother had been a pianist. She studied piano and violin locally before attending various conservatories. At the Munich Conservatory she studied composition with Walter Courvoisier and violin with Henri Petri, although it has been said that she was mostly self-taught. Today, she is considered one Croatia's most important 20th century composers and many of her works, during her lifetime, enjoyed considerable success and were performed throughout Germany, Austria, Hungary and the rest of the Habsburg Empire. She is said to have died either in or from the complications of child birth. There are recordings of her piano trio Op.15 and her piano quartet op.25. In her short life, she cranked out a respectable amount of work including 2 string quartets, a symphony, lots of songs and sonatas. You can, if interested hear soundbites of her piano trio and quartet at the links below http://www.editionsilvertrust.com/pejacevic-piano-trio.htmhttp://www.editionsilvertrust.com/pejacevic-piano-qt.htm
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