Friday 7 March 2014

RECENT ACQUISITIONS #1

FRANCIS EDWARD BACHE - PIANO CONCERTO IN E Op.18
Status: Making into piano solo edition (with tuttis)
Duration: 3 months
Title page:

J.B. CRAMER - PIANO SONATAS Opp.53, 59, 62, 74
Status: for recreational playing after doses of Beethoven or Haydn
Title pages:


C.CZERNY - LES CHARMES D' LE AMITIE Op.55
Status: maybe for typeset but much fun for playing alone
Title page:
now publicly available at IMSLP (after my request to the uploader)
ENJOY!



Saturday 1 March 2014

STEIBELT

Without having to listen the 100th time of a Beethoven, Bach or Mozart concerto, why don't choose to listen the 1st time of a Steibelt concerto? Daniel Steibelt, humiliated as a charlatan for centuries, composed 8 piano concertos (8th with choral) and dozens of  piano sonatas with equal or superior quality than his predecessors. Anna petrova-forster, a highly-acclaimed pianist, which I respect the most for her venture into obscure compositions recorded the first ever solo disc dedicated only to the piano works of Daniel Steibelt.
2 sonatas op.6/2 & op.82, some etudes and a solo concerto no.6. This disc can be listened for free by using Spotify. I am satisfied for the quality of recording with the sonatas and etudes but rather disappointing with the concerto, titled 'Voyage sur le Mount Bernard', the concerto is lack of proper orchestral parts since Anna only played the parts marked Solo, the rondo works perfectly without the orchestra though not the best of his works. A sample of cover is below:
Orchestral parts of the concerto is rather hard to find, however, someone could consult the concerto authority, Micheal Britchfield for more information about the piece.