On the Hess site 60, 66, 69 70 and 71.

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May 28, 2013, 15:04

Dear friends,

I bring to your attention a series of updates to the site, namely a series of almost unpublished Klavierstücke, specifically:

Hess 60 - Sketch for piano, in A major - ca. 1800.

Hess 66 - Second version of the Allegretto WoO 53.

Hess 69 - Allegretto in C minor for piano.

Hess 70 - Adagio, for piano, in G major.

Hess 71 - Movement for piano in G major.

While for 66 and 69 we have a couple of recordings on LP and CD, I consider Hess 60, 70 and 71 to be unpublished. (For Hess 70 and 71, one can still find a "home" recording by my friend Jhonn Kersey: http://rdrecs.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/first-recordings-of-beethoven/

Hess probably did not have direct access to all of Beethoven's sketches, but drew from Nottebohm's "Beethoveniana" and "Zweite Beethoveniana" for some works. The inclusion in this catalogue of small fragments from the "Landsberg 6" cannot be explained, nor can the exclusion of large works such as the Fantasia Biamonti 213 (which Biamonti only reports because he included Shedlock's research published in 1892 on the Kafka collection, dismissing it in two words!)

Enjoy listening!

PS: I will not enter into the other post "Unsterbliche Geliebte" (and I will stay far away from it), but I would like to thank Oracolo for the citation of Benedetta's book. Being mentioned in the acknowledgments of a researcher so attentive, wise, and modest is one of those small-great satisfactions of this wretched musical life!)

A hug

Hess 60 - Abbozzo per pianoforte, in La maggiore - 1800 ca.Hess 66 - Seconda versione dell' Allegretto WoO 53.Hess 69 - Allegretto in do minore per pianoforte.Hess 70 - Adagio, per pianoforte, in sol maggiore.Hess 71 -Movimento per pianoforte in sol maggiore.http://rdrecs.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/first-recordings-of-beethoven/

Oracolo

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May 28, 2013, 15:10

OrlandiArmando wrote:
PS: I am not entering the other post "Unsterbliche Geliebte" (and I will keep my distance from it)

Why is that? Because I am curious

OrlandiArmando

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May 29, 2013, 22:24

Dear Oracle, believe me, it is not arrogance to avoid addressing a topic that has been analyzed in minute detail.... on the other post my friend Daniele will be able to worthily illustrate to you the numerous notes that passed through the great composer's bed, for love or for womb. (I have great esteem for Daniele and, no matter what happens, he certainly won't do any worse than Buscaroli, who in his book-RiodelleAmazzoni pumps with a compressor for 60 pages and more only to conclude that he... bah.... indeed....) The subject itself is not interesting for those who deal with sketches and rare music.... and to think that a few years ago, prompted by the old co-owner of the French site, Dominique Prévot, I did a good (!) research on Minona von Stackelberg (1813-1897), probable illegitimate daughter of Beethoven; the research was interesting in itself, especially because Minona was a decent musician, and even managed to publish some "little pieces of music," which I put on the old site... (who knows if I won't find a hole in the new one too).... I would say that I can move this response to the other post, so that if someone is so reckless as to ask me for the article on Minona (Minona=Anonim, cute....) I would make it public domain.