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Great Armando, keep us informed...

Armando, congratulations again on the work and for the continuous updates on your site. I am sure that many people, both Italian and non-Italian, constantly visit the site and appreciate its content; especially now with the link from the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn. As you know, I am always at your disposal for any small help I can give you. Warm regards to you and everyone. Luigi

There, in 48 hours I have transformed the old subdivisions into the "official" sections recommended by the Beethoven Haus, following the NGA. In the meantime, the subdivision is as follows:

Abteilung I, Symphonien, 5 Bände geplant – 1 Band erschienen, mit Kritischem Bericht

Abteilung II, übrige Orchesterwerke, 4 Bände geplant – 3 Bände erschienen, 2 mit Kritischem Bericht

Abteilung III, Konzerte, 5 Bände geplant – 4 Bände erschienen, 3 mit Kritischem Bericht

Abteilung IV, Kammermusik mit Klavier, 3 Bände geplant – 2 Bände erschienen, 1 mit Kritischem Bericht

Abteilung V, Werke für Klavier und ein Instrument, 4 Bände geplant – alle 4 Bände erschienen, 2 mit Kritischem Bericht

Abteilung VI, Kammermusik ohne Klavier, 6 Bände geplant – 5 Bände erschienen, 3 mit Kritischem Bericht

Abteilung VII, Klaviermusik, 8 Bände geplant – 5 Bände erschienen, 2 mit Kritischem Bericht

Abteilung VIII, Geistliche Musik, 3 Bände geplant – alle 3 Bände erschienen, alle 3 mit Kritischem Bericht

Abteilung IX, Bühnenwerke, 8 Bände geplant – 1 Band erschienen, mit Kritischem Bericht

Abteilung X, Gesangswerke mit Orchesterbegleitung, 3 Bände geplant – alle 3 Bände erschienen, alle 3 mit Kritischem Bericht

Abteilung XI, Volksliedbearbeitungen, 3 Bände geplant – 1 Band erschienen, mit Kritischem Bericht

Abteilung XII, Lieder und Gesänge, 2 Bände geplant – 1 Band erschienen, mit Kritischem Bericht

Abteilung XIII, Kompositionsstudien u. ä., 2 Bände geplant – noch kein Band erschienen

That is to say, suppose a scholar or an amateur, or even some poor madman who purchased VOLUME 1 of the Schauspielmusiken from HENLE, wanted to consult - I don't know - Tarpeja - they would find the exact correspondence on the site by clicking on the icon labeled "Section IX volumes 8 and 9 - Stage Music" which corresponds precisely to the German wording "Abteilung IX, Bühnenwerke, Bänd 8" in his book.

I am happy but -----obviously---- not satisfied. Now I am going to completely redo the catalogs, still borrowed from the old French site: they have a graphic design and description that are old and obsolete (which is unbearable by now) and the page that is not yet visible, the one with works divided by genre, which must be standardized to the sections with descriptions. Once the work is finished (my wife will ask for a divorce) we will (the "we" is mandatory) finally have the site as I have always desired it, and with more works from the NGA, since we have all the sketches and the Hess versions that are not included in the revision.

Guys, I see the light!

So, the Hess page has also been redone (335 numbers). Now all the works with the number of the well-deserving and saintly man of Winterthur have been corrected (within the limits of human understanding); obviously, "our" Green catalogue helped me. Many works still need to be described, so a direct correspondence does not yet exist. Instead, I have included links to the works that Hess honors with one of his opus numbers, even though they already have their own numbers. That is, if you were to look for Hess 86, you would be referred to the Grosse Fuge Opus 134. (The nomenclature Hess 86 appears in the description of the work itself: Bruers 134 - Hess 86 - KH. 134 - L. IV, p. 303 - Nottebohm 134).

Ah, the vertigo of the list! Understand and correct the errors! Within four to five years, I hope to have put all of Our Master's works online; for now, I am moving on to the Biamonti list, which will be treated like this one, or rather, merged into a single list of 849 works! Listen to the strange Hess 330, 331 and following, which I have put on the site; meanwhile, I am climbing Mount Fate, and even without Mithril....

Dear friends,

After having restyled (partially, let's not start with observations!) the catalog pages, I have inserted a section that I have wanted for a long time, and which these summer days (but not vacation days, alas) allowed me to finish, namely the page dedicated to the study works that Our [Beethoven] did with Haydn and Albrechtsberger: http://www.lvbeethov...ano.html#Studio . Naturally, this is the greatest contribution one can give to the cause; all the sound sources I have have been put on the site. Many studies still date back to the old (but still very valid) essay that Nottebohm wrote, Beethovens Unterricht bei Haydn, Albrechtsberger und Salieri. Leipzig und Winterthur. Reiter Biedermann - 1873, which you can also find on the site in the "Libri on line" section. The second part of my work is focused on the other part of Beethovenian studies, namely those declamation exercises that "The man without rhythm" did with Salieri. (I agree with MASTER ALLEVI, oh haughty and ignorant people!: nowhere in the notebooks does it appear that Beethoven had Rhythm, nor a "Duna" or let alone a "Multipla" as justly, from the height of his almost unlimited intellectual capacity, the MASTER enlightens us. Forgive them, for they know not what they say, and let us drink with your next creation, oh supreme among supremes!). Ok, the description of said exercises can be found here: http://www.lvbeethoven.it/Opere/Beethoven-Midi-Mp3-Italiani-a-Cappella.html and from the Biamonti catalog I have drawn a table with the concordances between the catalogs. Now all that is left for us is to find the parts of the works by Cornet and Doblhof, to have the greatest overview that exists on the subject online. (I already have the descriptions and audio files of all the WoO 99 ready.)

Good sweltering summer heat to everyone, dear Harmonic and Melodic friends (because I'll have to go and get the Rhythmic Friends in.... Cortona!).

Armando...thanks!

Here it is.

After working ‒ quite laboriously — on the site for a long time, anyone who has felt like visiting the home page during this sweltering August will have noticed the changes that were so close to my heart. Although not finished (if they ever will be), we now have three main pages: namely, the works divided by opus number, the in-depth studies, and lastly, but long-awaited, the page of works divided by musical genre. I cared a lot about this last section, which is almost a summary of the in-depth studies. This way, anyone can have a lean and concise overview of what LVB wrote within a given set. Good luck; yesterday I also included an absolute rarity, namely the fragment for viola and piano, which as far as I know has only been recorded once on a Toccata Classics CD. Have a good SiteTour! In the next post, I will also indicate an approximate date for an interview that Massimo Anfossi gave to Radio Svizzera regarding the Fantasia Biamonti 213.

Musical embraces to all,

Thank you Armando.