Norman Schwartz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>It hasn't been brought up (yet), but how about LvB's own Piano
>transcription, Op. 61a? No one seems to have kind words about this work to
>begin with. Listeners who dislike both the Violin and Piano Concerti must
>have even bigger problems with Op. 61a. Needless to say, I enjoy this one
>as well.
Op. 61 or "Transcritzione per Pianoforte" which is the title Beethoven
gave it, isn't that quirky just it gets a good performance by a competent
pianist. I have a wonderful recording with Maurizio Pollini playing the
piano. [Orchestra della RAI di Milano/Franco Caracciolo, 1967]
Andreas von Doebeln
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