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Beethoven's piano Scherzo Woo 52 - arranged for orchestra
Started this discussion. Last reply by Timothy Smith Jun 27. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Just recently I heard a very unknown but fantastic Beethoven piano Scherzo which fascinated me and a Canadian friend so much that we tried to orchestrate it:…Continue
Adagio for string quartett on the notes B-A-C-H
Started this discussion. Last reply by Liz Atems May 9. 1 Reply 0 Likes
This is a very meditative Adagio in g minor for a stringquartett on the famous 4-note pattern B-A-C-H.The atmosphere here is of deep sadness and pain. A contrasting second theme in Eb Major, a kind…Continue
Orchestrations of string quartetts and piano sonatas
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gerd Prengel Apr 19. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Besides composing I also find great joy in arranging piano sonatas or string quartetts from the old masters for symphony orchestra: Here the finale from Beethoven's great quartett op. 131:…Continue
Variations on a late Beethoven Adagio sketch for a sring quartett
Started this discussion. Last reply by Liz Atems May 9. 25 Replies 0 Likes
Among Beethoven's sketches for his quartett op. 130 a very beautiful Adagio tune was found. I liked this theme so much that in the last 2 weeks I wrote a variation movement for string quartett on…Continue
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"Dear Jos,
thank you for your helpful remarks. I am always amazed about your "fine" ears. Please would you please check this new…"
"Hi Gerd,
That is indeed the more 'mature' Beethoven: very thoughtful and elaborate. You did a splendid orchestration job again. I love the instrumentation and the question-answer style in which the woodwinds play a beautiful role. Well…"
Beethoven's piano Scherzo Woo 52 - arranged for orchestra
Just recently I heard a very unknown but fantastic Beethoven piano Scherzo which fascinated me and a Canadian friend so much that we tried to orchestrate it:http://gerdprengel.de/Beeth_Woo52_orch.mp3 :-)GerdSee More
"Never I would assume, that these are digitally rendered sounds! So natural - very good, Jos! But I also never had guessed that this is from Beethoven ... sounds more like very early Haydn or so ... I am juast about to present here another…"
"What a tenderness! I feel like hovering ... very beautiful, Saul!"
"Saul, I am very astonished about your assessment of this theme! Junk ?? I just can say that I adore it as a true gem coming out of Beethoven's genius!
Gerd"
"Dear Liz,
I just listened to your piece and I just say "wow!" . In particular I love the 1st variation - what I tenderness you unfold here! Truly , as you said, a "mood of rapture" which I love so very much in…"
"Thanks Gerd! I had a little trouble with the harmonization and in fact have already rewritten bars 14 & 15 as the voice leading was awkward. It keeps wanting to turn into the Adagio of Mahler's 3rd in my mind, so I have to be careful.
As to…"
"Wow, Liz, the more I listen to your version the more I like it! I am very curious how you would create variations to it..."
"I think this is the second time I've seen this work of yours, though the other time may have been on the GMG site. Very impressive polyphonic writing, Gerd - and though the idiom is tonal, no one would mistake this for a work from before the…"
"Score had a typo...corrected."
"Just for comparison, I finished writing out my version of the basic variations theme, an A-B-A form of which the second "A" section is the Beethoven sketch theme, richly harmonized for full quartet. I'll try to attach it and the…"
"Dear Saul,
especially the first piece is such a tender and beautiful gem of music! I love it very much and reminds me of the transcendence of some of Bach'spiano works. Thank you!
Gerd"
Adagio for string quartett on the notes B-A-C-H
This is a very meditative Adagio in g minor for a stringquartett on the famous 4-note pattern B-A-C-H.The atmosphere here is of deep sadness and pain. A contrasting second theme in Eb Major, a kind of choral, rises up from this like a solemn prayer conveying the love of God. Both parts are repeated but with even more intensity of expression.http://gerdprengel.de/b-a-c-h.mp3…See More
"Thank you!! Without your help and advice I would not have done these improvements! :-)"
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- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Orchestra, Small Ensemble
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- Classical + neo Classical Music
- Is music your main income source?
- No - Not at all.
- Where do you live?
- Darmstadt, Germany
- About Me (Must include at least one paragraph of biographical information about you as a composer) - blank or minimal answers on this line will cause your request to be rejected. Include a link to your website if you have one.
- I am mostly influenced by (Vienna) Classical music and so this is also the style I love to compose. So far I wrote a symphony, a string quartett, a piano sonata, a violin sonata and some smaller pieces. Also I love to orchestrate classical piano or string quartett pieces (Well tempered piano by Bach, Beethoven's last 3 piano sonatas, . . .), I
- Website:
- www.gerdprengel.de
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 6:51pm on April 20, 2020,
Markus Boyd said…
I have visited your website and very impressed with your works. Your symphony is a remarkable achievement
- At 10:57am on February 8, 2020,
Gav Brown said…
Welcome Gerd!
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