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My biggest theme this Summer was the " completion" of Schuberts Unfinished symphony , here the Scherzo with an orchestration of the main part and a new composition of the Trio with Schuberts sketched melody: https://youtu.be/FSndEjJPeTM?si=62TpTBfnH2xbq4

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Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Beethoven's counterpoint studies ORCHESTRATED
"My Orchestration of 6 further splendid fugues (Hess 243) from Beethoven's counterpoint studies for 4 voices from around 1795 . For the 3rd and 6th fugues the score is presented. Just enjoy the glory of these wonderful and yet almost unknown gems by…"
Oct 18
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Mendelssohn's 6th symphony first movement (completed) - comparing 2 versions
"Thank you for your responses. Now please compare also the former Andante version in 11:10 of the YT Video link above https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0dFe2nBn_s&t=148s and this new version with the revision of my…"
Oct 3
Gerd Prengel posted a discussion
Hi, I need your help! As you may know I completed Mendelssohn's wonderful fragmentary 6th symphony a few years ago:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0dFe2nBn_s&t=148sNow somebody else said I should do a new recording with more reverb and a better…
Sep 19
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Elegy for Piano in a-minor
"please let me hear YOUR elegy ;-)"
Sep 18
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Elegy for Piano in a-minor
"oh, regarding the begining of the Rondo of the Pathetique you may be right - I didn't thought this when I wrote it - but I gues I still can keep it as it is :-) Good observation regarding the "hesitating feel" - yes, thtat's what I had in mind ..."
Sep 18
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Beethoven's counterpoint studies ORCHESTRATED
"in m.124ff. only  the plain melody is by Schubert, the harmonies and instrumentation (especially the accompaniing bassoon) is by me. I like the preceding sustained and hovering violins (in pianissimo!) "
Sep 18
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Beethoven's counterpoint studies ORCHESTRATED
"yes, here is my Schubert completion ( especially the Trio) of the Scherzo of the Unfinished: https://youtu.be/FSndEjJPeTM?si=Kjs3_f754nbgSSLE  :-)"
Sep 18
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Beethoven's counterpoint studies ORCHESTRATED
"5 further little Fugues for 3 voices from Beethoven's counterpoint studies from 1794-95 which I had the joy to set for orchestra this evening :-) Enjoy these little gems ...
www.gerdprengel.de/Hess237-5Fugues_for3voices_orch.mp3"
Sep 16
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Sep 14
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Schuberts Unfinished symphony completed - III.Scherzo and IV.Finale
"Thank you, David! I appreciate your thoughts. I had the deep desire to do this project but move on to other projects now ..."
Sep 14
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Schuberts Unfinished symphony completed - III.Scherzo and IV.Finale
"no I didn't revise it - as I said it is not possible to change a YT Video - only by deleting it and doing a new one"
Sep 13
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Schuberts Unfinished symphony completed - III.Scherzo and IV.Finale
"yes, at 1:09 there was ineed an error, which I corrected already (unfortuneately I cannot make an update on a YT video content), but that is a little detail - what is your generall impression? For example the ending where I pick up the 1st mov.…"
Sep 13
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Schuberts Unfinished symphony completed - III.Scherzo and IV.Finale
"the sketches for the scherzo you can see starting from page 78 at the bottom of each page --> https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/7/75/IMSLP24882-PMLP05477-... What questions did you have? what "bridge" passages?"
Sep 13
Gerd Prengel posted a discussion
My biggest theme this summer was the " completion" of Schuberts Unfinished symphony on the basis of his sketches!! Here the Scherzo with an orchestration of the sketched main part and a new composition of the Trio with Schubert's sketched…
Sep 13
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"Dear H.S. Tech, I very, very muched enjoyed your piano Fantasia yesterday!! Just wonderful!! I myself was recently active mostly in orchestrating Beethoven's wonderful counterpoint studies, for example…"
Sep 13
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  • Welcome Gerd.
  • Dear H.S. Tech, I very, very muched enjoyed your piano Fantasia yesterday!! Just wonderful!! I myself was recently active mostly in orchestrating Beethoven's wonderful counterpoint studies, for example https://youtu.be/gQqM9iiOWMs?si=J1eeN5z2UDBppb8m ...
  • Hi Gerd, good to see you here! Hope to hear more of your work soon.
  • Welcome to the forum, Gerd! Please upload some of your music.
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