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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 Gustav Mahler - Completion of an amazing draft for a symphonic Scherzo
" Thank you all for your remarks! Yes, it is not sounding like a typical Mahler piece and yes, my huge love for Beethoven may indeed be mirroring in this Scherzo orchestration,  but the draft is very extensive and detailed and in itself already…"
Jan 23
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Variations for piano in g-minor on an early Beethoven draft
"Thank you, Ivor, for your appreciation - I am glad that it speaks to you ...  :-)  "
Dec 27, 2024
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Variations for piano in g-minor on an early Beethoven draft
Nov 26, 2024
Gerd Prengel posted a discussion
Hallo, I just wrote these variations on a beautiful early Beethoven piano draft. Please share with me your thoughts. Till next week I may present to you also the notes ...https://www.gerdprengel.de/Kafka125_variations.mp3Especially the second last -…
Nov 23, 2024
Gerd Prengel posted a discussion
Hi, for the first time I work on a choir piece, based on a most melodic Beethoven cantata fragment  - a version for choir and piano (the first 45 seconds and interlude at 1:22 - 45 by Beethoven) and a version with orchestra - what do you think? Are…
Oct 13, 2024
Gerd Prengel posted a discussion
Hi, I'd like to share with you my new variations for piano again on a sketched beautiful and rather melancholic Beethoven tune from 1820. Formerly I have made already an orchestration of that theme.https://youtu.be/t2xFOj5MOJo?si=9hZC7xt_SbZXbXVX
Jul 21, 2024
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Overture on the notes B-A-C-H
"I assume that he refered to the Finale of the Art of Fugue ..."
Jul 14, 2024
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Overture on the notes B-A-C-H
"Thank you, Liz, I am glad that it speaks to you. Regarding the fermata, you may be right. I should have written "ritard" instead. I just wanted to take a breath here ..."
Jul 10, 2024
Gerd Prengel posted a discussion
Hi, I'd like to present to you my new overture on the fascinating notes B-A-C-H, inspired by some sketches by Beethoven . Please read the remarks in the video description ... I hope you will enjoy…
Jul 9, 2024
Gerd Prengel posted a discussion
May I introduce you to my latest realisation of some marvelous Beethoven sketches ? At the end there is a Scherzo which I think is one of Beethoven's best! Can you imagine this to be done from these original sketches?-->…
Jun 1, 2024
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion 'Fantasia Farewell' for Piano
"Dear David, wow - I am more than impressed! It really sounds like you played this manually, don't you? so sensitive and tender!! Thank you so much!! Only the 32th notes of the loud passage around 1:38 sound quite harsh and not natural - here I wish…"
May 24, 2024
Gerd Prengel replied to Saul Gefen's discussion Ballade In E major for Piano
"Oh, Saul, this piece just lets me melt away! Surely one of your very best works!!!
Gerd"
May 24, 2024
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion 'Fantasia Farewell' for Piano
"haha, dann seid Ihr Deutsche? Ich wohne in Darmstadt - es freut mich, wenn es deiner Frau gefällt :-)"
May 23, 2024
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion 'Fantasia Farewell' for Piano
"Thank you, David - wonderful !! I take your new version with its warm and balanced sound !
Right now I am working on a precious new set of variations for piano. I hope to finish it in the next days :-) I will have a special eye on avoiding this…"
May 21, 2024
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion 'Fantasia Farewell' for Piano
"By now I myself did some volume increase at these staccato passages with my wave editor: https://gerdprengel.de/Fantasia_Farewell.mp3 I think this fits now, doesn't it? "
May 20, 2024
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion 'Fantasia Farewell' for Piano
"Dear David, thank you so much - your recording is certainly better than mine, only the volume of the staccato notes of the right hand starting from 1:44, 2:09 and 2:44  seem to be too low - they can hardly be heard ...  could you give them little…"
May 20, 2024
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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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