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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 a powerful first Beethoven draft to write a c-minor Symphony movement - Completed
"thank you, David, yes, I do it a bit faster and didn't do the repeatitions of expostion an recapitulation of the original recording"
Jul 7
Gerd Prengel posted a discussion
Dear friends,would you please compare these 2 versions of an amazingly powerful first Beethoven attempt to write a c-minor Symphony movement ("Presto") from the early 1790s?.  my revised version of a completion by…
Jul 7
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion my new Beethoven realisation - a delightful piano concerto Rondo
"Skizzenbuch Kafka – Part 5 – Music Research Center www.lvbeethoven.it https://share.google/kVVdVDestkpxyDr6F
The Administrator of that Research Center sends me every once in a while sketches that I may work them out ... "
Jun 20
Gerd Prengel posted a discussion
I greet you with my new Beethoven realisation - a delightful little piano concerto Rondo :from an early Beethoven sketch:https://youtu.be/ldUHAgGoLNw?si=Zxe_KYqxvvzb3TDg I hope you'll enjoy it  Gerd
Jun 18
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Gustav Mahler - Completion of an amazing draft for a symphonic Scherzo
"The first recording by Park was very bad. I recorded his version anew with Noteperformer and I think now his Version sounds much better and also more like Mahler: https://youtu.be/Cmx9WONqv7o?si=6GenFNkHjd1iFxVo"
May 17
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Gustav Mahler - Completion of an amazing draft for a symphonic Scherzo
"Dear Liz, here in my first version ( with a bit too much reverb), you can clearly see Mahler's handwriting : https://youtu.be/DbMBdo8odVU?si=_lXTK7Wu7sZFieUr I also see that it is not his typical style but I love it ..."
May 17
Gerd Prengel replied to Gerd Prengel's discussion Gustav Mahler - Completion of an amazing draft for a symphonic Scherzo
"I need your help! A Korean Conducter wants to perform this Mahler Scherzo based on my completion, but he did a "revision" of it with the result, that I hardly recognise my work ! Would you please give me your assessment of both versions…"
Apr 1
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
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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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