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Offline dabbler

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Transcriptions - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (from BWV 147)
on: January 28, 2007, 11:21:47 AM
I looked a bit for transcriptions of that piece and it seems that the most popular one is by Myra Hess. Could it be that also Kempf and Gieseking did their own? This was implied on some CD information. If so, how do they differ? Anyway, I'd be interested in them if anybody could share. Thanks!
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Re: Transcriptions - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (from BWV 147)
Reply #1 on: January 28, 2007, 12:45:48 PM
This has been rather popular with bach transcribers.

Kempf definately did his own version as he wrote it down and i have the score. Giesking, i am not sure, but i do not have the score.

Other versions are bauer, Horne, mansfield, fiorentino.

There is not massive difference as there is really only so much you can do with this melody.

Due to the C word, i cannot post any scores.

Thal
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Re: Transcriptions - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (from BWV 147)
Reply #2 on: January 28, 2007, 01:02:11 PM
Quote from: thalbergmad on January 28, 2007, 12:45:48 PM
Due to the C word, i cannot post any scores.
Thal

Oh I see, they're all too new... :-(
But thanks for the info on the various versions; I also guessed that they don't differ too much.
-Tobias
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Re: Transcriptions - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (from BWV 147)
Reply #3 on: February 04, 2007, 05:33:05 PM
I play the Hess version, and like i a lot.  I've seen the Kempf score, but still prefer to play Hess. 
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Re: Transcriptions - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (from BWV 147)
Reply #4 on: February 04, 2007, 05:46:13 PM
In the meantime I also had a look at different transcriptions (Bauer, Hess, Kempf, Mansfield) and also prefer the Hess version. When relaxing my fingers from my current Bach-Busoni torturing (Nun freut Euch), I'm enjoying this one. Audition room, soon... :-)
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Re: Transcriptions - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (from BWV 147)
Reply #5 on: March 02, 2007, 02:59:18 AM
Quote from: thalbergmad on January 28, 2007, 12:45:48 PM
This has been rather popular with bach transcribers.

Kempf definately did his own version as he wrote it down and i have the score. Giesking, i am not sure, but i do not have the score.

Other versions are bauer, Horne, mansfield, fiorentino.

There is not massive difference as there is really only so much you can do with this melody.

Due to the C word, i cannot post any scores.

Thal

Hi,
Can you possibly send it to me? My email is: thaicheow@yahoo.com

Thanks.
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