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“The Sound Always Comes First” — Andrea Bonatta on Teaching Liszt

Why tone matters more than speed, why reading Goethe matters as much as practising octaves, and how a single insight can transform a performance. Italian pianist and scholar Andrea Bonatta has spent decades exploring the contradictions of Franz Liszt, from performer to man of faith, virtuoso to poet. Here, in conversation with Piano Street at Liszt Utrecht 2026, he shares his vision. Read more

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Topic: Ravel "Gaspard de la Nuit" Edition (Read 2635 times)

cforlana

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Ravel "Gaspard de la Nuit" Edition

on: December 11, 2007, 09:33:43 PM

Which edition is better - Durand or Peters Urtext , or otherwise?

Please advise. Thanks

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dnephi

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Re: Ravel "Gaspard de la Nuit" Edition

Reply #1 on: December 11, 2007, 09:37:33 PM

Durand, without question.

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cygnusdei

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Re: Ravel "Gaspard de la Nuit" Edition

Reply #2 on: December 11, 2007, 09:43:57 PM

Really? I thought the Durand edition had typographical errors.

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pita bread

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Re: Ravel "Gaspard de la Nuit" Edition

Reply #3 on: December 11, 2007, 10:28:16 PM

Quote from: dnephi on December 11, 2007, 09:37:33 PM

Durand, without question.

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Quote from: cygnusdei on December 11, 2007, 09:43:57 PM

Really? I thought the Durand edition had typographical errors.

true

The Peters Urtext edition (if I'm talking about the same one as you are), the Alfred edition (edited by Nancy Bricard), and the Schirmer-Casadesus edition have the corrections to the typographical errors.

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Re: Ravel "Gaspard de la Nuit" Edition

Reply #4 on: December 11, 2007, 10:29:33 PM

Thanks for correcting me. I was under the impression that Durand was the best edition for all of Debussy and Ravel.

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Piano Street Magazine:
“The Sound Always Comes First” — Andrea Bonatta on Teaching Liszt