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Topic: Best Liszt Editions?  (Read 16429 times)

Offline dnephi

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Best Liszt Editions?
on: December 21, 2007, 01:45:13 AM
Which of the following do you recommend?

New Liszt Edition (Musica Budapest)
Henle Verlag Urtext
Emile von Sauer as editor (Peters Edition)

(other)

Thanks,

Daniel
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Offline cygnusdei

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Re: Best Liszt Editions?
Reply #1 on: December 21, 2007, 03:51:00 AM
Isn't Editio Musica Budapest the best just for its comprehensive survey?
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Offline thalbergmad

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Re: Best Liszt Editions?
Reply #2 on: December 21, 2007, 05:18:18 PM
Some of the EMB Edition books are too thick and it impossible to keep them flat on the piano.

Probably the best and most comprehensive though.

Thal
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Offline faulty_damper

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Re: Best Liszt Editions?
Reply #3 on: January 02, 2008, 06:49:41 PM
Quote from: thalbergmad on December 21, 2007, 05:18:18 PM
Some of the EMB Edition books are too thick and it impossible to keep them flat on the piano.

Probably the best and most comprehensive though.

Thal
They do offer individual extractions from the editions, at least in the US but with a hideous green cover.
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Offline nolan

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Re: Best Liszt Editions?
Reply #4 on: January 02, 2008, 08:09:07 PM
I've used the Henle edition of the Transcendental Etudes and they are just beautiful...clean, clear notation and spacing.
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Offline jinfiesto

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Re: Best Liszt Editions?
Reply #5 on: January 03, 2008, 05:29:14 AM
The Hungarian Budapest are by far the best.
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