Wagner

[healdie]

Hi does anyone have any infomation about the solo piano output of Wagner?

I know he wrote some sonatas but these to be neglected by pianists, i also know he wrote some various other works for solo piano
has anyone learnt any of them if so why do you think they are neglected?
and are they worth learning?

any infomation will be much appreciated

[thalbergmad]

I think there are 3 sonatas and various albumblats, polkas, fantasias etc....

I have not studied them myself as i distinctly remember someone telling me they were utterly worthless.

Thal

[richard black]

I've got the complete Wagner piano music, it's a single book publisher by Schott, about 150 pages IIRC. Nothing particularly interesting, I read through most of it when I got the book and haven't taken it off the shelf since then, 'nuff said? Before you ask, I bought it when I was asked by the local Wagner Society to play the one or two duets in there for a function.

[pinoypianist]

maybe better stick to the opera transcriptions by liszt etc.............. did thalberg transcibe some wagner operas?

[mikey6]

I've followed through the Bb sonata and it's utter rubbish!  Hillarious rubbish!  Can't believe he became what he did!

[thalbergmad]

did thalberg transcibe some wagner operas?

I do not think so and it would have not suited his style anyway.

He was much less orchestral than Liszt. Bellini, Rossini and Verdi was more suitable material to him.

Thal