Composers' own orchestrations

[rienzi]

I have been trying to think of composers' own orchestrations of their solo piano music and have brought to mind several examples each by Ravel and Liszt as well as Griffes' "White Peacock", Bax's "Mediterranean" and the "Danse d'Olaf" by Pick-Mangiagalli.
I'm sure there must be quite a few others that I either don't know or haven't thought of. Any suggestions?

[lostinidlewonder]

One that comes to mind (although it is piano duet) is Holst, "The Planets" suite. Most people know it as an orchestration only but little do they know that it was first a piano duet to begin with.

[gep]

One that comes to mind (although it is piano duet) is Holst, "The Planets" suite. Most people know it as an orchestration only but little do they know that it was first a piano duet to begin with.

But with the last section ("Neptune the Mystic") originally set for organ, Holst considering the music too delicate for a percussive instrument as the piano.
I think I once read that the autograph score of the orchestration (with some exception, Mars?) is not in Holst's own hand. Does anyone know more about this?

All best,
gep

[stevebob]

Fauré transcribed his Ballade Op. 19 for piano and orchestra.  In its original form, it's his lengthiest composition for solo piano.

[rienzi]

But with the last section ("Neptune the Mystic") originally set for organ, Holst considering the music too delicate for a percussive instrument as the piano.
I think I once read that the autograph score of the orchestration (with some exception, Mars?) is not in Holst's own hand. Does anyone know more about this?

All best,
gep

This web-site alludes to "various hands" in the autograph:

https://www.omifacsimiles.com/brochures/holst.html


Two more examples have come to my mind, Grieg's Holberg suite and the Martucci Nocturne (which I shouldn't have forgotten as I played the piano version several times last year when it was was the centenary of the composer's death)