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Topic: Recording of Ignaz Moscheles's Impromptu in Eb major op.89?  (Read 7599 times)

Offline teenagepiano

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I've heard that Chopin didn't want to publish his now famous Op66 Fantasie impromptu due to similarities with Ignaz Moscheles's Impromptu in Eb major op.89.

However I can't find recordings of the latter, because I really want to listen to see how similar they are. Its probably because Chopin is much more well known and Moscheles now obscure.

Can someone please direct me to a recording of this piece?

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Re: Recording of Ignaz Moscheles's Impromptu in Eb major op.89?
Reply #1 on: January 18, 2013, 06:48:09 PM
do you play? if so you can play it (or some of it) so you can get an appreciation for the similarities (and differences)
 

but even on a purely visual level, there striking things about the score that immediately hint at each other

https://henseltlibrary.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/moscheles_impromptu_op89.pdf

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Re: Recording of Ignaz Moscheles's Impromptu in Eb major op.89?
Reply #2 on: January 20, 2013, 08:07:06 PM
do you play? if so you can play it (or some of it) so you can get an appreciation for the similarities (and differences)
 

but even on a purely visual level, there striking things about the score that immediately hint at each other

https://henseltlibrary.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/moscheles_impromptu_op89.pdf



I'm unable to play either piece, so I really want to listen to hear how similar they truly are.

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Re: Recording of Ignaz Moscheles's Impromptu in Eb major op.89?
Reply #3 on: January 21, 2013, 12:04:56 AM
I watched this video a while ago. This man plays Moschele's impromptu comparing it to Chopin's. Though I don't think he plays the full piece.
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