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Topic: Prokofiev Transcriptions  (Read 1719 times)

Offline j_menz

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Prokofiev Transcriptions
on: July 13, 2015, 02:34:36 PM
I recently stumbled across this in a collection I have:



It's really rather good. (It's also on IMSLP if your country's copyright laws allow).

My question, though, is did he do any more? I know he transcribed his own work a lot - I mean transcriptions of other people's work.

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Re: Prokofiev Transcriptions
Reply #1 on: July 13, 2015, 02:56:54 PM
he did some Schubert waltzes no? I don't have these but they are on list of 'to find'

any leads on this would be most welcome too. wasn't in the usual spots last i checked but been several years since i had a look.

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Re: Prokofiev Transcriptions
Reply #2 on: July 13, 2015, 03:07:24 PM
Cool.  :D
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Re: Prokofiev Transcriptions
Reply #3 on: July 13, 2015, 03:14:21 PM
Cool.  :D
also cool
https://www.fredericchiu.com/Frederic%20Chiu%20Official%20Website/Store.html

not what you asked about per say but am working to buy these, Chiu has some wonderful transcriptions of his own from Segey's works  8)

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Re: Prokofiev Transcriptions
Reply #4 on: July 13, 2015, 03:36:24 PM
Hi. I've not come across any, but I much enjoyed the recording… On a tangential note, (being that  of orch. trans.)  - thought I would mention a few transcriptions of Bach that I think are not so well known, which I find quite interesting… Begging your pardon, if this is too far afield for this thread.   Orchestrated by Webern, Stravinsky, and Schoenberg:


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Re: Prokofiev Transcriptions
Reply #5 on: July 13, 2015, 03:52:00 PM
Hi. I've not come across any, but I much enjoyed the recording… On a tangential note, (being that  of orch. trans.)  - thought I would mention a few transcriptions of Bach that I think are not so well known, which I find quite interesting… Begging your pardon, if this is too far afield for this thread.   Orchestrated by Webern, Stravinsky, and Schoenberg:



Bach is a musical skeleton key. ok to fit it anywhere. 

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Re: Prokofiev Transcriptions
Reply #6 on: July 13, 2015, 04:37:45 PM
@Visitor… Well of course it is ok.  Hard to go wrong with perfect architecture to begin with..  So, what is offered here is a composer's orchestral 'take' on it… Sorry it fell flat on you.. I am assuming you have already heard them then..
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Re: Prokofiev Transcriptions
Reply #7 on: July 13, 2015, 04:48:27 PM
@Visitor… Well of course it is ok.  Hard to go wrong with perfect architecture to begin with..  So, what is offered here is a composer's orchestral 'take' on it… Sorry it fell flat on you.. I am assuming you have already heard them then..
to the contrary love that stuff! again on my end, Bach is always welcome  :D

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Re: Prokofiev Transcriptions
Reply #8 on: July 13, 2015, 08:59:45 PM
he did some Schubert waltzes no? I don't have these but they are on list of 'to find'

any leads on this would be most welcome too. wasn't in the usual spots last i checked but been several years since i had a look.

There's a copy on IMSLP:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Schubert_Waltzes_(Prokofiev,_Sergey%29
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