Beethoven -Moszkowski-Andante Cantible from Violin Sonata in C Minor (fragment)

[visitor]

solo by Moritz Moszkowski based on Beethoven Op. 30 No.  in C minor, the 2nd movement, originally for violin and piano, arranged for solo.

got a chance on rather short notice (about 2-2.5 weeks) to prep for a little student achievement recital in my teacher's studio. So worked up a /back up a few older pieces had tinkered with in the past. This was the first of 3 (other two to follow).
I'm really quite fond of Moszkowski's transcriptions, they feel really good in the hands and are well laid out in taking advantage of the keyboard sonority where originally a different instrument would have been written in. live performance on stage sound attached, little memory snafu but nothing unrecoverable. I was pleased with a lot of what I was able to bring across with this really pretty, but sadly very neglected work/arrangement. Not sure I've ever seen it posted or uploaded here or to youtube before (i have it on video but I'm still coming to terms with it so have not yet decided to make it publicly accessible).

thanks for taking a few minutes to listen. recorded with dual olympus microphones, high sensitivity setting. Piano was a neat little new(er) Schimmel 7 footer
 

[goldentone]

This is beautifully played, Visitor.  The sixteenths near the end are most sunnily conveyed.  The transcription I thought had some hollow spots that reveal it is not the original.  This adorable and pretty piece may have had a special place in Moszkowski's heart.  Beethoven's violin sonatas can be real gems.

 

 

[visitor]

This is beautifully played, Visitor.  The sixteenths near the end are most sunnily conveyed.  The transcription I thought had some hollow spots that reveal it is not the original.  This adorable and pretty piece may have had a special place in Moszkowski's heart.  Beethoven's violin sonatas can be real gems.

 

 

hi goldentone, many thanks for your kind words and your insight on the work and the playing. I too suspect there was something about this pearl of a movement that spoke to or held some special significance to Moritz, at least I like to think so (then again the most talented composers and transcribers routinely set out to diddle daddle with works for no other reason other they they think /thought it was pretty, a perfectly valid potential reason in this case but I link to subscribe to your initial premise.

=)

[ronde_des_sylphes]

This is a good transcription, and nicely presented too. I'm impressed that the arch-romantic transcriber managed to keep his nature under restraint, and presented it within the classical framework whilst making effective use of sonority. An interesting rarity for sure.

[visitor]

This is a good transcription, and nicely presented too. I'm impressed that the arch-romantic transcriber managed to keep his nature under restraint, and presented it within the classical framework whilst making effective use of sonority. An interesting rarity for sure.

much appreciated your consideration and remarks. I too felt the appeal of this arrangement was it's staying in check and reigning in overly dramatic notions or grandiose ideas. glad i could bring this previously unrecorded (live/video) piece to light :-]