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Topic: Skrjabin Fantasie - Edition Peters or Könemann Music Budapest?  (Read 255 times)

Offline thomasjosey

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Hi everybody!

I'm looking to purchase a good edition of Skjabin's Fantasie Op. 28. I've found that Edition Peters (EP11103) and Könemann Music Budapest (K262) both have urtext editions. I have experience with Peters Urtext and have been pleased with their edition of Mendelssohn's Concerto in G minor. I'm wondering if anyone has played from a Könemann Urtext edition and if it would be better than the Peters (or if I've missed a better edition altogether).

Thanks!
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Offline essence

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No idea.

Good luck - it is a substantial piece, which I struggled to make headway with. I got so far, but then managing he speed and pianissimo and multiple voices I realised would take me months, and may be unattainable.

Offline kosulin

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IMHO, old Soviet editions (1930 or 1948) from ISLP should be as good as any modern edition. 1930 was actually a part of the first Complete Works edition where every piece was published as a separate volume, and 1948 had all piano works newly engraved in 3 volumes. Both editions correct misprints of the 1901 edition.

Peters (Philipp) is based on Soviet editions, and adds fingerings.

I cannot comment of Konemann.

If you can afford the new extremely expensive hardcover Jurgenson edition (vol. 8 ), edited by Rubtsova, that would be the most authoritative edition the money can buy today.
Vlad

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Thanks for the info! Wow the Jurgenson really is pricey... close to 300 CAD. Maybe someday...
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Offline kosulin

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Thanks for the info! Wow the Jurgenson really is pricey... close to 300 CAD. Maybe someday...

Yes, I hope they publish softcover editions for much less. Or Henle or Barenreiter expand beyond sonatas.
Vlad

Offline essence

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I've just checked now. I have volumes of preludes and etudes, and of mazurkas, poemes, impromptus and other works, both by Dover.

The sonatas I have Peters editions.

It's not clear who the original publisher was. It says republications of editions published by various Russian publishers.

The important point is that it cost me $14.95 many years ago.

Seems to be £34.95 nowadays. No idea on the quality of the edition. It is for personal enjoyment.

https://www.doverbooks.co.uk/mazurkas-poemes-impromptus-and-other-pieces-for-piano

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