Moritz Rosenthal's Carnaval de Vienne

[ch1525]

I heard Carnaval de Vienne by Moritz Rosenthal played at a piano competition and have been in love with it ever since.  Does anyone have the sheet music or know where I can get it?! I have been looking everywhere!

[porilo]

I have a copy and would be happy to email it to you.  It's a great piece, isn't it?  Unfortunately a little beyond my technique so far.  Do you know his Papillons ?  I can just about manage that comfortably although it needs some more work too.  Also, there's an interesting transcription of Chopin's Minute Waltz which is mostly in thirds. A great fun piece to play, and also to exercise thirds !!

Gregory

[missmarple]

Are you thinking about Schumann's Faschingsschwank aus Wien? I'd think there were two pieces with the same name, but he wrote the Papillons, too...

[thalbergmad]

He also wrote fantasies on 3 Strauss waltzes and on Faust. All equally impossible.

[porilo]

Yes, I know the Papillons of Schumann, having learnt that as a student. The Rosenthal Papillons is a short piece, lasting around 2-3 minutes, and more suitable as an encore piece, while Schumann's is more of a main item on a recital program. I have the fantasy on 3 Strauss waltzes by Rosenthal too, but I didn't know he wrote a fantasy on Faust. 

Regards,

Gregory