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thompson1780
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« on: 07:48:37, 15-03-2007 »
In my early morning daze I may have mistaken the announcement before the Littolff Scherzo at 6.12 am, but did John Shea suggest that this was only attributed to Littolff and not actually written by him?

It would be something if he turned out to be a "no hit wonder"!

Tommo
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« Reply #1 on: 08:47:48, 15-03-2007 »
You mean, like Albinoni and Allegri?  Wink
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« Reply #2 on: 11:53:23, 15-03-2007 »
I seem to recollect that Mr. Grew holds Litolff in high regard.
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« Reply #3 on: 12:24:57, 15-03-2007 »
The famous Litolff Scherzo is from Concerto Symphonique No 4 in D minor Op 102 and I have a recording of the complete work by Peter Donohoe from Hyperion (though that was off the radio).

One does wonder what else Litolff wrote, could be another case for Sydney to ask, has any of the other 101 opus ever been recorded?


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« Reply #4 on: 12:51:42, 15-03-2007 »
Hi John.

There are five Concerti Symphonique.  The score of the first is lost but Peter Donohue has recorded the remainder.  I've heard only no 4--who has heard any of the others?

PD plays the scherzo with incredible fleetness of finger but if you prefer a stroll to a canter you might like Clifford Curzon's vintage 1958 account--scherzo only at that time, of course

For me the Litolff scherzo is never far away from the scherzo from Saint Saens Second Piano Concerto.

Ian.
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« Reply #5 on: 12:53:56, 15-03-2007 »
Meant to say that amongst Litolff's other works is a Robespierre Overture, complete with guillotine effects!  Don't know if it's ever been recorded.

Ian.
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« Reply #6 on: 18:19:11, 17-03-2007 »
I have the CDs of the other PD recordings and they are all superb.  If you listen to all 4 in sequence, you can understand how he grew more confident at composing as he got older as they sort of evolve into one another.  No.3 is also very good and based on Flemish themes (and was also recorded by Michael Ponti for Vox, years ago).

I have the score of his Spinnerleid, Op.81 and it is most interesting.  It's also very hard but once you get the basic pattern of the right hand figuration, it's not too bad.
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« Reply #7 on: 23:52:26, 31-03-2007 »
Quote from: iwarburton on 12:51:42, 15-03-2007
For me the Litolff scherzo is never far away from the scherzo from Saint Saens Second Piano Concerto.
Ian.
They both make me smile when I hear them - such wonderfully irresistably happy music. Smiley
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