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« on: 18:28:52, 10-02-2007 »
Hi All,

I've already posted this on the other place but thought I might have a go here as well...

I've just found a complete listing of the works of Tchaikovsky and compared it to the schedules and there are many works that are not being played! Ok, many of them are early works but many of them are arrangements (e.g. for solo piano and piano duet) of the more familiar works that are being played. There is an amazing 2 piano version of the Capriccio Italienne, for example. Now, I understand that these may not be everyone's cup of tea but if you say it's "the complete works", perhaps it should be clarified?

(I can't comment on the Stravinsky thought this may be the case with him as well)
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« Reply #1 on: 20:10:30, 10-02-2007 »
Jonathan,

This issue came up during the Beethoven Experience. With that, there were many rare pieces and WoO which were not (initially) listed but were used as fillers when some live programming created spare time.

At the end of the Tchaikovsky the Beeb will make a list of what was played and you'll be able to find your 'missing' pieces and use Listen Again.

Well, I hope so anyway  Wink

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« Reply #2 on: 08:33:05, 11-02-2007 »
John, it was also said re. the Webern day. I forget who it was (one of the chaps behind the planning of the day) but someone responded on the BBC's own Radio 3 message boards to the effect that they had decided to excluded Webern's early arrangements of the work of others. Of course, the usual BBC sycophants chimed in in support of the exclusion. There again, to have included Webern's arrangements would have broadened the understanding of his development, and we wouldn't want that, would we.
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