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Title: Moscheles: Grande Sonate symphonique No. 2
Post by: Alan Howe on Friday 13 June 2025, 18:53
...for piano four hands:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9781371--moscheles-grande-sonate-symphonique-no-2-in-b-minor-op-112
Title: Re: Moscheles: Grande Sonate symphonique No. 2
Post by: Mark Thomas on Monday 16 June 2025, 10:05
This is for piano four hands, not two pianos, and dates from 1845. There was a 1975 LP recording (Vox Turnabout TV 34590S) of it played by Mary Louise Boehm & Pauline Boehm. I've digitised my copy, but I don't think it's has ever been available commercially in CD or mp3 format. It's a strong piece and I'm looking forward to hearing this modern recording, although the duo's timing for the first movement, at 14:29 is very much longer than the 9:29 taken by the Boehms. Of course, this may be because the LP performance is cut, or repeats aren't observed. We'll see.
Title: Re: Moscheles: Grande Sonate symphonique No. 2
Post by: Alan Howe on Monday 16 June 2025, 11:01
Quote from: Mark Thomas on Monday 16 June 2025, 10:05This is for piano four hands, not two pianos

Oops! Duly corrected.
Title: Re: Moscheles: Grande Sonate symphonique No. 2
Post by: Mark Thomas on Friday 04 July 2025, 13:21
Quote from: Mark Thomas on Monday 16 June 2025, 10:05the duo's timing for the first movement, at 14:29 is very much longer than the 9:29 taken by the Boehms. Of course, this may be because the LP performance is cut, or repeats aren't observed. We'll see.
At first hearing it's a combination of both cuts and quicker tempi in the Turnabout LP recording.