Re: [F_minor] Re: Cornelia Foss reveals all!!!

[Brad Lehman <bpl@umich.edu>]

> I'll accept your characterization of Grieg's piano works as b-level 
> music if you accept mine of most of Mozart's piano sonatas as b-level.

I have no comment on that, but there are several Grieg arrangements of 
Mozart piano sonatas.  They're for two pianos.  Pianist 1 simply plays 
the Mozart sonata unchanged.  Pianist 2 plays Grieg's counterpoint and 
souped-up harmonies, intensifying the Mozart.  I think it's beautiful.

The Mozart sonatas given this treatment are K 545, 283, 457, 533/494, 
and the 475 fantasia in C minor.  After hearing these enough times, it's 
hard for me to hear the plain Mozart version anymore without wishing 
Grieg's graffiti were there!


Brad Lehman
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