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the score

Author: Bubalooy
Date: 2010-12-28 20:15

I have posted on this topic once before, but, I received very few replies so I would like to try it again.

For most performers of through composed music, there is the belief in being true to what the composer intended. Usually, we also assume that he or she was capable of putting that on the page. Now I grant that some composers leave more decisions to the performer than others do, in terms of phrasing dynamics etc. This is not my question though. I guess it would be nice if I got to that.

How do we know if we can trust the editors and publishers? I have "Urtext" editions from different publishers of works that are very different from each other. It would be nice to track down the manuscripts and study them, but I think it is unreasonable to expect a majority of performers to do that. I do study the scores and try to make reasonable performance decisions, and it is not unusual, that those decisions are at odds with what is on the page. Sacrilege? I don't think so, since I can't be sure that the music in front of me is exactly what the composer had in mind.

What are your favorite publishers? Who do you trust?

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