I mean Zimmerschied, not Benjovski!

:)

Marianne


--- In johann_nepomuk_hummel@yahoogroups.com, "mbfleur"
<marianne.fleurimont@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Luc,
>
> Nice to hear you enjoyed your vacation in Turkey! I'm spending
most
> of mine traveling around beautiful Heidelberg... where I'm
currently
> living.
>
> Concerning Mathilde and Sappho: Mathilde is Op. 100 composed for
the
> Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Saxon-Weimar. Sappho is Op.68,
> composed earlier than Mathilde. Both are ballets, and yes, Hummel
> seemed to have "borrowed" from himself. In the Benjovski book of
> Hummel's Oeuvre Lists, the two pieces show up, with similar, but
> slightly different notes (for the two ouvertures). I would guess
> that Hummel took the same score and made some minor changes for
> Mathilde. But more detailed, I do not know. But the new disk is
> great!
>
> Enjoy the beautiful weather of spring!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Marianne
>
> --- In johann_nepomuk_hummel@yahoogroups.com, "Luc" <luc-rulkin@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Good Mornin' ..
> >
> > After this well deserved break in Turkeij ... this first
> impression of
> > the new Chandos 10415 Cd
> > <http://www.chandos.net/details06.asp?CNumber=CHAN%2010415> .
> >
> > Very well recorded ... very nice first time recordings of these
> works :
> > - Ballet Suite 'Sappho von Mitilene' Op 68
> > - Ballet Suite 'Das Zauberschloss'
> > - 12 Walzes and Coda (well known).
> >
> >
> > I am puzzled though.
> > When I first listened to this cd, yesterday, the 1st piece
sounded
> very
> > familiar ...
> > It sounds just like the "Ouverture zur Oper v Mathilde von Guise"
> > recorded by the Thueringisches KammerOrch Weimar on their cd of
> > <http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-
> /hnum/6243704/rk/classic/rsk/hi\
> > tlist> "Variationen & Fantasien"
> > <http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-
> /hnum/6243704/rk/classic/rsk/hi\
> > tlist> .. at JPC.
> > <http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-
> /hnum/6243704/rk/classic/rsk/hi\
> > tlist>
> > When I say 'sounds like' , I mean just like ... like 'a copy of'.
> >
> > Did Hummel copy or re'use ? Does anyone know ?
> >
> > Kindest Regards.
> > Luc Rulkin
> >
>