Re: Piano voices

[Urs Liska]

Am 07.11.2014 17:20, schrieb Joram:
> Hi Urs,
>
> thanks a lot for these detailed explanations. I will have to think about
> it. I probably prefer to do it according to standards.
>
> What do you mean by? 'be' a strong opinion?
>
> > This answer can also "only" a strong opinion.

Oops. Of course. What I mean is: In this kind of discussion you are more 
often than not faced with questions that can't be decided by proof. So 
often there are cases where you have to rely on your experience and 
intuition. (This becomes even harder when you have to deal with 
manuscripts or - even "worse" - with a manuscript *and* an edition). A 
good editor will do the best to make his decisions transparent. The goal 
of a good edition is two-fold:
a) provide the performer with a text he can follow with good conscience
b) give the performer the information that allows him to make differing 
conclusions and play differently.
I have to say that in the case of our Fried songs edition I had the 
paradox situation that as a performer I decided to "override" my 
decisions as an editor.

> You have no objections to voice switchings like in the right hand from
> measure 24 to 25?

No. You *could* argue that the octaves in m. 24 belong to the "blue" voice.
But this is piano music, no vocal music, so the notion of voices is 
actually rather weak.

Best
Urs

> Cheers,
> Joram
>
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