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  • #150831
    mr-s
    Member

    Hello Freinds, i am practicing this piece with a flutist, but i have only the piano and flute score, i am inquiring if there is a harp and flute edition, because the piano part is a little confused with pedal changings etc………………. i do play the piano score on the harp ,but would

    #150832
    barbara-brundage
    Participant

    There is a flute and harp arrangement by Dewey Owens, but in the interests of simplicity (I assume) he took away all the nice parts of the accompaniment and gave them to the flute, so it’s not nearly as effective as playing the original piano/flute version. It is easier, though.

    #150833
    mr-s
    Member

    thank you Barbara, so you advice to play the piano score?

    #150834
    barbara-brundage
    Participant

    Well, I think it has better audience appeal, but an awful lot of harpists do use the Dewey Owens version.

    #150835
    mr-s
    Member

    i have a record of it by Marielle Nordman and rampal , but really dont know wich edition she played…..

    #150836

    Dewey’s version is based, I think, on Faure’s own reduction. He has so many extra voices that, though I will play them, most harpists won’t. It’s a gorgeous piece, though, and the more you can fit in, the better. Music is not supposed to be convenient for us.

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