''Paraphrases'' by Borodin, et al.

[Lyle Neff]

Yesterday I uploaded the 1893 edition of the collective "Paraphrases" by Borodin, Cui, Liadov, Liszt, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Shcherbachov.

To keep things simpler, I uploaded one PDF file of the complete work in Borodin's name and pasted the same file information into work pages for the other composers as well. Because there exist at least 3 editions of this work, with different combinations of pieces and/or an editor (Tcherepnin), I placed a list of contents (with pages) in the "Misc. Notes" section for the file, highlighting the piece(s) by the respective composer.

Those contents lists need to stay with the specific PDF file information, not somewhere else on the work page. Please don't move them, because later on someone might upload the 1879 version, which has fewer pieces and presumably different pagination.

As to the distribution of the pieces, it would, of course, be possible to extract each piece and place under the respective composer (allowing the theme and variations to be posted complete under each of its three contributors). However, since there is value in seeing the whole score, and since Liszt's piece was conceived as a prelude to Borodin's Polka, I thought it suitable to post the entire set of pieces under each composer.

Finally, although I haven't made a note-by-note comparison, superficially the Tcherepnin edition (which is under copyright and which I own) covers the same pieces as 1893, and seems to be based on the same plates, although it has new print for captions.

[vinteuil]

Sorry.

[Carolus]

This is an exceptional type of work, and one that is not easily broken up into separate movements by the different composers. I suppose one solution would be to have the complete work in the category page of composer who has the greatest number of sections, and have individual movements with the other composers represented.

This strikes me as a lot of work for the sake of a technicality. If there is no significant difference between the Tcherepnin edition and the 1893 score, the edition could be (yet another) example of copyfraud. Copyright notices are printed on public domain things all the time. Even though it is technically illegal to do so in the USA, this provision has never been enforced to my knowledge.

[Lyle Neff]

Yes, I prefer to keep the Paraphrases on ISMLP as the complete set, with a work page for each composer.