As far as I know the first three sonatas were never written on score and therefore forgotten and never recorded: _"many of Ornstein’s compositions would not be available to posterity without the devoted perseverance of his wife, Pauline (who predeceased him in 1985). Ornstein would often wait years between composing a work and committing it to paper: he could hold reams of music in his head [sic], complete in every detail, and perform them with complete confidence. Pauline pressed him to write them down and eventually took over the task of doing so from his dictation. Much to Ornstein’s surprise, when they sat down to notate the first three piano sonatas, he found he had entirely forgotten them."_
And what about the 3 first sonatas? Are they unpublished maybe?
As far as I know the first three sonatas were never written on score and therefore forgotten and never recorded:
_"many of Ornstein’s compositions would not be available to posterity without the devoted perseverance of his wife, Pauline (who predeceased him in 1985). Ornstein would often wait years between composing a work and committing it to paper: he could hold reams of music in his head [sic], complete in every detail, and perform them with complete confidence. Pauline pressed him to write them down and eventually took over the task of doing so from his dictation. Much to Ornstein’s surprise, when they sat down to notate the first three piano sonatas, he found he had entirely forgotten them."_
la quarta mi ha iniziato al pianoforte, vorrò a Ornstein sempre un gran bene
The lick at 1:23
who's the performer of these recordings?
i dont know, youtube says Janice Weber
hahah, i was wondering if it's Weber, love these performances