Reductions
Operas, symphonies and string quartets reduced for solo piano with minimal editorial intervention. The piano never states a melody over a simplified accompaniment; the full texture is kept, and each reduction is played through in full before it is published.
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Solo-piano reductions & transcriptions
Catalogue
41 entries · 441 pages engraved · 8 composers
Richard Strauss
1864–1949 · 6Die Frau ohne SchattenStrauss · 1919The Emperor's aria, “Falke, Falke, du wiedergefundener”OperaComplete≈ 13′14 pp
- Original
- Richard Strauss (1864–1949), Die Frau ohne Schatten, 1919
- Scope
- The Emperor's aria, “Falke, Falke, du wiedergefundener”
- Duration
- ≈ 13′
- Score
- 14 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Note
- Eric's best reduction to date. Strauss's orchestration here resists the piano more than anywhere else in the catalogue, and the fidelity method had the most to recover.
Die Frau ohne SchattenStrauss · 1919Act IIIOperaIn progress
- Original
- Richard Strauss (1864–1949), Die Frau ohne Schatten, 1919
- Scope
- Act III
- Score
- In preparation
ElektraStrauss · 1909Rehearsal nos. 1–135OperaComplete25–30′49 pp
- Original
- Richard Strauss (1864–1949), Elektra, 1909
- Scope
- Rehearsal nos. 1–135
- Duration
- 25–30′
- Score
- 49 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Note
- Arguably the densest orchestral texture in the standard repertoire, and the structural limit of the fidelity method.
SalomeStrauss · 1905Scene IOperaComplete≈ 5′8 pp
- Original
- Richard Strauss (1864–1949), Salome, 1905
- Scope
- Scene I
- Duration
- ≈ 5′
- Score
- 8 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Note
- The cleanest and most refined of the reductions.
SalomeStrauss · 1905Dance of the Seven Veils (Salomes Tanz)OperaComplete≈ 7′16 pp
- Original
- Richard Strauss (1864–1949), Salome, 1905
- Scope
- Dance of the Seven Veils (Salomes Tanz)
- Duration
- ≈ 7′
- Score
- 16 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Recorded
- September 2025 · YouTube ↗
SalomeStrauss · 1905Scene IIOperaIn progress
- Original
- Richard Strauss (1864–1949), Salome, 1905
- Scope
- Scene II
- Score
- In preparation
Giacomo Puccini
1858–1924 · 6Madama ButterflyPuccini · 1904Act IOperaComplete≈ 21.5′
Madama ButterflyPuccini · 1904Act IIOperaComplete≈ 60′44 pp
- Original
- Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924), Madama Butterfly, 1904
- Scope
- Act II
- Duration
- ≈ 60′
- Score
- 44 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
Madama ButterflyPuccini · 1904Act IIIOperaCompleteLive≈ 35′29 pp
- Original
- Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924), Madama Butterfly, 1904
- Scope
- Act III
- Duration
- ≈ 35′
- Score
- 29 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Recorded
- September 2025 · YouTube ↗
- Note
- Performed live in a solo concert, with the synopsis projected in short passages above the performance.
La fanciulla del WestPuccini · 1910Act IOperaCompleteLive≈ 60′66 pp
- Original
- Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924), La fanciulla del West, 1910
- Scope
- Act I
- Duration
- ≈ 60′
- Score
- 66 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Recorded
- September 2025 · YouTube ↗
La bohèmePuccini · 1896Act IOperaComplete≈ 20′
La bohèmePuccini · 1896Act IIIOperaIn progress
- Original
- Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924), La bohème, 1896
- Scope
- Act III
- Score
- In preparation
Dmitri Shostakovich
1906–1975 · 9Symphony No. 4Shostakovich · 1936II. Moderato con motoSymphonyComplete≈ 7′12 pp
- Original
- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Symphony No. 4, 1936
- Scope
- II. Moderato con moto
- Duration
- ≈ 7′
- Score
- 12 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
Symphony No. 4Shostakovich · 1936III. Largo – AllegroSymphonyComplete≈ 30′36 pp
- Original
- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Symphony No. 4, 1936
- Scope
- III. Largo – Allegro
- Duration
- ≈ 30′
- Score
- 36 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
Symphony No. 6Shostakovich · 1939I. LargoSymphonyComplete≈ 17′9 pp
- Original
- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Symphony No. 6, 1939
- Scope
- I. Largo
- Duration
- ≈ 17′
- Score
- 9 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
Symphony No. 6Shostakovich · 1939II. AllegroSymphonyComplete≈ 7′13 pp
- Original
- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Symphony No. 6, 1939
- Scope
- II. Allegro
- Duration
- ≈ 7′
- Score
- 13 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
Symphony No. 7Shostakovich · 1941I. Allegretto (opening)SymphonyComplete≈ 5′6 pp
- Original
- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Symphony No. 7, 1941
- Scope
- I. Allegretto (opening)
- Duration
- ≈ 5′
- Score
- 6 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
Symphony No. 8Shostakovich · 1943III. Allegro non troppoSymphonyComplete≈ 4′11 pp
- Original
- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Symphony No. 8, 1943
- Scope
- III. Allegro non troppo
- Duration
- ≈ 4′
- Score
- 11 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
Symphony No. 10Shostakovich · 1953I. ModeratoSymphonyComplete≈ 25′19 pp
- Original
- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Symphony No. 10, 1953
- Scope
- I. Moderato
- Duration
- ≈ 25′
- Score
- 19 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
Symphony No. 11Shostakovich · 1957I. The Palace SquareSymphonyComplete≈ 16′8 pp
- Original
- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Symphony No. 11, 1957
- Scope
- I. The Palace Square
- Duration
- ≈ 16′
- Score
- 8 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
Symphony No. 15Shostakovich · 1971III. AllegrettoSymphonyComplete≈ 5′9 pp
- Original
- Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Symphony No. 15, 1971
- Scope
- III. Allegretto
- Duration
- ≈ 5′
- Score
- 9 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
Anton Bruckner
1824–1896 · 6Symphony No. 4, “Romantic”Bruckner · 1880I. Bewegt, nicht zu schnellSymphonyComplete≈ 18′
Symphony No. 4, “Romantic”Bruckner · 1880II. Andante quasi allegrettoSymphonyComplete≈ 14′
Symphony No. 4, “Romantic”Bruckner · 1880III. Scherzo. BewegtSymphonyComplete≈ 9′
Symphony No. 7Bruckner · 1883I. Allegro moderatoSymphonyComplete≈ 17′
Symphony No. 7Bruckner · 1883II. AdagioSymphonyComplete≈ 20′
Symphony No. 8Bruckner · 1890III. AdagioSymphonyComplete≈ 24′
Sergei Rachmaninoff
1873–1943 · 1Sergei Prokofiev
1891–1953 · 3Symphony No. 7Prokofiev · 1952I. ModeratoSymphonyComplete≈ 9′10 pp
- Original
- Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953), Symphony No. 7, 1952
- Scope
- I. Moderato
- Duration
- ≈ 9′
- Score
- 10 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
String Quartet No. 2Prokofiev · 1941I. Allegro sostenutoString quartetComplete≈ 6.5′9 pp
- Original
- Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953), String Quartet No. 2, 1941
- Scope
- I. Allegro sostenuto
- Duration
- ≈ 6.5′
- Score
- 9 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Recorded
- December 2024 · YouTube ↗
String Quartet No. 2Prokofiev · 1941II. AdagioString quartetComplete≈ 8′8 pp
- Original
- Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953), String Quartet No. 2, 1941
- Scope
- II. Adagio
- Duration
- ≈ 8′
- Score
- 8 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Recorded
- December 2024 · YouTube ↗
Leoš Janáček
1854–1928 · 2SinfoniettaJanáček · 1926I. FanfaresOrchestralComplete≈ 2′5 pp
- Original
- Leoš Janáček (1854–1928), Sinfonietta, 1926
- Scope
- I. Fanfares
- Duration
- ≈ 2′
- Score
- 5 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”Janáček · 1923I. Adagio – Con motoString quartetComplete≈ 4′6 pp
- Original
- Leoš Janáček (1854–1928), String Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”, 1923
- Scope
- I. Adagio – Con moto
- Duration
- ≈ 4′
- Score
- 6 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Recorded
- March 2026 · YouTube ↗
Béla Bartók
1881–1945 · 8String Quartet No. 2Bartók · 1917I. ModeratoString quartetComplete≈ 10.5′
String Quartet No. 2Bartók · 1917II. Allegro molto capricciosoString quartetComplete≈ 8′
String Quartet No. 4Bartók · 1928III. Non troppo lentoString quartetComplete≈ 4.5′4 pp
- Original
- Béla Bartók (1881–1945), String Quartet No. 4, 1928
- Scope
- III. Non troppo lento
- Duration
- ≈ 4.5′
- Score
- 4 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
String Quartet No. 4Bartók · 1928IV. Allegretto pizzicatoString quartetComplete≈ 2.5′9 pp
- Original
- Béla Bartók (1881–1945), String Quartet No. 4, 1928
- Scope
- IV. Allegretto pizzicato
- Forces
- Two pianos
- Duration
- ≈ 2.5′
- Score
- 9 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
String Quartet No. 4Bartók · 1928V. Allegro moltoString quartetComplete≈ 5.5′21 pp
- Original
- Béla Bartók (1881–1945), String Quartet No. 4, 1928
- Scope
- V. Allegro molto
- Forces
- Two pianos
- Duration
- ≈ 5.5′
- Score
- 21 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
String Quartet No. 5Bartók · 1934I. AllegroString quartetComplete≈ 7.5′16 pp
- Original
- Béla Bartók (1881–1945), String Quartet No. 5, 1934
- Scope
- I. Allegro
- Duration
- ≈ 7.5′
- Score
- 16 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
String Quartet No. 5Bartók · 1934II. Adagio moltoString quartetComplete≈ 5′4 pp
- Original
- Béla Bartók (1881–1945), String Quartet No. 5, 1934
- Scope
- II. Adagio molto
- Duration
- ≈ 5′
- Score
- 4 pages · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Recorded
- December 2025 · YouTube ↗