You wrote:
Thnak you very much.
Now, could you recommend books on the subject or perhaps any sources on the web dealing with it.
Before getting into books on the subject, I would like to know how you intend to use the reductions. Will they be for the use of conductors, professional pianists, amateur pianists, for analytical study, or for some other purpose? Are you hoping to publish them, make them available on the internet, or just to use them yourself?
The skills needed to make good reductions are the same skills a composer must develop. There are very few good books on composition, but there are plenty on orchestration and arranging. To know what is good writing for piano, you really have to learn to play the instrument. Some books on scoring (orchestration, arranging) give information about writing for the piano, but there is nothing like getting your hands on the keys to see what's possible and what's awkward or impossible.
Hal
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