Box 2
Contains 14 Results:
"Le Vent Gémit", 1 page (20 measures), music and lyrics for soprano or alto, circa 1845
Autograph manuscript, seeking musicians for a concert, London, 2 pages, circa 1848 June
"Salut Matinal", 1 page (8 measures), after 1850?
A musical joke inscribed to "aMr Mendès."
The Autograph of Three Masters (Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms). Bound facsimile, 5 pages. London: Chiswick Press, 1942
This is a facsimile of a famous manuscript that contains on its inner two pages the only known autograph copy of Beethoven's song "Ich liebe dich", and on its outer two pages an unfinished sketch by Franz Schubert of the 2nd movement of his Sonata in D Flat. The manuscript was later owned and signed by Johannes Brahms.
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"Fragment de l'ouverture du 'Roi Lear,'" [St.] Petersbourg, 1908 January 18/31
Balakirev inscribed the date at the foot of the manuscript in both "Old Style" (i.e., Julian) and "New Style" (Gregorian) forms as: "18/31 Janvier 1908".
"Wenn die Schwalben heimwärts ziehn (Agathe)," in C Major, 1880 September 17
Autograph copy of the first song from Abt's 7 Lieder aus dem Buch der Liebe, op. 39. Sent from Braunschweig to Julius Bantlin in Cincinnati, accompanied by a one page letter dated 1880 September 18 and a steel engraving of the composer.
"An die neue Tricolore," op. 398, no. 9, 1872 April 27
Autograph manuscript signed, first performed on the ship "Rhein," 4 pages. Song for two tenors and bass. Separate leaf for each part, one combining all three. Presentation inscription to a Captain Meyer, first performer of the first tenor part. With a second set of parts (three pages) transcribed by B Böttgen. This work is a ninth song added to the original eight of opus 398 and published by Andre in 1878 as Neun patriotische Lieder für vierstimmige Männerchor.
"Valse," piano , undated
"Fantasien für Pianoforte," op. 116. First edition publication, 1892
Autograph musical quotation signed, Amsterdam, 1 page, in French, 1865 March 18
The quotation is from Bull's "Et Sæterbesøg" {A Mountain Vision), and inscribed to "Monsieur Rothaan" (or possibly Rothaar). The quotation is taken from the Adagio section of the work, although here with a tempo of Andante and with some rythymic differences to the published version.
"Moon Flower" from "Songs from a Tropic Land," manuscript and sheet music, 1924
"Epitaph" and "The Farewell," autograph manuscripts, 1835 July 5
Musical sketch, 2 pages, undated
The sketch was left undated by Albrechtsberger, but the attestation of authenticity written by music collector and appraiser Aloys Fuchs in the margin of the manuscript is dated 1842 December 3.