New York: Harry Von Tilzer Music Pub. Co.. 1903. Sheet music, 13 1/2 x 10 3/4. 1903. 5 pp. Edges a little worn, lightly creased, period pen initials on inset photo, overall good. Read More...
Milano: Gio. Ricordi. [1820]. First Edition, First Printing. Upright folio. 46 p. Engraved. [PN] 403.Catalogo tematico p. 89; Fuld (rev. ed.) p. 455. A fine copy, with scattered light foxing, self-printed wrappers with some darkening around the edges and few small repairs to the borders. Read More...
8. Beethoven, Ludwig van. (1770–1827). Adelaide. Gedicht v: Matthisson mit deutschen und italienischen Text / Für das Clavier, oder Piano-Forte und eine Sing Stimme Componirt. [Op. 46]
Wien: Cappi. [1804]. Oblong 4to. 9 pp. Engraved. [PN] 1131. An early edition of this bewitchingly beautiful song, first published by Artaria in 1797. Beethovenhaus 00.349. With the ownership signature of Bruckner's assistant and copyist "Victor Christ 1891" and an earlier signature of Ig. Scheidtenberger. Spotting, some small tears and toning around the edges, central vertical crease, else very good.
9. Beethoven, Ludwig van. (1770–1827). Trois sonates pour le piano-forte avec accompagnement de violon ... par Louis van Beethoven. Oeuvre 30.
Paris: Janet et Cotelle.. [1828]. Upright folio. Livraison I - III: three volumes bound together in blue marbled boards. Lacking violin part. Engraved throughout. [PN] 1118, 1119, 1120. Blue marbled boards. First and second title pages present but separated, signatures a little loose generally, a few creased pages, generally very good otherwise.
Leipzig: Leuckart. 1899. First Edition. Full score. Large upright folio. 139 pp. [PN] 5200. Rubbed and bumped, spine shaken and splitting from the block. Conductor's markings throughout in graphite and colored pencil. The head of the first page of score with the stamp of the Philharmonische Concerte Bremen. Mueller von Asow Bd. 1, p. 241; Trenner, p. 179 (Nr. 190). Read More...
10. Beethoven, Ludwig van. (1770–1827). Sonata quasi una Fantasia / per il Clavicembalo o Piano-Forte / Composta, e dedicata / a Sua Altezza la Signora Principessa / GIOVANNI LIECHTENSTEIN / nata Langravio Fürstenberg / da / Luigi van Beethoven. / Opera 27. No. 1.
In Vienna: presso Gio. Cappi [without address]. [before 1815]. Oblong folio. 13 pp. [PN] 878. Printer: Joh. Schäfer. Price: f. 2. Contemporary ownership signature to lower right of title page of the pianist, Agnes Jagatitsch. Later paper boards with handwritten title plate. Scattered foxing throughout, one small corner margin repair, else fine. Kinsky p. 66. Read More...
11. Beethoven, Ludwig van. (1770–1827) [Hummel, Johann Nepomuk. (1778–1837)]. Septet, Op. 20, Grand Septuor de Louis van Beethoven arrangé pour le Pianoforte seul ou avec Accompagnement d'une Flûte, Violon et Violoncelle par J.N. Hummel, Maitre de Chapelle à Weimar et Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Légion d'honneur
Leipzig: C.F. Peters. [by 1829]. Upright folio. 31 pp. Engraved throughout. [PN] 1983. Piano part only. Kinsky p. 51, Nachdrücke "e." Outer edge with some bends and nicks, cover rather soiled, else fine throughout.
First German edition of the Hummel arrangement of the work originally composed for violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, clarinet, horn and bassoon.
64. Haydn, Joseph. (1732–1809). Trois Trios Concertans pour deux Violons et Violoncelle. Oeuvre 47. [Hob. XV: 8, 6 & 7]
Paris: Chez M. Boyer; Chez Mad.e. Le Menu. [1787]. Upright folio. Parts for violino primo, secondo and violoncelle, as arranged from the Hob. XV Piano Trios No. 21 in B flat major, No. 19 in F major, and No. 20 in D major. 13 pp; 11 pp; 7 pp. Engraved throughout. RISM H 4181. Hoboken V-Ang, p. 509.
128. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. (1756–1791). Kantate. Heiliger siehgnädig hern. &c.... in Partitur. No 1 [Litanie de venerabili altarie sacramento, Anh. K. 125]
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Hartel. [1807]. First printing. FIRST EDITION OF THE FULL SCORE with adapted text. Upright folio. Engraved throughout. [PN] 405. 26 pp. Scattered foxing, handling stains, generally very good. Bound in brown paper boards with handwritten title to front, dated 1807. Köchel[6] p. 748 and 772 (Anh. B KV 125 Nr. 1, 6, 7, 8); RISM M/MM 4109; Kat. Hoboken 12 Nr. 625. Read More...
Paris: Benoit ainé. [1851]. Upright Folio. Three volumes bound as one, piano score only. Engraved. [PN] 36, 37, 38. 17, 17, 15 pp. Bound in speckled paper boards.
Early French editions of the original Piano Quartets, K. 493 & 478 as well as an early arrangement for Piano Quartet of the Quintet K. 452 with piano and brass. One of the first editions of the publisher Benoit in Paris, who began their publishing firm in the same year.
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: Theodore Presser Company in association with Universal Edition. 1959. 8vo. [i], ii-vi, [vii], 1-61 pp, including foldout excerpt of Stockhausen's Studie II and a spectrogram of Eimert's Glockenspiel. Fine binding of black and red leather with inset marbled paper abstractions, marbled endpages, the full journal issue bound in including front wrapper. A stunning and elaborate fine binding on an excellent first edition copy of this English version of the innovative music journal, edited by Herbert Eimert and Karlheinz Stockhausen. A few nicks to binding, spine slightly rubbed, overall very fine. Read More...