[FLUTE] Gabrielsky, Johann Wilhelm. (1791-1846) & Berbiguier, Benoit Tranquille. (1782-1835) & Fürstenau, Anton Bernhard. (1792-1852). Sammelband of Flute Trios.
Set of three Sammelband volumes of rare trios for three flutes by three flutist-composers of the early nineteenth century. Six works are by Johann Gabrielsky [Gabrielski], German flautist and composer, a contemporary of Boehm, Furstenau and Reicha, who performed in the theater orchestra of Stettin and as a royal chamber musician in Berlin. Five works are by the French flautist Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier, composer of many works for flute including several instructional works, and one work is by the German flautist and composer Anton Bernhard Fürstenau.
"Berbiguier strongly advocated a larger flute sound than was usual in France. The perfection of his technique was admired, as was the sweetness of his tone, although at least one of his pupils regarded it as rather coarse. His adherence to the Bourbons led him to flee Paris during the Revolution of 1830 and he settled in Pontlevoy, remaining there until his death. Berbiguier, like several others of his time, was a left-handed player. He composed prolifically for his instrument; among his published works are several good instruction books dating from 1818 to 1838, the last issued posthumously; partial translations into English were also published." (Philip Bate, New Grove.)
The son of Caspar Fürstenau, Anton Fürstenau "made his first public appearance as a flautist in Oldenburg at the age of seven and became a member of the Oldenburg court orchestra in 1804. His frequent concert tours with his father took him to Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, Copenhagen and Prague, where he met Carl Maria von Weber in 1815...The year after his father's death he moved to Dresden, where he became first flautist under Weber's direction. He continued to make numerous concert tours, and in 1826 he accompanied Weber to Paris and London... Fétis and others praised Fürstenau's playing for its dexterity and expressiveness; only in England did he have a poor reception, his execution being praised but his tone criticized as inferior to that of Nicholson. He continued to play on the old-fashioned flute; in his Kunst des Flöten-Spiels op.138 (Leipzig, 1909), he voiced his opposition to the new flute and its monotonous sound. A prolific composer for the flute, he wrote variations and rondos on popular opera themes by Weber, Meyerbeer, Halévy, Bellini and others. His concertos exhibit virtuoso writing and an operatic influence in their themes and style; other works for flute, however, show the influence of Weber." (Gaynor G. Jones, New Grove.)
Bound together in three volumes as follows:
Gabrielsky, Johann Wilhelm. (1791 - 1846). Trois Grands Trios Concertants pour trois Flutes, Oeuv.58 No. 1 - 3. Leipsic, Breitkopf & Härtel [ca. 1822]. Parts for Flauto I - III (complete). Engraved throughout, [PN] 3532. Title page only in part for Flauto Primo (as issued). Toned, scattered foxing, small tears to margins and markings in graphite and colored pencil throughout. Rare, only three complete sets listed by Worldcat.
Gabrielsky, Johann Wilhelm. (1791 - 1846). Grand Trio Concertant pour trois Flutes, Oeuv.34. Leipsic, Breitkopf & Härtel [ca. 1818]. Parts for Flauto I - III (complete). Engraved throughout, [PN] 2795. Title page only in part for Flauto Primo (as issued). Scattered foxing, else fine. Rare, only three complete sets listed by Worldcat.
Berbiguier, Benoit Tranquille. (1782 – 1835). Trois Grands Trios pour trois Flutes. 2me Livre [I – III]. Leipsic, Breitkopf & Härtel [ca. 1830]. Parts for Flauto I - III (complete). Engraved throughout, [PN] 4806. Title page only in part for Flauto 2. Scattered foxing, else fine. Rare, only one complete set listed by Worldcat.
Berbiguier, Benoit Tranquille. (1782 – 1835). Trois Grands Trios pour trois Flutes. Oeuvre 40. 3me Livre [I – III]. Bonn et Cologne, Simrock [ca. 1825]. Parts for Flauto I - III (complete). Engraved throughout, [PN] 1685. Title page only in part for Flauto Primo (as issued). Scattered foxing, else fine. Rare, only three complete sets listed by Worldcat.
Berbiguier, Benoit Tranquille. (1782 – 1835). Trois Grands Trios Concertants pour trois Flutes, Op. 62. 5me Livre [I – III]. Leipsic, Breitkopf & Härtel [ca. 1823]. Parts for Flauto I - III (complete). Engraved throughout, [PN] 3845. Title page only in part for Flauto Primo (as issued). Scattered foxing, else fine. Rare, only three complete sets listed by Worldcat.
Gabrielsky, Johann Wilhelm. (1791 - 1846). Grand Trio Concertant pour trois Flutes, Oeuv.33. Leipsic, Breitkopf & Härtel [ca. 1818]. Parts for Flauto I - III (complete). Engraved throughout, [PN] 2792. Title page only in part for Flauto Primo (as issued). Scattered foxing, else fine. Rare, only three complete sets listed by Worldcat.
Berbiguier, Benoit Tranquille. (1782 – 1835). Trois Grands Trios pour trois Flutes. Opera 70.No. II. Leipzig, H. Probst [1824]. Parts for Flauto I - III (complete). Engraved throughout, [PN] 119b. Title page only in part for Flauto I (as issued). Scattered foxing, else fine. Rare, only one complete set listed by Worldcat.
Gabrielsky, Johann Wilhelm. (1791 - 1846). Trois Trios pour trois Flutes, Oeuv.55 No. 1 - 3. Leipsic, Breitkopf & Härtel [ca. 1821]. Parts for Flauto I - III (complete). Engraved throughout, [PN] 3548. Title page only in part for Flauto Primo (as issued). Toned, scattered foxing, small tears to margins and markings in graphite and colored pencil throughout. Rare, no complete sets in this edition listed by Worldcat.
Berbiguier, Benoit Tranquille. (1782 – 1835). Cavatine en Terzetto pour trois Flutes. Oeuv. 110. Bronsvic, Spehr [ca. 1830]. Parts for Flauto Principale, I - II (complete). Engraved throughout, [PN] 2345. Title page only in part for Flauto Principale (as issued). Scattered foxing, else fine. Rare, only one complete set listed by Worldcat.
Fürstenau, Anton Bernhard. (1792 – 1852). Trois Grands Trios avec des Fugues pour trois Flutes. Oeuvre 22. Leipzig, H. Probst [1823]. Parts for Flauto I - III (complete). Engraved throughout, [PN] 9. Title page only in part for Flauto I (as issued). Scattered foxing, else fine. Rare, only one complete set listed by Worldcat.
Gabrielsky, Johann Wilhelm. (1791 - 1846). Trois Trios pour trois Flutes, Oeuv.56. No. 1 - 3. Leipsic, Breitkopf & Härtel [ca. 1822]. Parts for Flauto I - III (complete). Engraved throughout, [PN] 3549. Title page only in part for Flauto Primo (as issued). Scattered foxing. Rare, one complete set in this edition listed by Worldcat.
Gabrielsky, Johann Wilhelm. (1791 - 1846). Trois Trios concertans pour trois Flutes, Oeuv.10. Leipsic, Breitkopf & Härtel [ca. 1826]. Parts for Flauto I - III (complete). Lithographed throughout, [PN] 4166. Title page only in part for Flauto Primo (as issued). Scattered foxing, small stains.