{"product_id":"14475-milhaud-darius-trois-caprices-de-paganini-with-autograph-title-page","title":"Milhaud, Darius. (1892–1974) \"Trois Caprices de Paganini\" - with Autograph Title Page","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eMusical score of Milhaud's 1926\/27 \"Trois Caprices de Paganini traités en duos concertants pour violon et piano\", including the original autograph manuscript title page followed by photographically reproduced pages of the musical manuscript. Milhaud has penned the title, date, and dedication on a large bifolium of manuscript paper as the title page; internally, 14 pp. of music are reproduced on 4 separate folded sheets of medium weight photograph paper, reinforcing in blue ink the \"Trois\" of the title and notations of three bars on the following page. Overall toning, large split to the title page's spine fold; otherwise in very good condition. 10.5 x 13.75 inches (27 x 35 cm).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eThe work consists of Milhaud's added piano part to Paganini's Violin Caprices nos. 22, 10, and 13, creating a set of virtuosic duos dedicated to Madame [Yvonne] la Marquise de Casa-Fuerte. A violinist, Casa Fuerte (1895-1984) was the founder of the concert series La Sérénade, and a friend of Poulenc, Milhaud, Virgil Thomson, and others.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eThe important French avant-garde composer Darius Milhaud had a particular interest in re-composition and arrangements of earlier works: \"He made arrangements of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003eThe Beggar’s Opera\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003eLe jeu de Robin et Marion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e; he wrote works using the music of Corrette (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003eSuite d’après Corrette\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e), François Couperin (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003eIntroduction et allegro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e), and the little-known 18th-century composer Baptiste Anet (Viola Sonata no.1,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003eL’apothéose de Molière\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e), whose Tenth Violin Sonata he also transcribed. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003eLa bien-aimée\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e he transformed Liszt’s arrangements of Schubert waltzes, writing for a mechanical piano and orchestra.\" (Jeremy Drake, New Grove Online.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093551894687,"sku":"14475","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Milhaud_Darius_Paganini_Caprices_14475_281_29.jpg?v=1722188789","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/14475-milhaud-darius-trois-caprices-de-paganini-with-autograph-title-page","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}