{"product_id":"19709-gottschalk-louis-moreau-la-moissonneuse","title":"Gottschalk, Louis Moreau. (1829–1869) \"La Moissonneuse\"","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e4to.  8 pp.  Lithograph cover, music engraved throughout.  [PN] 10768.  Disbound from larger volume with resultant knicks and holes along left edge. Seller's stamp visible to lower edge of cover, \"Schuberth \u0026amp; Co. Music Depot \/ 257 \/ Broadway New York.\"  Else, in fine condition.  10 x 12.75 inches (25.4 x 32.38 cm.).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\"Having wowed his sophisticated Parisian audiences with three Creole-inspired pieces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, the nineteen-year-old Gottschalk set about producing some polished nods to Chopin before turning to the French countryside for inspiration.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLa Moissonneuse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e (‘The Reaper’) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLa Glaneuse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e (‘The Gleaner’, now lost) reflected subjects that were popular with the French romantic painters of the time.  Gottschalk’s reaper is a playful Parisian, rather than a Pole, the mazurka peppered with scherzando, scintillante and brillante directions. It was one of three Gottschalk works which Bizet played as a child prodigy pianist...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLa Moissonneuse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e was one of the pieces that Gottschalk included in his triumphant New York debut in February 1853.\" (Hyperion Records)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093724909727,"sku":"19709","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Gottschalk_Louis_Moreau_La_Moissonneuse_19709.png?v=1722189926","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/19709-gottschalk-louis-moreau-la-moissonneuse","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}