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BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van,
1770-1827
Sämtliche Kadenzen /
The Complete Cadenzas. Herausgegeben von
Willy Hess. Faksimile Ausgabe
anläßlich des 100 Geburtstages 22. Februar 1979 von Dr. Kurt
Eulenberg.
[Concerti,
piano, orch, cadenzas, selections]
 Second introduction into the theme
of the Rondo, Concerto in G, op.58
Zürich, 1979.
34 x 26 cm, xi, 131 pp (with
98
facs). Beautiful 4-color facsimile of 17
autograph cadenzas now preserved in four different libraries:
Beethoven-Haus-Bonn (14),
Bibliothèque National - Paris (1), Staatsbibliothek - Berlin (1)
& the British Library -
London (1). The cadenzas—generally fair copies—belong to the
Piano Concertos nos. 1, 2, 3
& 4, the piano version of the Violin Concerto Op.61, and Mozart’s
Concerto K.466 in d minor.
Willy Hess’ commentary provides careful descriptions of each autograph,
as well as
information on printed editions. While Mozart left behind a plethora of
cadenzas, not only
for his own concertos but for those of others, Beethoven once avowed
that he could not write
anything which was “non-obligato” (closing the door on anyone who
wished to freely improvise
in his concertos). Some believe that Beethoven composed them in 1809
for his talented pupil,
Archduke Rudolph. This facsimile edition provides a wonderful
opportunity to study
Beethoven’s approach to the cadenzas and, at the same time, compare
them
to the ones written
by Moscheles, Reinecke, Brahms and Busoni which have also become a
part of the
repertory. Fine bibliophile edition issued on the occasion of the 100th
birthday of Dr.
Eulenberg. Handsomely bound with brown linen spine and Ingres marbled
paper boards; matching
slipcase. $225
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