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BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
Drei
Lieder nach Goethe. Mit einem Kommentar von
Helga Lühning.
[Goethe
Lieder, voice, piano, op.75, selection]
 "Es war einmal
ein König" (Göthes's Faust, op.75, no.1)
Veröffentlichungen des Beethoven-Hauses,
III/13. Bonn, 1999. Oblong, 34 x 27 cm, 30 facs, 16
pp. Fine full-color halftone of the first three songs from “Sechs
Gesänge mit Begleitung des
Pianoforte”, op.75. The songs “Aus Göthe’s Faust” and “Neue Liebe,
neues Leben” are
autographs, while “Kennst du das Land” is in the hand of Therese
Malfatti (with Beethoven
additions); all date from around 1810. The autographs are legible fair
copies, with the
exception of several pages with substantial revisions and crossouts. We
know that Beethoven
was in love with the 18-year-old Malfatti (daughter of a
wealthy landowner), and
considered proposing to her; in a letter of 1810 he speaks
of her “so schönes
Talent” on the piano. The personal relationship makes these settings
all the more poignant. Afterword in Ger. Wrappers with handsome dust
jacket in light blue laid paper with
printed title. $62
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