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Ludwig van
Beethoven
Trio for Piano,
Violin & Violoncello B-flat
op.97
Klaviertrio B-dur Opus 97
“Erzherog”-Trio. 1. und 2. Satz. / 3.
und 4. Satz. Faksimile nach dem
Partiturautograph Biblioteka
Jagiellonska, Krakau. Geleitwort von
Mitsuko Uchida. Einleitung von Julia
Ronge
[Trio, piano, vln & vc,
op.97, Bb minor, “Archduke”]
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Munich, 2020. xx, 34; 32 pp,
oblong & upright format (34 x
26, 26.5 x 39 cm). Beautiful 4-color
halftone of the “Archduke” Trio, a
work dedicated to Archduke Rudolph
of Austria, and regarded as the
greatest of all works for this
combination of instruments. The Trio
in B-flat was probably performed at
the Archduke's palace soon after it
was written, but its public premiere
did not take place until April 11,
1814, on which occasion the
violinist was Ignaz Schuppanzigh
(leader of the famous string quartet
that introduced many of Beethoven's
quartets and later some of
Schubert's), the cellist was Joseph
Linke (for whom Beethoven composed
sonatas), and the pianist was
Beethoven himself, in his last
public appearance at the keyboard
(Richard Freed). It’s unclear
whether this autograph, with
inscription “Trio am 3ten März
1811”, is actually from 1811 or
whether the inscription was added
later. Despite the presence of
editorial/publisher’s markings this
copy does not seems to to have
served as the faircopy. The
autograph, partly in vertical and
partly horizontal format), each
bound in linen, is housed in a
sumptuous linen-covered box.
Produced on the occasion of the
250th anniversary of Beethoven
birth. $240
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