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Johannes
Brahms
Autographs.
Facsimiles of Eight Manuscripts in the Library of Congress.
Introduction by James
Webster.
Notes about the Manuscripts by George S. Bozarth.
[Op.18, 34, 39, 40, 87, 118,1 &
119,1]
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Music in
Facsimile, 1. New York, 1983. Oblong,
31 x 24 cm, xxvi, 267 pp. Halftone of the
autograph fair copy scores, often containing special remarks and
painstakingly careful
indications for the engravers. This rich collection of pieces includes
the String Sextet in
Bb, op.18, Piano Quintet in F Minor, op.34, Waltzes, op.39 (arranged
for piano 2-hands and
simplified piano 2-hands), Trio in Eb for Violin, Horn & Piano,
op.40, Piano Trio in C,
op.87; Intermezzi for Piano in A Minor, op.118,1, and Intermezzo for
Piano in B Minor,
op.119,1. These autographs (in general not consulted for the complete
edition published in
the 1920s) have immense textual authority, particularly regarding
articulations. Webster’s
essay provides a nice overview of the central importance autograph
studies. Handsome binding
in blue and beige cloth, with facsimile of Brahms’ signature on the
cover. Sold out
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