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187536204Moscou: P.J. Jürgenson 1875. Folio. Original publisher's mid-blue decorative printed wrappers. <br/><br/>Vol. I: 125 pp. 3rd edition<br/>Vol. II: 126-262 pp. 2nd edition<br/>Vol. IV: 263-399 pp. 2nd edition<br/>Vol. V: 536-608 pp. 2nd edition<br/><br/>Each volume includes a collective title and index.<br/><br/>With the signature of the American composer and pianist Edward Julius Biedermann 1849-1933 to upper wrappers of three volumes inscribed "To my old friend Chas. B. Hughes."<br/><br/>Partially disbound; wrappers torn or lacking. 4 of 5 volumes lacking Vol. III. Some minor wear browning and staining. "One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. P.J. Jürgenson unknown books
185236190London: Ewer & Co 1852. Folio. Disbound. 1 title within decorative border printed in red 2 blank 3-11 i publisher's catalogue pp. Engraved throughout. MWV U113.<br/><br/>"One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. Ewer & Co unknown books
184812803<b>Rarity. First Edition First Printing of the famous Wedding March. The orchestral score was first published July 1848 by Breitkopf & Hartel Leipzig Germany. No printed date as customary at that time. Vb M. on pp 3-177 engraved the Hochzeitmarsch WEDDING MARCH on p.137 P.n. 7774.P. 178 blank. GM and JF. FIRST PRINTING of the orchestral parts engraved and with plate number 7852 probably published the following month is at BOD. NO COPIES OF THIS AT AUCTION AS LISTED IN ABPC CD ROM. <br />This is the true First Edition of Mendelssohn's full orchestral score of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. It includes the FIRST EDITION of the famous Wedding March that was played at the conclusion of the wedding between Theseus and Hyppolita. This has become the omnipresent music used in virtually ALL traditional Western wedding ceremonies. PROVENANCE L. Girard with his ink signature at head of the title page. Girard was teacher and composer of identical music in France during the second half of the 19th century. One of his noted works was in his Chant de La Paix For Four Male Voices. HobokenX Fuld 633. Krause X!! 6. TRULY RARE≥</b> Breitkopf & Hartel hardcover books
1975WRCLIT56322Bonn & Bad Godesberg: Inter Nationes 1975. 95pp. Printed wrappers. Portrait facsimiles photographs. Near fine copy. First edition. Contains two essays and a bibliography of Mann's work published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth by Heinz Moos Verlag on behalf of the organisation. Inter Nationes unknown books
1847012322NY: Mason Brothers 1847. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Oblong 8v0. green pebbled cloth blind stamp rule and garland surround to titles in gilt 128 pp. Uncommon 19thC American song book in uncommonly un- or little-used condiution. No ownership markings. Musical scores set by A. P. Kendrick music typographer 20 Devonshire St Boston. Mason Brothers hardcover books
186247694Boston: Ditson 1862. 4to pp. 201. Paper over boards cloth spine. Cover soiled and worn interior little foxed and worn but intact. Good. Ditson unknown books
1976003911New York: Praeger Publishers 1976. 224p. b/w illus. dj. Praeger Publishers unknown books
19742796New York: Praeger 1974. First American. Cloth. Very Good. Praeger hardcover books
1987185682Stuyvesant NY: Pendragon Press 1987. Hardcover. VG- Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine inside front and rear covers ffep and block. Burgundy cloth boards with silver lettering; lvii 687 pp; bw illustrated frontispiece; illustrations portraits music facsimiles. Prefatory matter in English; letters in German with English translation. Collected edited and translated with introductory essays and notes by Marcia J. Citron. Includes bibliographical references pages ix-xviii. Pendragon Press hardcover books
56323hardcover. Illustrated. 662pp. Tall 8vo red cloth. N.Y.: Knopf 1961. Near fine.<br/><br/> unknown books
196827782London: The Holland Press 1968. Finely printed and bound Holland Press reprint of the 1910 edition ltd to 350 copies. This is the definitive annotated account of South Africana. Each volume is 4to and about 1000 fairly densely set pages. Plates. The Holland Press unknown books
179614664Zurich: David Bürkli 1796. Fourth Edition. Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Schweizerlieder mit Melodieen. Des ersten Theils vermehrte vierte Auflage. An original collection of Swiss songs mostly for three voices and continuo bearing an inscription on the title page supposedly from Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy to Jenny Lind. The inscription and signature are almost certainly spurious but appear to date from the 19th century and share some similarities with Mendelssohn's hand though here rather more shaky and uncertain than is seen in authentic examples. The volume contains settings of texts by Johann Kaspar Lavater originally for voice and continuo arranged by Johann Heinrich Egli for 1-4 voices and continuo including 6 new settings by Egli 2 to texts of Lavater and 4 to texts of F. von Stolberg. Cf. Refardt E. Historisch-Biographisches Musikerlexikon der Schweiz. 88 pp. Printed in single-impression music type throughout with an engraving to the cover. Disbound; title page detached with heavy wear and toning; light edge wear and toning throughout but internally fine overall very good. 10.5 x 8.5 inches 27 x 22 cm. The music is rare with WorldCat recording only 8 copies outside Switzerland. David Bürkli unknown books
188234331Leipzig: Hermann Mendelssohn 1882. Mendelssohn Bartholdy Paul ed. Octavo. Full dark teal cloth with titling within decorative device gilt with ornately-blindstamped corners within blindstamped rules titling to spine gilt within decorative device gilt. 1f. recto blank verso half-title 1f. frontispiece recto blank verso photographic illustration of Mendelssohn on his death bed 1f. recto title verso blank v-vii foreword by Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy dated Berlin March 1861 i blank 366 text 367-373 index i blank pp. 1f. publisher's advertisements. Tissue guard to photographic frontispiece. With occasional musical examples and illustrations in text.<br/><br/>With autograph inscription signed "Hermann Mendelssohn" and other ownership notations. <br/><br/>Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped; upper board detached. Uniformly browned; some foxing; a few very small tears to blank edges. Volume 1 of 2 only. Hermann Mendelssohn unknown books
17876593Bern: in der Hallerschen Buchandlung 1787. Soft cover. Good. 8vo 152 x 95mm. 60pp. Modern wrappers margins trimmed close occasional spots lightly browned; front wrap loose but present. A satire on the Berlin academy written jointly by Lessing and Moses Mendelssohn criticizing the philosophical system of Alexander Popeís Essay on Man 1733-1734. Lessing German writer critic and dramatist was one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings often witty and ironic substantially influenced the development of German literature. In 1755 the collaborative work of Lessing and his friend philosopher Moses Mendelssohn anonymously appeared in the form of this provocative treatise Pope ein Metaphysiker! Pope as a Metaphysician. The controversial treatise dissected the subject of a contest at the Prussian Royal Academy. The two friends wrote it to confirm that there cannot be a true comparison between a poetic and a philosophic conception. <br/><br/> Bern: in der Hallerschen Buchandlung paperback books
1776190450Frankfurt & Leipzig. : No publisher. 1776. Publisher’s plain wraps paper spine label with handwritten title. . . Very good untrimmed in the wraps. 8vo. 19.5x12 cm. . German text. Mendelssohn’s musing on the immortality of the soul. weight: 0.4 lb. Engraved frontis. No publisher. paperback books
19761311774Munchen: G. Henle Verlag 1976. Softcover. Quarto oblong; VG-; Paperback; Spine blue with black print; Cover is blue with black print clean and bright but for vendor label on front; Text block clean and tight; Preface in German English and French; 91 pages of printed music. Instruments: Organ. 1311774. FP New Rockville Stock. G. Henle Verlag unknown books
184136202Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PNs 5542 5543 5544 1841. 1f. recto lithographic title verso blank 78; 1f. recto lithographic title verso blank 52 pp.; 1f. recto lithographic title verso blank 66 pp. Music engraved throughout. <br/><br/>First Editions later issues of all three works. MWV P3 op. 21; MWV P7 op. 26; MWV P5 op. 27. Krause 135 143 146. Hoboken first issues only. <br/><br/>Bound with: <br/>Op. 32. Ouverture zum Märchen von der schönen Melusine . Partitur . Pr. 1 Rthlr. 20 Ngr. Leipzig: Breigkopf & Härtel PN 5688 ca. 1857. 1f. recto title verso blank 72 pp. Engraved. First Edition later issue. Hoboken 10 181. Krause 149. <br/><br/>Bound with:<br/>Op. 95. Ouverture zu Ruy Blas für grosses Orchester . Op. 95. Pr. 2 Thlr. Partitur No. 24 der nachgelassen Werke. Leipzig: Fr. Kistner PN 1837 1851-52. 1f. recto title verso blank 64 pp. Engraved. First Edition. Hoboken 10 290. Krause 153. <br/><br/>19th century mid-tan morocco-backed dark brown textured paper boards raised bands on spine with titling gilt marbled edges light blue endpapers narrow blue silk ribbon marker. <br/><br/>Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped. Minor internal wear. An attractive copy of all five of Mendelssohn's concert overtures. <br/><br/>"One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. Breitkopf & Härtel [PNs 5542, 5543, 5544] unknown books
185036216Bonn . Londres . Paris: N. Simrock . J.J Novello . M. Schlesinger PN 3041 1850. 1 title 2 blank 3-17 i blank pp. Lithographed. First German edition later variant issue.<br/><br/>With:<br/>- Op. 30. Sechs Lieder . componirt und Fräulein Elise von Woringen zugeeignet . Op. 30. IItes. Heft Pr. 3 Frs - 24 Sgr. Bonn . London . Paris: N. Simrock . N. Mori . M. Schlesinger PN 3205 ca. 1845. 1 title 2-3 blank 4-17 i blank pp. Engraved. First Edition later issue. Hoboken 10 177. <br/><br/>- Op 38. Sechs Lieder . componirt Fräulein Rosa von Woringen zugeeignet . Op. 38. IIItes. Heft Preis 3 Frs. - 24 Sgr. Bonn: N. Simrock PN 3383 ca. 1850-60. 1 title 2 blank 3-19 i blank pp. Later edition. <br/><br/>- Op. 53. Sechs Lieder . componirt und Fräulein Sophÿ Horsleÿ zugeeignet . Op. 53. IVtes. Heft Preis 4 Frs. Bonn: N. Simrock PN 3935 ca. 1860. 1 title 2 blank 3-21 i blank pp. <br/><br/>- Op. 62. Sechs Lieder . componirt und Frau Dr. Clara Schumann geb. Wieck zugeeignet . Op. 62. Vtes. Heft Preis 3 Frs 50c. Bonn: N. Simrock PN 4343 ca. 1850. 1 title 2-3 blank 4-19 i blank pp. Engraved. <br/><br/>- Op. 67. Sechs Lieder . componirt und Fräulein Sophie Rosen zugeeignet . Op. 67. VItes. Heft Preis 3 Frs 50c. Bonn: N. Simrock PN 4478 ca. 1860. <br/><br/>6 volumes. Folio. Titles printed on blue ground within decorative blue border. <br/><br/>Handstamp of 19th century New York musicseller Scharfenberg to foot of titles of all but one volume. <br/><br/>Disbound; spines reinforced with tape. Slightly worn; moderate browning and foxing throughout. "One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. N. Simrock ... J.J Novello ... M. Schlesinger [PN 3041] unknown books
30834Oblong folio. Full 19th century mid-brown cloth with "Mendelssohn Bartholdy I." gilt to upper within decorative blindstamped borders.<br/><br/>- Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte . Op. 19a Pr. 20 Ngr. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 5281 after 1841. 1 lithographic titlie within decorative border 2 blank 3-15 pp. Engraved. With occasional markings in pencil and red crayon. Small oval publisher's handstamp to foot of title. Slight soiling and browning to title. First Edition later issue. Wehner SD6. Hoboken 10 147. Krause 116. <br/><br/>- Sechs Gesänge . Fräulein Julie Jeanrenand zugeeignet . Op. 34. Pr. 25 Ngr. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 5783 after 1841. 1 lithographic title within decorative border 2 blank 3-15 pp. Engraved. Minor soiling; small marginal tear to pp. 13/14. First Edition later issue. Wehner SD13. Not in Hoboken. Krause 118. <br/><br/>- Sechs Lieder . Frau Constanze Schleinitz zugeeignet . Op. 47. Pr. 25 Ngr. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 6210 after 1841. 1 lithographic title within decorative border 2-15 pp. Engraved. Minor thumbing to lower outer corners. First Edition later issue. Wehner SD20. Not in Hoboken. Krause 120. <br/><br/>- Sechs Lieder . Frau Livia Frece zugeeignet . Op 57. Pr. 25 Ngr. Leipzig: Breitopf & Härtel PN 6929 1843. 1 lithographic title within decorative green floral border 2 blank 3-17 pp. Engraved. First Edition. Wehner SD26. Hoboken 10 228 and illustration no. 18. Krause 122. <br/><br/>- Sechs Lieder . Op. 71. Pr. 25 Ngr. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 7736 1847. 1 lithographic title within decorative border 2 blank 3-15 pp. Engraved. First Edition. Wehner SD35. Hoboken 10 254. Krause 49. <br/><br/>- Lieder und Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PNs 8302 8319 8527 e.1-2 8527 ca. 1852. Group of 15 separately published lied each with series title listing a total of 45 lieder. 15; 15; 3; 15 pp. Engraved. <br/>No.<br/>31. Da lieg'ich unter den Bäumen Op. 84<br/>32. Herbstlied. Im Walde rauschen dürre Blätter<br/>33. Jaglied. Mit lust thät ich ausreiten<br/>34. Es lauschte das Laub von C. Klingemann. Es lauschte das Laub so dunkelgrün<br/>35. Orgenlied. Erwacht in neuer Stärke<br/>36. Die Liebende schreibt von Goethe. Ein Blick von deinen Augen<br/>37. Allnächtlich im Traume seh ich Dich von H. Heine<br/>38. Der Mond von Geibel. Mein Herz ist wie die dunkle Nacht<br/>39. Altdeutsches Frühlingslied von Spee. Dertrübe Winter ist vorbei<br/>40. Erster Verlust von Goethe. Ach wer bringt die schönen Tage<br/>41. Die Sterne schau'n von Graf von Schlippenbach Die Sterne schau'n in stiller Nacht<br/>42. Lieblingsplätzchen aus des Knaben Wunderhorn Wisst ihr wo ich gerne weil<br/>43. Das Schifflein von Uhland. Ein Schifflein ziehet leise<br/>44. Wenn sich zwei Herzen scheiden von Geibel<br/>45. Es weiss und räth es doch Keines von Eichendorff<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn and frayed; slightly shaken; spine splitting with minor loss to head and tail of spine; hinges partially split. Minor internal wear and soiling. In very good condition overall. unknown books
185126616Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 8347 1851. Octavo. Early half dark red calf with marbled boards spine in gilt-ruled compartments with titling gilt. 1f. title 193 i blank pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>Publisher's handstamp to lower margin of title; ownership signature in black ink of Florence Bertha Thomas dated February 1863 or 1868 to front free endpaper; two additional dates in the same hand to front pastedown possibly referring to performance dates. <br/><br/>Binding rubbed; lower portion of upper hinge slightly cracked. Occasional very light foxing. First Edition of the "Italian" Symphony. Hoboken 10 no. 284. Catalog of the Mendelssohn Papers in the Bodleian Library Oxford III no. 734. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Leipzig catalog no. 152. Wehner MWV pp. 225-226 no. 16. Muller-Reuter I p. 73. Fuld p. 556.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn finished his "Italian" Symphony in Berlin on March 13 1833 conducting its first performance in London on May 13 1833 at a London Philharmonic Society concert. The first edition of the full score was not published until after the composer's death. Breitkopf & Härtel [PN] 8347 unknown books
185135156Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 8361 1851. Oblong folio. Original publisher's green printed wrappers with titling within decorative border. 1 title 2-55 i blank pp. Engraved. With publisher's catalog of works for piano 4-hands to verso of lower wrapper.<br/><br/>From the library of composer Horace Middleton 1879-1961 with his small handstamp to blank upper corner of title and page 3; small publisher's and Scharfenberg & Luis New York handstamps to foot of title.<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn and soiled; Scharfenberg & Luis handstamp to blank lower margin ofupper wrapper. Upper outer corners dampstained. First Edition of this arrangement. Wehner MWV N 16 p. 226. Not in Krause Ward Jones or Hoboken. Scarce.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony No. 4 Op. 90 was composed following the composer's visit to Italy and first performed in London on 13 May 1833. Mendelssohn revised the symphony in the following year but it remained unpublished at the time of his death. This leads to confusion surrounding the order of Mendelssohn's symphonies as both it and the "Reformation" Symphony No. 5 Op. 107 were composed and performed prior to Symphonies 2 and 3. The chronological order of Mendelssohn's symphonies is as follows:<br/><br/>- Symphony No. 1 Op. 11 1824<br/>- Symphony No. 5 Op. 107 "Reformation" 1830<br/>- Symphony No. 4 Op. 90 "Italian" 1833<br/>- Symphony No. 2 Op. 52 "Lobgesang" 1840<br/>- Symphony No. 3 Op. 56 "Scottish" 1842 <br/><br/>One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online<br/><br/>Horace Middleton was a British-born musician who served on the faculty of Bennett College from 1919 to the mid-1930s. He was best known for the music he composed for the Greek plays performed at the college. See obituary Millbrook Round Table November 23 1961. Breitkopf & Härtel [PN 8361] unknown books
187735155Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN M.B.122 Kl.A 1877. RIETZ Julius 1812-1877 ed. Folio. Original publisher's full dark red cloth with titling gilt to upper within decorative blindstamped border titling gilt to spine; dark ivory endpapers. 1 title 2-83. i blank pp. Engraved. Text in German. With "Breitkopf & Härtels Musikbücher Nr. 181" to head of upper wrapper. <br/><br/>With Hungarian translation in ink along with marked cuts to No. 6. Terzett "O wie verschweig' ich."<br/><br/>In the series "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Werke. Kritisch durchgesehene Ausgabe von Julius Reitz. Mit Genehmigung der Originalverleger Serie 15. Grössere weltiche Gesangwerke. Klavier-Auszug." From the Breitkopf edition of Mendelssohn's Complete Works No. 122. <br/><br/>Together with:<br/>An invitation to the 1931 production of the opera from the Budapest Choral and Orchestra Association Ének- és Zenekaregyesűlet partially laid down to front free endpaper signed by István Eisler for the commissioning group and with his name in ink along with a date of December 1930 to upper outer corner and handstamp of Hungarian publisher/musicseller Rózsavölgyi és társa dated December 12 1930 to lower outer corner of endpaper.<br/><br/>Together with: <br/>Heimkehr aus dem Fremde. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel 1885. Libretto. 16mo. Original publisher's light gray printed wrappers. 1f. recto title verso blank 12 2 pp. publisher's catalogue of piano-vocal scores and libretti with additional publisher's catalogue to verso of upper and recto and verso of lower wrapper. Later printing. Wehner MWV L 6 p. 196.<br/><br/>Heimkehr aus der Fremde a Liederspiel in 1 act to a libretto by Karl Klingemann was given a private premiere in Berlin on 26 December 1829. The first public performance took place in Leipzig on 10 April 1851. <br/><br/>"Mendelssohn's deft command of orchestral colour is evident throughout the work and his ability to create charming effects with the simplest of means is impressive." Clive Brown in Grove Dictionary of Opera<br/><br/>"One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. Breitkopf & Härtel [PN M.B.122 Kl.A] unknown books
187736206Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 8335 1877. RIETZ Julius 1812-1877 ed. Folio. Original publisher's dark brown wrappers with titling within decorative border. 1 recto title verso blank 3-57 i blank pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn and soiled. Occasional light foxing; some leaves detached and frayed at edges. First Edition of this arrangement. Wehner MWV L 6 p. 196. Not in Krause Ward Jones or Hobokenb. Rare no copies located outside of Germany. <br/><br/>Heimkehr aus der Fremde to a libretto by Karl Klingemann was first performed privately in Berlin on 26 December 1829; its first public performance took place in Leipzig on 10 April 1851. <br/><br/>"Mendelssohn's deft command of orchestral colour is evident throughout the work and his ability to create charming effects with the simplest of means is impressive." Clive Brown in Grove Dictionary of Opera<br/><br/>"One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. Breitkopf & Härtel [PN 8335] unknown books
185035287Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel PN 8228 1850. Folio. Original publisher's blue printed wrappers. 1 title 2-31 i blank pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>From the library of composer Horace Middleton 1879-1961 with his small handstamp to upper wrapper and title.<br/><br/>Wrappers somewhat worn and soiled; partially split at spine. Light thumbing throughout; small dampstain to upper blank margin.45. First Edition. MWV U 159 p. 344. Not in Krause or Ward Jones. Hoboken 10 273.<br/><br/>One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. Breitkopf & Härtel [PN 8228] unknown books
185035288London: Ewer & Co 1850. Folio. Disbound. 1f. recto title within decorative borderprinted in light red verso blank 13 i blank pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>Small embossed stamp of English musicseller Etherington to foot of title.<br/><br/>Minor offsetting. First English edition. MWV U 158 p. 344. Not in Krause or Hoboken. Ward Jones III 771.<br/><br/>One of the most gifted and versatile prodigies Mendelssohn stood at the forefront of German music during the 1830s and 40s as conductor pianist organist and above all composer. His musical style fully developed before he was 20 drew upon a variety of influences including the complex chromatic counterpoint of Bach the formal clarity and gracefulness of Mozart and the dramatic power of Beethoven and Weber.<br/><br/>Mendelssohn's emergence into the first rank of 19th-century German composers coincided with efforts by music historiographers to develop the concept of a Classic-Romantic dialectic in 18th and 19th-century music. To a large degree his music reflects a fundamental tension between Classicism and Romanticism in the generation of German composers after Beethoven." R. Larry Todd in Grove Music Online. Ewer & Co unknown books
