Beethoven, L vanBiblio.com
BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van 1770-1827Biblio.com
III Grandes Marches pour le Piano-Forte à quatre mains composées et dediées à Son Altesse Madame la Princesse regnante d'Esterhazy née Princesse de Lichtenstein . Oeuv. 45 . Pr. 1f 2fr 25 c. Piano 4-hands
180540794Mayence: chez Charles Zulehner PN 73 1805. Quarto. Disbound. i title 13 i blank pp. Engraved throughout. <br /> <br /> With ownership signature to upper outer corner of title in contemporary brown ink; several annotations in pencil including fingerings dynamics and accidentals. <br /> <br /> Slightly trimmed; occasional minor foxing and soiling mainly to blank margins; spine reinforced with narrow strip of early paper. Early edition. LvBWV I p. 246. <br /> <br /> These three marches scored for piano 4-hands incorporate a wide range of dynamics register and textures that complement the dotted March rhythms including Alberti basses arpeggios and triplets. <br /> <br /> "From his success at combining tradition and exploration and personal expression Beethoven came to be regarded as the dominant musical figure of the 19th century and scarcely any significant composer since his time has escaped his influence or failed to acknowledge it. For the respect his works have commanded of musicians and the popularity they have enjoyed among wider audiences he is probably the most admired composer in the history of Western music." Joseph Kerman Alan Tyson Scott G. Burnham Douglas Johnson and William Drabkin in Grove Music Online. chez Charles Zulehner [PN 73] unknown
