33/1&2–1a-B&H

ALBUMFÜRPianoforte und GesangFÜR DAS JAHR1839mit Beiträgen vonFr. Chopin. Ad. Henselt. Fr. Kalkbrenner. FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDYGIACOMO MEYERBEERLouis Spohr « » S. ThalbergCLARA WIECK. MIT DEM PORTRAIT VON S. THALBERG.Eigenthum der Verleger.Leipzig, bei Breitkopf & Härtel.Eingetragen in das Vereins-Archiv.F. Krätzschmer lith.

Contents Decorative lith cover. 33 leaves: pp. [i, ii] flyleaf, p. [iii] blank, p. [iv] lith portrait of Thalberg, p. [v] lith ATP, p. [vi] blank, p. [1] engr ‘INHALT.’, p. [2] blank, pp. 357 engr text, p. [58] blank, pp. [59, 60] flyleaf. Caption title p. 24: MAZURKAScomposéesparFRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN.MAZURKA No I.; p. 26: MAZURKA N II. Sub-caption p. 24: N 1.; p. 26: N 2. Footline p. 24: 5985.Leipsic chez Breitkopf et Härtel. « Propriété des Editeurs. » Paris chez M. Schlesinger.; pp. 25–30: 5985

Comments GFE of Op. 33 Nos. 1 & 2 derived from 331-B&H, published within album. PD: 11/1838 (AmZ no. 45). Description of album: portrait of Thalberg signed ‘Gez. v. Grevedon. « Kön. lith. Institut zu Berlin. » Lith. v. C. Lange.’ and accompanied by text ‘SIGISMUND THALBERG.Bei Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig.’; then follow: F. Mendelssohn- Bartholdy, ‘Andante cantabile et Presto agitato, pour le Piano’ (pp. 3–15; plate number 5984); G. Meyerbeer, ‘,,Die Rose, die Lilie,” Lied von H. Heine’ (pp. 16, 17; plate number 5986); G. Meyerbeer, ‘Die Rosenblätter. Gedicht von M. Beer’ (pp. 18–20; plate number 5986); G. Meyerbeer, ‘Lied des Venezianischen Gondoliers. Gedicht von W. Müller’ (pp. 21–23; plate number 5986); Chopin, ‘Deux Mazurkas, pour le Piano’ (pp. 24–30; plate number 5985); C. Wieck, ‘Scherzo, pour le Piano’ (pp. 31–39; plate number 5987); L. Spohr, ‘Jenseits, Gedicht von F. Bobrich, Duett für Sopran und Tenor’ (pp. 40–44; plate number 5988); A. Henselt, ‘Liebeslied, Etude für das Pianoforte’ (pp. 45–47; 5994); S. Thalberg, ‘Der Schiffer, Gedicht von A...’ (pp. 48–51; plate number 5990); S. Thalberg, ‘Letzter Besuch, Gedicht von A...’ (pp. 52–54; plate number 5990); F. Kalkbrenner, ‘La femme du marin, Pensée fugitive pour le Piano’ (pp. 55–57; plate number 5907). Album exists with two different covers (see descriptions below). Modifications Contents: original pagination removed; album pagination added at top of pages, on opposite side from the removed pagination (Meyerbeer’s, Chopin’s, Spohr’s and Thalberg’s works).

Copies

A-Wn SA. 87.A.18 – 330 x 264 mm. Cover (green): p. [1] ‘ALBUMMUSICAL.1839.’, pp. [2, 3] blank, p. [4] ‘LEIPSICCHEZBreitkopf & Härtel.1839.’. D-Bds DMS 50717 (2)  326 x 262 mm. TP: round stamp ‘Geschenk des Verlegers’. Contains leaves 232 only (original flyleaves missing). Cover (green): identical to A-Wn copy. N. Mus. 5477 – 330 x 262 mm. Contains 29 leaves only: p. [1] lith ATP, p. [2] blank, pp. 3–57 engr text, p. [58] blank (i.e. flyleaves, portrait, ‘Inhalt’ and original cover missing). GB-Lbl H.2156.e. – 322 x 257 mm. P. [i] publisher’s round stamp. Cover (green): p. [1] ‘ALBUMMUSICAL1839.’ in a richly decorated floral frame in sepia/ reddish-brown, signed ‘O. Wagner inv. « » Fr. Krätzschmer lith.’, pp. [2, 3] blank, p. [4] ‘LEIPSICCHEZBreitkopf & Härtel1839.’, signed ‘O. Wagner inv. « » Fr. Krätzschmer lith.’. GB-Ob Tyson Mus. 1008 – 329 x 259 mm. TP: library stamp ‘StaatsbibliothekMusikabteilungBerlin’ overstamped ‘DUBLETTE’, oval stamp ‘Ausgeschieden Stabi’. Cover (white): identical to A-Wn copy. PL-Pjglensk – 329 x 260 mm. Original cover missing.