Oeuvres Complètes pour le Piano
[Volumes I, II, IV and V of 5]
Moscou: P.J. Jürgenson, [ca. 1865-1875].
Folio. Original publisher's mid-blue decorative printed wrappers.
Vol. I: 125 pp. Contains opp. 5, 6, 7 nos. 1 and 2, 14, 15, 16 nos. 1-3, 19, and 29
Vol. II: 126-262 pp. Contains opp. 25, 28, 29, 30, 33 nos. 1-3, and 35 (Book 1)
Vol. IV: 263-399 pp. Contains opp. 62 (Book 5), 67 (Book 6), 72, 82, 83, 85 (Book 7)
Vol. V: 536-608 pp. Contains opp. 102 (Book 8), 104 (Books 1 and 2), 105, and 106
Each volume with a collective title and index.
Provenance
American composer and pianist E[dward] J[ulius] Biedermann (1849-1933), with his signature to upper wrappers of three volumes, inscribed "To my old friend Chas. B. Hughes."
Partially disbound; wrappers torn or lacking. Four 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.
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.
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