MENDELSSOHN, Felix 1809-1847

[Opp. 19 = 19b, 30, 38, 53, 62, and 67]. Sechs Lieder ohne Worte für das Pianoforte ... Op. 19. Ites Heft Preis 3 Frs.

Bonn ... Londres ... Paris: N. Simrock ... J.J Novello ... M. Schlesinger [PN 3041], [ca. 1850-60].

[1] (title), [2] (blank), 3-17 [i] (blank) pp. Lithographed. First German edition, later variant issue.

With:
- [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.

- [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.

- [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.

- [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.

- [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].

6 volumes. Folio. Titles printed on blue ground within decorative blue border.

Handstamp of 19th century New York musicseller Scharfenberg to foot of titles of all but one volume.

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.

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.

Item #36216

Price: $150.00  other currencies