1865 · Leipzig u. Winterthur
by BRAHMS, Johannes 1833-1897
Leipzig u. Winterthur: J. Rieter-Biedermann [PN 435], 1865. Folio. Modern green linen boards, marbled endpapers.
Score: 1f. (recto decorative lithographic title by Friedr. Krätzschmer, Leipzig, printed in light purple on partial dark ivory ground, verso blank), 1f. (recto dedication printed within decorative border, verso blank), 5-67, [i] (blank) pp.
Parts: 11; 9; 9; 11 pp. Sewn and laid in.
Early signature of J. Montgolfier to upper margin of title and first page of each part.
Music engraved throughout. Publisher's and Lyon musicseller's handstamps to blank lower margin of title.
Score: Some minor foxing; minor staining to lower inner margins; tears to final leaf, primarily to margins, with repairs. Parts: Some minor soiling and foxing; staining to inner margin of the first page of each part; upper outer blank corner of first page of each part torn away with loss of early signature.
Quite a good copy overall. First Edition. Hofmann, p. 71. McCorkle, p. 123. Hoboken 4, 49, (plate 5).
"The Quintet in F minor, Op. 34, is unquestionably one of the greatest works of chamber music for pianoforte and strings ever written." Florence May: The Life of Brahms, p. 364.
"The F minor Piano Quintet op. 34 originated in 1862 as a string quintet with two cellos (in imitation of Schubert's identically scored work) and was also arranged as a two-piano sonata (op. 34b). It is perhaps the most tightly integrated work of Brahms's first maturity, especially in the way harmonic and melodic details determine large-scale structure." George S. Bozarth and Walter Frisch in Grove Music Online
The former owner, "Montgolfier," may be a descendant of the two brothers (Joseph-Michel Montgolfier 1740-1810 and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier 1745-1799), aviation pioneers and inventors of the "Montgolfière-style hot air balloon ... which launched the first confirmed piloted ascent by humans in 1783, carrying Jacques-Étienne." Wikipedia. (Inventory #: 40351)
Score: 1f. (recto decorative lithographic title by Friedr. Krätzschmer, Leipzig, printed in light purple on partial dark ivory ground, verso blank), 1f. (recto dedication printed within decorative border, verso blank), 5-67, [i] (blank) pp.
Parts: 11; 9; 9; 11 pp. Sewn and laid in.
Early signature of J. Montgolfier to upper margin of title and first page of each part.
Music engraved throughout. Publisher's and Lyon musicseller's handstamps to blank lower margin of title.
Score: Some minor foxing; minor staining to lower inner margins; tears to final leaf, primarily to margins, with repairs. Parts: Some minor soiling and foxing; staining to inner margin of the first page of each part; upper outer blank corner of first page of each part torn away with loss of early signature.
Quite a good copy overall. First Edition. Hofmann, p. 71. McCorkle, p. 123. Hoboken 4, 49, (plate 5).
"The Quintet in F minor, Op. 34, is unquestionably one of the greatest works of chamber music for pianoforte and strings ever written." Florence May: The Life of Brahms, p. 364.
"The F minor Piano Quintet op. 34 originated in 1862 as a string quintet with two cellos (in imitation of Schubert's identically scored work) and was also arranged as a two-piano sonata (op. 34b). It is perhaps the most tightly integrated work of Brahms's first maturity, especially in the way harmonic and melodic details determine large-scale structure." George S. Bozarth and Walter Frisch in Grove Music Online
The former owner, "Montgolfier," may be a descendant of the two brothers (Joseph-Michel Montgolfier 1740-1810 and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier 1745-1799), aviation pioneers and inventors of the "Montgolfière-style hot air balloon ... which launched the first confirmed piloted ascent by humans in 1783, carrying Jacques-Étienne." Wikipedia. (Inventory #: 40351)
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