Mandyczewski Eusebius - Complete shorter works, for solo piano

JOHANNES BRAHMS Complete Shorter Works for Solo Piano EDITED BY EUSEBIUS MANDYCZEWSKI THE VIENNA GESELLSCHAFT DER MUSIKFREUNDE EDITION ____________ Dover Publications, Inc., New York Copyright 1971 by Dover Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. This Dover edition, first published in 1971, is an unabridged republication of Volume ( Band ) 14, entitled Kleinere Klavierwerke , of the collection Johannes Brahms; Smtliche Werke; Ausgabe der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien , originally published by Breitkopf & Hrtel, Leipzig (n.d.; Editors Preface to Volume 14 dated Spring, 1927). The English translation of the Editors Preface ( Revisionsbericht ) and of the table of contents was prepared specially for this Dover edition. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 70-116828 International Standard Book Number ISBN-13: 978-0-486-22651-4
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www.doverpublications.com CONTENTS __________ On page 24(84), line 3, measures 4 and 5 originally formed one 3/2 measure: We might also mention as especially characteristic that on page 14(74), below, Brahms originally let the string . __________ TWO RHAPSODIES, Op. 79. 79.

BASIC TEXT FOR THE PRESENT EDITION: The composers personal copy of the first edition, in the collection of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna. This edition was published with the title: Frau Elisabeth von Herzogenberg gewidmet. Zwei Rhapsodien fr das Pianoforte von Johannes Brahms. Op. 79. Verlag und Eigenthum von N.

Simrock in Berlin. 1880. Publication number 8166. COMMENT: In his personal copy Brahms made an attempt to introduce a small alteration toward the end of the first rhapsody, but changed his mind, apparently at once. This clearly shows, however, that he was deeply concerned with his work even after publication. __________ FANTASIES FOR PIANO, Op. 116. 116.

BASIC TEXT FOR THE PRESENT EDITION: The composers personal copy of the first edition, in the collection of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna. This edition was published with the title: Fantasien fr Pianoforte von Johannes Brahms. op. 116, Erstes Heft: No. 1. No. 2 Intermezzo. No. 3. Capriccio. Capriccio.

Zweites Heft: No. 4. Intermezzo. No. 5. No. 6. 6.

Intermezzo. No. 7. Capriccio. Verlag und Eigenthum fr alle Lnder von N. 1892. 1892.

Publication numbers 9874 and 9875. COMMENT: The extremely correct and magnificently engraved first edition, to which Brahms made no later additions, was our authority. At most we might add that No. 4 was originally called Notturno and No. 7 Intermezzo. 117. 117.

BASIC TEXTS FOR THE PRESENT EDITION: 1. The composers original manuscript, in the collection of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna. Six vertical leaves of twelve-staff piano music paper with no heading, signature or date. 2. The composers personal copy of the first edition, in the same collection. Op. 117. No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. 3.

Verlag und Eigenthum fr alle Lnder von N. Simrock in Berlin. 1892. Publication number 9876. COMMENTS: In his personal copy Brahms later corrected a few unimportant engraving errors. Otherwise the first edition is flawless and was our authority.

It also agrees completely with the manuscript (even though this was not engraving copy), except for the following minor items: On page 4(132), the tempo indication in the manuscript is simply Andante con moto. On page (133)5, precisely in the middle of measure 3, before the beginning of the p , a breath pause, separating the two parts of the work (B-flat minor and D-flat major), is indicated in both systems by free-standing as a result of the rit .. On page 6(134), measure 1, an/is prescribed for the last note of the right hand as a result of the , followed immediately by the p of the next measure. The manuscripts c 2 for the antepenultimate note of the right hand in line 4, measure 2, of page 6(134) is surely a mere slip of the pen; the same holds for page (135)7, next-to-last measure, where the first note of the left hand is missing one leger line in the manuscript and appears as D -flat1. In the following, penultimate, measure, the manuscript does not show the notes for the left hand; but this is no writing error. On page (139)11, line 3, measure 3, the tied notes for the thumb of the left hand are e (not d ) in the manuscript.

The passage on page 12(140), measures 911, was originally written like measures 9 and 10 on page (137)9; when the piece was completed, Brahms at first changed it to this: then, still in the manuscript, to the way it was printed. __________ PIANO PIECES, Opp. 118 and 119. BASIC TEXT FOR THE PRESENT EDITION: The composers personal copy of the first edition, in the collection of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna. This edition was published with the title: Clavierstcke von Johannes Brahms. 118. No. 1. 1.

Intermezzo, A moll. No. 2. Intermezzo, A dur. No. 3.

Ballade, G moll. No. 4. Intermezzo, F moll. No. 5.

Romanze, F dur. No. 6. Intermezzo, Es moll. op. No. 1. 1.

Intermezzo, H moll. No. 2. Intermezzo, E moll. No. 3.

Intermezzo, C dur. No. 4. Rhapsodie, Es dur. Verlag und Eigenthum fr alle Lnder von N. 1893. 1893.

Two brochure volumes. Publication numbers 10054 and 10055. COMMENT: The personal copy shows no later alterations by Brahms; its great accuracy made it our authority. We differ here from the two brochure volumes in giving the number of pieces in our titles. Vienna E USEBIUS M ANDYCZEWSKI Spring, 1927 __________ SCHERZO FR DAS PIANOFORTE. 4. 4.

VORLAGEN: 1. Die Original-Handschrift von Brahms im Besitz von Breitkopf & Hrtel in Leipzig. Vier Bltter sechzehnlinigen Notenpapiers fr Klavier in Querformat, berschrieben Scherzo fr das Pianoforte von Johs Brahms. op. 4. 2. 2.

Des Komponisten Handexemplar der ersten Ausgabe im Besitz der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien. Diese Ausgabe erschien 1854 unter dem Titel Scherzo Es moll fr das Pianoforte componirt und seinem Freunde Ernst Ferdinand Wenzel zugeeignet von Johannes Brahms. op. 4. Eigenthum der Verleger. Leipzig, bei Breitkopf & Hrtel.

Verlagsnummer 8836. BEMERKUNGEN: Die Handschrift weist Platteneinteilung auf, aus der ersichtlich ist, da sie fr die erste Ausgabe als Stichvorlage gedient hat. Dementsprechend stimmen die beiden Vorlagen auch fast vollstndig berein. Fr uns war die erste Ausgabe magebend. Das in diesem Stck so wichtige staccato ist in der Handschrift bald mit Strichen, bald mit Punkten bezeichnet, ohne eigentliche Folgerichtigkeit. Die tadellos korrekte, also wohl vom Komponisten sorgfltig durchgesehene erste Ausgabe kennt auch diesen Unterschied nicht.

Ursprnglich war in der Handschrift (Seite 1) die erste Note der linken Hand , und ebenso nach zwei und nach vier Takten-Das ist schon in der Handschrift gendert. Die Temponderungen am Schlu, Seite 12, Zeile 3, 4 und 6 fehlen auch noch in der Handschrift. __________ BALLADEN FR PIANOFORTE. Op. 10. VORLAGEN: 1.

Eine von Brahms durchgesehene und vielfach verbesserte Abschrift im Besitz von Breitkopf & Hrtel in Leipzig mit dem autographen Titel Balladen und ein Intermezzo fr Pianoforte Julius O. Grimm gewidmet von Johannes Brahms. opus 10. Das 2., 3. und 4. Wort von Brahms nachtrglich gestrichen.

Plattenzeichen zeigen, da diese Abschrift Stichvorlage war fr die erste Ausgabe. 2. Des Komponisten Handexemplar der ersten Ausgabe im Besitz der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien. Diese Ausgabe erschien 1856 unter dem Titel Balladen fr das Pianoforte Julius O. Grimm gewidmet von Johannes Brahms. 10. 10.