Schubert, F. Gondelfahrer, men’s solo voices, piano; arranged by Liszt for piano

Franz Schubert: Der Gondelfahrer for men’s solo voices and piano, arranged for solo piano by Franz Liszt. Corrected copyist’s manuscript of Liszt’s transcription of Der Gondelfahrer by Schubert, signed (F.Liszt) at the end. The Stichvorlage, revised throughout by Liszt in red ink, red crayon, blue crayon, and pencil, with last page entirely in Liszt’s hand,…

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Réminiscences de Norma, for piano (based on opera by Vincenzo Bellini)

Franz Liszt: Réminiscences de Norma, for piano (based on opera by Vincenzo Bellini) Manuscript substantially by copyist, with extensive passages and alterations in Liszt’s hand; original title page by copyist crossed-out and rewritten by composer in pencil. Signed “F.Liszt.” Prepared by Liszt and a scribe, working in tandem, the scribe breaking off for passages to…

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Ballade for piano, no. 2 in B minor

Franz Liszt: Ballade for piano, no. 2 in B minor Holograph in black ink. A working manuscript on up to twelve staves per page, containing an extended final Presto section (pages 15-17), not in the first edition, and with extensive revisions, including additional music written on inserted leaves of blue paper, or on slips of…

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Années de pèlerinage, 3e année. Sunt lacrymae rerum

Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, 3e année. Sunt lacrymae rerum Manuscript by copyist serving as Stichvorlage for publication, with title page in Liszt’s hand in violet ink. Notated in black on four systems per page, a working manuscript in places, corrected by Liszt throughout, including revised ending of nine bars with other autograph music written…

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Années de pèlerinage, 3e année. Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este

Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, 3e année. Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este Manuscript by copyist, with title page in Liszt’s hand on verso of 1st blank page. Includes extensive autograph annotations and corrections in black ink, red and blue crayon, and pencil; autograph title page in violet ink. Several bars rewritten by composer, including…

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Années de pèlerinage, 3e année. Aux cyprès de la Villa d’Este (No. 3)

Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, 3e année. Aux cyprès de la Villa d’Este (No. 3) Manuscript by copyist serving as Stichvorlage for publication, with title page in Liszt’s hand in violet ink: “Pilger Jahre (Annees de Pelerinage) “Den Cypressen der Villa d’Este” (ax cypress del la Ville d’Este (II)”, numbered (No.III) by Liszt in orange…

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Rhapsodies hongroises. No. 9 (“Pesther Karneval”). Arranged for piano trio

Franz Liszt: Rhapsodies hongroises. No. 9 (“Pesther Karneval”). Arranged for piano trio Holograph in black ink; incomplete, lacking ending. Working manuscript comprising a draft of the piece, incomplete at the end, notated in brown ink on twenty-stave paper, hand-drawn staves, revised in brown ink, and pencil, by Liszt himself, pagination by the composer in red…

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