Johannes Brahms autographs: facsimiles of eight manuscripts in the Library of Congress.
New York: Garland Pub, 1983.
Call Number: MuR 785.71 B81 score
Introduction by James Webster
Eight Brahms autographs include Sextet in B-flat major for two violins, two violas, and two violoncellos, Op. 18;
Quintet in F Minor for two violins, viola, violoncello, and Piano, Op.34; Waltzes, Op.39; Waltzes (simplified),
Op.39; Trio in E-flat major for violin, horn, and piano, Op.40; Trio in C major for violin, violoncello, and piano,
Op.87; Intermezzo in A minor for piano, Op.118, No. 1; Intermezzo in B minor for piano, Op. 119, No. 1.
“Brahms’s autographs are interesting not merely for their testimony to his continuing compositional activity in the ‘fair-copy’ stage and the concomitant insight into his processes of musical thinking and revision, but also for their authority regarding his intentions for performance.” ~ James Webster
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