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Zweig MS 215
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- 040-001947529
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- 032-001945746
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000293.0x000036
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- Zweig MS 215
- Title:
- Autograph book of Ignaz Moscheles
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Autograph book of the pianist and composer Ignaz Moscheles. Most entries are written directly into the volume and are by musicians contributing musical quotations or complete short pieces. In addition, a number of items, including letters and drawings, are inserted. Includes inserted items dated 1764, 1823 and 1824. With an index of names at the front.
- f. 3r. Sichling, Lazarus Gottlieb, 1812-1863. Engraving of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1770, after a painting by Saverio dalla Rosa.
- f. 5r. Crawford, Thomas Gibson, 1814-1857. Image of a statue of Ludwig van Beethoven.
- f. 7r. Lyser, Johann Peter Theodor, 1803-1870. Engraving after the pencil sketch of Beethoven walking
- f. 9r. Still life image by 'Mrs Lee'.
- f. 11r. Kreins, Hilaire Antoine, 1806-1862. Image, dated 1835.
- f. 13r. Madou, Jean-Baptiste, 1796-1877. Image, dated 1832.
- f. 14r. Braekeleer, Ferdinand, de, 1792-1883. Image, dated 1842.
- f. 16r. Bossuet, François Antoine, 1798-1889. Image, dated 1835.
- f. 18r. Leys, Jan August Hendrik, 1815-1869. Image, dated 1842.
- f. 17v. Martin, Aime, 1781-1844. Entry dated 1839.
- f. 19r. Grillparzer, Franz, 1791-1872. Entry dated 1826.
- f. 19v. Scott, Sir, Walter, 1771-1832.
- ff. 20r-23. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang, von, 1749-1832. Including a signed copy of the poem 'Die Feier' and other documents in Goethe's hand. 1832.
- f. 25r. Image by 'S. A. Gream', 1840.
- f. 26r. Pocci, Count, Franz Graf von, 1807-1876. Drawing in ink.
- f. 27r. Image by 'Kleinig', 1862.
- f. 30r. Vocal cadenza by Henriette Sontag (Countess Rossi), 1852.
- f. 32r. Heine, Heinrich, 1797-1856. Entry dated 1827.
- f. 34r Tieck, Ludwig, 1773-1853. Entry dated 1826.
- f. 36r. Rosen, Georg, 1820-1891. Entry dated 1853.
- f. 37r. Pasta, Giuditta Maria Constanza, 1797-1865, née Negri. Entry dated 1853.
- f. 38r. Devrient, Emil, 1803-1872. Entry dated 1863.
- ff. 39-40r. Rochlitz, Friedrich Johann, 1769-1842. Entry dated 1839-1840.
- f. 41r. Entry by 'Rudolf', dated 1861.
- f. 44r. Mazzini, Giuseppe, 1805-1872. Entry dated 1861.
- f. 45r Bodenstedt, Friedrich Martin, von, 1819-1892. Entry dated 1866.
- ff. 46-49r are blank.
- f. 49v. Triqueti, Henri Joseph François, de, 1804-1874. Image, undated.
- ff. 50-51r. Beer, Michael, 1800-1833. Entry dated 1825.
- f. 51r. Janin, Jules Gabriel, 1804-1874.
- f. 52r. Hensel, Wilhelm, 1794-1861. Image, undated.
- f. 53r. Werner, Carl Friedrich Heinrich, 1809-1894. Iimage dated 1855.
- ff. 54-57 are blank.
- f. 58r. Castelli, Ignaz Franz, 1781-1862. Entry dated 1826.
- f. 59r. Grisi, Giulia, 1811-1869. Entry dated 1843.
- f. 60r. Garcia, Michelle Ferdinande Pauline Viardot-, 1821-1910, singer and teacher. Vocal cadenza dated 1849.
- f. 59v. Artôt, Marguerite-Joséphine Desirée Montagney, 1835-1907, singer. Vocal cadenza for an aria from Rossini's 'Il barbiere di siviglia' dated 1862.
- f. 61r. Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, 1778-1837, composer and pianist. 'Canone a 4 violoncelli', 1825.
- f. 61v. Weyse, Christoph Ernst Friedrich, 1774-1842, composer. 'Canon a 4', 1829.
- f. 62v. Winter, Peter, von, 1754-1825, violinist and composer. Short piece for three instrusments, 1823.
- f. 63r. Telemann, Georg Philipp, 1681-1767, composer. Note signed by the composer in 1764.
- ff. 64r-65r. Lafont, Charles Philippe, 1781-1839, violinist and composer. 'Petit caprice par Lafont. 1er violon du la chambre du Roi', and 'motif de Rondeau par Lafont…etc', 1825.
- f. 65v. Pixis, Johann Peter, 1788-1874, pianist and composer. Arrangement of 'God Save the Queen' for four voices in B minor, with a text in German, 1825.
- f. 66r. Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864, composer. Short piece for string quartet based on the melody of 'God Save the Queen', 1825.
- f. 66v. Cramer, Johann Baptist, 1771-1858, pianist, composer and publisher. 'Petit Souvenir', short piece for keyboard instrument, 1825.
- f. 67r. Fränzl, Ferdinand, 1767-1833, violinist and composer. 'Prélude pour deux violons', 1825.
- ff. 67v and 69v. Kalkbrenner, Friedrich Wilhelm Michael, 1785-1849, pianist and composer. 'Romanza', for piano, 1825.
- f. 68r. Romberg, Bernhard Heinrich, 1767-1841, cellist and composer. 'Cantilena', for keyboard instrument, 1824.
- f. 69v. Clementi, Muzio, 1752-1832, pianist, composer and publisher. 'Canone', for keyboard instrument.
- f. 70r. Mayseder, Joseph, 1789-1863, violinist and composer. 'Canon', in three parts, 1826.
- f. 70v. Weigl, Joseph, 1766-1846, composer. Vocal line, dated 1826.
- f. 71r. Spontini, Gasparo Luigi Pacifico, 1774-1851, composer. Extract of the 'Trio religieux du mariage' from Olimpie ('Dieux, auteurs de mon être enchainez' in Act I, scene VIII), 1826.
- f. 71v. Neukomm, Sigismund Ritter, von, 1778-1858, composer. 'Canon' for seven voices, 1829.
- ff. 72r-73v. Klengel, August Alexander, 1783-1852, composer. 'Canone all'unisono', for keyboard instrument, 1824.
- f. 74v. Schmitt, Aloys, 1788-1866, organist and composer. 'Lento', for keyboard instrument, 1827.
- ff. 75r-76r. Stadler, Abbé Maximilian, 1748-1833, composer. 'Menuetto' and 'Trio', for piano, 1826.
- f. 77r. Wesley, Samuel, 1766-1837, composer and organist. 'Aria', for piano, 1827.
- f. 77v. Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek, 1810-1849, composer. Theme from the 'Andantino quasi Alegretto' movement of Moscheles's Grande Sonata for piano four hands, op. 47 ('Souvenir de St. Cloud'); also extract from Chopin's Prélude in Ab, op. 28, no. 17, 1839.
- f. 78r. Herz, Henri, 1803-1888, pianist, composer and teacher. 'Prélude', for piano, 1838.
- ff. 78v-80r. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix, 1809-1847, composer. 'Perpetuum Mobile' (published in 1837 as op. 119), 1826.
- f. 80v. Thalberg, Sigismond Fortuné François, 1812-1871, pianist, composer. 'Fragment', for piano, 1836.
- f. 81r. Bériot, Charles Auguste de, 1802-1870, violinist and composer. Piece for the violin, in the manner of an exercise, dated 1836.
- ff. 81v-82r. Methfessel, Albrecht Gottlieb, 1785-1869, composer and conductor. 'Sehnsucht', song for voice and piano, 1826.
- ff. 82v-84r. Maurer, Ludwig Wilhelm, 1789-1878, violinist and composer. Piece for four voices, 1827.
- ff. 84v-85r. Spohr, Louis, 1784-1859, violinist and composer. 'Heilig is Gott der Herr' from Die letzten Dinge, for solo voice, choir and a piano reduction. Dated 1827.
- ff. 85v-87r. Fétis, Françoise Joseph, 1784-1871, composer and writer. 'Canon énigmatique' and 'Résolution simultanée des trois canons', laid out over 10 staves. Dated 1829.
- f. 87v. Döhler, Theodore, 1814-1856, pianist and composer. 'Étude', extract for piano, dated 1838.
- f. 88r. Rosenhain, Jakob, pianist, composer, 1813-1894. Short piece for piano titled 'presto', dated 1839.
- ff. 89v-90v. Auber, Daniel François Esprit, 1782-1871, composer. Version of the chorus 'O dieu puissant' from La muette di Portici for four voices, unaccompanied. Dated 1830.
- f. 91r. Cherubini, Luigi Carlo Zanobi Salvadore Maria, 1760-1842, composer. A canon in four parts with the text 'Guarda bene di non stonar', dated 1830.
- f. 92r. Boieldieu, François-Adrien, composer, 1775-1834. Short piece for piano, dated 1830.
- f. 93r. Castelli, Ignaz Franz, 1781-1862, poet and dramatist. Short inscription with the theme from Moscheles's Piano Concerto in C major, op. 87. Undated.
- f. 94r. Field, John, 1782-1837, composer and pianist. Short eight-bar piece for piano, dated 1831.
- f. 94r. Lablache, Luigi, 1794-1858, singer. Short eight-bar piece for piano, 1836.
- ff. 94v-95r. Kuhlau, Friedrich Daniel Rudolf, 1786-1832, composer, pianist. 'Canon a 4', 1829.
- ff. 95v-96v. Paër, Ferdinando, 1771-1839. Piece for string quartet titled 'Andante'. Undated.
- f. 97r. Paganini piece for solo violin 1831
- f. 98r. Malibran, Maria Felicia, 1808-1836, singer. Song for voice and piano, signed Maria Felicia de Beriot. Dated 1836.
- ff. 98v-99r. Halévy, Fromental, 1799-1862, composer. Song in F minor for voice and piano, 1839.
- f. 99v. Ernst, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, 1812-1865, violinist and composer. 'Fragment d'une etude pour le violon', 1843.
- f. 100r. Molique, Wilhelm Bernhard, 1802-1869, violinist and composer. A canon, dated 1840.
- f. 100r. Prume, François Hubert, 1816-1849, violinist and composer. 'Duetto pour un seul violon', 1845.
- f. 100v. Saint-Saëns, Charles Camille, 1835-1921, composer. Opening of a piece for organ, 1868.
- f. 101r. David, Ferdinand Ernst Victor Carl, 1810-1873, violinist and composer. Piece for string quartet, 1840.
- f. 101v. Sivori, Ernesto Camillo, 1817-1894, violinist and compsoer. 'Cantabile', for solo instrument with accompaniment, 1843.
- f. 102r. Giovanni Matteo di Candia, also known as Mario, 1810-1883, singer. Vocalise for voice with piano accompaniment. Undated.
- ff. 102v-104r. Tomášek, Václav Jan, 1774-1850, composer. 'La Promessa', for voice and piano, 1840.
- f. 104v. Rubini, Giovanni Battista, 1794-1854, singer. Vocal line of 'Ah! Non fia sempre odiata' from Il Pirata by Vincenzo Bellini, 1842.
- f. 105r. Haizinger, Anton, 1796-1869, singer. Piece for voice and piano, 1844.
- ff. 105v-106r. Heller, Stephen, 1815-1888, pianist and composer. Piece for piano, 1843.
- ff. 106v-107r. Rubinstein, Anton, 1829-1894, pianist and composer. 'Cadence de la Fantaisie (en Fa) pour Pianoforte et Orchestre', 1854.
- f. 107v. Pixis, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1755-1820, violinist and composer. Instrumental piece, dated 1840.
- ff. 108r-108v. Weber, Bedřich Diviš, 1766-1842. 'Fuga', in three parts. Dated 1840.
- f. 109r. Litolff, Henry, 1818-1891, composer and pianist. Extract from the finale of the 'Concerto symphonique (no. 4)', 1856.
- f. 109v. Stockhausen, Julius, 1826-1906, singer. Part of 'Der Wandern' from Schubert's Die Schone Mullerin, 1860.
- f. 110r. Joachim, Joseph, 1831-1907, violinist. Entry dated 1865.
- f. 110r. Joachim, Amalie, 1839-1899, singer. Entry dated 1865.
- ff. 111r-112r. Rossini, Gioachino Antonio, 1792-1868, composer. One of several settings of the text 'Mi lagnerò tacendo' by the composer, this one with a time signature of 5/4. Dated 1860.
- f. 113r. Patti, Carlotta, 1835-1889, singer. Entry dated 1864.
- f. 116. Patti, Adelina, 1843-1919, singer. Vocal cadenza, dated 1861
- ff. 114-115. Rossini, Gioachino Antonio, 1792-1868, composer. Letter dated 1864.
- ff. 113v and 117. Dreyschock, Alexander, 1818-1869, pianist and composer. Piece for keyboard, dated 1843.
- f. 117v. Dreyschock, Raimund, 1824-1869, violinist. Part of a work for violin and piano, dated 1850.
- f. 118. Lachner, Franz, 1803-1890, composer and conductor. A short song, dated 1844.
- f. 119r. Parepa-Rosa, Euphrosyne, 1836-1874, singer. Vocal cadenza, dated 1863.
- ff. 119v-121v. Hesse, Adolph, 1809-1863, organist and composer. Piece for organ, dated 1845.
- f. 121v. Armingaud, Jules, 1820-1900, pianist and composer. 'Étude pour le violon', dated 1845.
- f. 122r David, Felicién-César, 1810-1876, composer' Part of 'Marche de la caravane' from Le désert. Dated 1845.
- 122r Gouvy, Th. (Théodore), 1819-1898, composer. Extract entitled 'Sinfonia 4', dated 1856.
- f. 122v. Pauer, Ernst, 1826-1905, pianist and composer. Extract of 'Tarantelle op. 30', dated 1857.
- f. 123r. Taubert, Wilhelm, 1811-1891, pianist and composer. Short piece for violin and two violas, 1862.
- f. 123v. Bruch, Max, 1838-1920, composer. Part of a song, dated 1865.
- f. 124r. Damcke, Berthold, 1812-1875, composer and pianist. Canon, dated 1860.
- f. 124v. Orgeni, Aglaja, 1841-1926, singer. Cadenza, date 1868.
- f. 125r. Schumann, Robert Alexander, 1810-1856, composer. Theme from the second movement ('Molto Vivace') of the composer's symphony no. 2. Dated 1846.
- f. 126. Drouet, Louis François Philippe, 1792-1873, musician. Instrumental cadenza, dated 1847.
- f. 127r. Schumann, Clara Josephine, 1819-1896, née Wieck, pianist and composer, wife of Robert Schumann. Opening of the scherzo in C minor, op. 14. Dated 1846.
- ff. 127v-128r. Rietz, Julius, 1812-1877, composer and conductor. Piece for male voices, 1848.
- f. 128v. Henselt, Adolf von, 1814-1889, composer and pianist. Part of a piece for keyboard instrument, 1867.
- f. 129r. Hauptmann, Moritz, 1792-1868, music theorist and composer. Canon, dated 1849.
- f. 129v. Davydov, K. (Karl), 1838-1889, cellist and composer. Extract of the andante movement from the composer's concerto no. 2 for cello and orchestra. Dated 1868.
- f. 130r. Strauss, Ludwig, 1835-1899, conductor and violinist. Entry dated 1868.
- f. 130v. Vocal line, in the hand of 'Anna Strauss', dated 1869.
- f. 132r. Extract of 'Capriccio a Fr Hermann', by 'Friedrich Raizek'. Dated 1856.
- ff. 132v-134r. Dessauer, Josef, 1798-1876, composer. 'Nachklang', song for voice and piano. Undated.
- f. 135r. Hiller, Ferdinand, 1811-1885, composer. Short piece for keyboard instrument, dated 1845.
- f. 136r. Dupont, Auguste, 1827-1890, pianist and composer. Short piece for keyboard instrument, dated 1859.
- f. 136v. Veit, Václav, 1806-1864, composer and pianist. Part of a scherzo movement, dated 1859.
- f. 137r. Besekirsky, Wassili, 1835-1919. Part of a piece for solo violin, dated 1868.
- f. 137r. Vieuxtemps, Henri, 1820-1881, composer and violinist. Part of a concerto for violin, dated 1859.
- f. 137v. Becker, Jean, 1833-1884, violinist. Part of a piece for solo violin, dated 1860.
- f. 138r. Smart, Sir, George Thomas, 1776-1867, conductor, organist and composer. 'Chant', together with photograph (f. 139). Dated 1861.
- f. 138v. Monasterio, Jesús de, 1836-1903, violinist and composer.'Adios a la Alhambra', piece for violin and piano. Dated 1862.
- f. 140r. Bennett, Sir, William Sterndale, 1816-1875, Knight, composer. 'Minuetto' for keyboard instrument, 1866.
- ff. 140v-141r. 'Lied ohne Worte', dated 1852.
- f. 141r. Singer, Edmund, 1831-1912, violinist. 'Lassan Magyar', 1852.
- ff. 141v-142r. Lipiński, Karol Józef, 1790-1861, composer and violinist. 'Étude', for solo violin, 1844
- f. 141v. Bull, Ole, 1810-1880, violinist and composer. Cadenza for violin, 1840.
- f. 142v. Kątski, Apolinary, 1825-1879, violinist and composer. 'La dispute', subtitled 'Caprice fantastique pour violon'. Dated 1848.
- ff. 143r-v. Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886, composer. 'Magyar', S164e, dated 1840.
- f. 144r. Strauss, Johann Baptist, 1804-1849, the elder, composer. 'Tempo di valse', short piece on two staves, 1838.
- f. 144v. Seyfried, Ignaz, Ritter von, 1776-1841, composer. 'Canone a 9', dated 1826.
- f. 145r. Oehlenschläger, Adam, 1779-1850, poet. Copy of a poem, dated 1829.
- ff. 146v-148v. Saphir, Moritz Gottlieb, 1795-1858, journalist. Illustration and text, dated 1826.
- f. 150r. Heun, Carl Gottlieb Samuel, 1771-1854, known as Heinrich Clauren, author. Copy of a poem, dated 1826.
- f. 152r. Riesser, Gabriel, 1806-1863, politician. Entry dated 1835.
- f. 156v. Albrechtsberger, Johann Georg, 1736-1809, composer. Undated entry.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
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- Stefan Zweig Collection
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- 032-001945746
036-002480651
040-001947529 - Is part of:
- Zweig MS 1-218 : Stefan Zweig Collection: Music, literary and historical manuscripts
Zweig MS 207-215 : Stefan Zweig Collection: Manuscripts formerly on loan to the British Library as Music Loan 95
Zweig MS 215 : Autograph book of Ignaz Moscheles - Hierarchy:
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- 1 volume (159 folios)
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- Start Date:
- 1764
- End Date:
- 1869
- Date Range:
- 1764-1869
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