MS Mus. 1745/3/5/2

Act II of the score from which Sir Thomas Beecham conducted, 23 September 1935, London, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. With Beecham's markings in blue pencil throughout.

Title-page (un-numbered), verso blank, then pp. [1]-71, followed by 1 blank page.

Scored in black ink on 32-stave 444 x 310 mm.

• f. 10. Pasted-down addition of Cello and Bass parts (as 33rd and 34th staves).
• f. 12. Pasted-down addition of Cello part (as 33rd stave).
• f. 13. Pasted-down addition of Cello part (as 33rd stave), and Bass part added by hand (3 bars, as 34th stave).
• f. 15. Pasted-over correction of Oboe and English Horn parts (1 bar).
• f. 16. Pasted-down addition of Cello and Bass parts (as 33rd and 34th staves).
• ff. 19v and 21r have been struck-through by Beecham in blue pencil (cut marked on f. 21r);
• f. 20 is a loosely inserted page of Boosey & Hawkes printed score (p. 146).
• f. 21v. Beecham's blue-pencil bracketing of 5 bars.
• f. 23v. Signed pencil note by Jelka Delius: 'This ia an aria composed for the Elberfeld performance [1904]. There are no English words. I put a literal translation on top.'
• f. 26. Pasted-over correction of Bass Tuba part (4 bars).
• f. 32. Pasted-over correction of Flutes part (3 bars).
• f. 34. Pasted-over correction to Oboe and Clarinet parts (6 bars, 1st and 2nd staves).
• f. 35. Pasted-over corrections to Palmyre and Perez voice parts and to Violins I.
• ff. 37v and 38r. Struck-through by Beecham in blue pencil, continuing to 1st bar of next page.
• f. 39. Pasted-over correction of Harp part (1 bar).
• f. 46. Pasted-over correction of Trombones III and Bass Tuba parts (2 bars).