Record ID
114268
Creator
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897.
Biographical Data
German composer.
Object title
Piano concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15 (accompaniment reduced for piano) : manuscript, 1858?
Uniform title
Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 1, op. 15, D minor; arr.
Date
1858?
Provenance
J. Rieter-Biedermann; Edmund Astor; Wilhelm His; Liepmannssohn, auction catalogue no. 63 (December 1932), lot 38; Asher & Co., Berlin; Alfred Cortot.
Inscriptions/Markings
"Concert für das Piano-Forte mit / Orchester-Begleitung von Johannes Brahms op. 15."
Notes
Contains the complete solo piano part and the orchestral passages reduced for piano. The first movement is in Brahms's hand (the last 14 measures are also written out in the hand of a copyist); the second and third movements are in a copyist's hand, with the (reduced) orchestral passages at times in Brahms's hand, at times in the copyist's.
Associated names
Rieter-Biedermann, Jakob Melchior, 1811-1876, former owner.
Astor, Edmund, 1845-1918, former owner.
His, Wilhelm, 1831-1904, former owner.
Cortot, Alfred, 1877-1962, former owner.
Astor, Edmund, 1845-1918, former owner.
His, Wilhelm, 1831-1904, former owner.
Cortot, Alfred, 1877-1962, former owner.
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