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Piano trio in D major, op. 70 no. 1 : autograph manuscript, 1808?

Record ID
114206
Accession number
Cary 61
Creator
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Biographical Data
German composer.
Object title

Piano trio in D major, op. 70 no. 1 : autograph manuscript, 1808?

Uniform title
Trios, piano, strings, op. 70. No. 1
Date
1808?
Provenance
Max Friedlaender; Franz Roehn.
Notes
Holograph, except for the first two pages of the second movement, which are in the hand of a copyist.
Often known as the "Geister" (or "Ghost") Trio.
Watermark: Fragment, Fleur-de-lis at top. Watermark, beta radiograph, Fleur-de-lis, shield.
Watermark: Fragment, shield with diagonal stripe, below fleur-de-lis. Watermark, beta radiograph, shield with diagonal stripe.
Watermark: Countermark: Fragment, Koten Schlos. Watermark (countermark), beta radiograph.
Associated names
Friedlaender, Max, 1852-1934, former owner.
Roehn, Franz, former owner.
Cary, Mary Flagler, former owner.