Valse / Frédéric Chopin [notated music manuscript]

Title

Valse [print]

Uniform Title

Waltzes, piano op. 70. No. 2

Creator

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849

Corporate Name

Collection musicale François Lang

Place of Publication/Creation

Type of Material

notated music manuscript

Date Created

[1841?]

Issuance

monographic

Language

Form

print

Physical Description

[1] leaf of ms. music ; 21 x 27 cm.

Subjects

Waltzes

Piano music

Creator note

F Chopin.

Notes

Holograph, signed, in dark brown ink on brown paper.

Caption title.

"À Mme la Csse Eszterhazy."

Last four bars of 4th system crossed out.

One illegible word in ink script present on top right of verso.

Slightly worn and stained, with traces of mounting glue on verso.

Housed in cardboard folder sealed with velcro (24 x 30 cm.) labeled at bottom in typescript: Chopin / Waltz in F minor for the piano Op. 70 no. 2. Autograph, signed, manuscript. Score wrapped in folded white paper sleeve (23 x 29 cm.).

Preferred citation

Juilliard Manuscript Collection, Lila Acheson Wallace Library, The Juilliard School.

Acquisition

Gift; Bruce Kovner; 2006.

Ownership

Originally owned by the Collection Musicale François Lang, Abbaye de Royaumont. Purchased at auction at Sotheby's, London, May 26, 2000, Lot 69.

Access Condition

Restricted access; Apply; Library Director.

Juilcat bibliographic record

http://library.juilliard.edu/record=b1130383

Referenced by

Chomiński and Turło,

Kobylańska. Rekopisy utworów Chopina. German,

RISM series A/II,

Electronic resource

http://www.juilliardmanuscriptcollection.org/composers.php#/hires/CHOP/CHOP_WALT

Last Updated: 07-15-2010