Verdi, Giuseppe. (1813-1901). Le Trouvère. Grand Opéra en quatre actes. . Paris: Leon Escudier. [1857]. First Edition. Piano-vocal score. Upright 8vo. 2ff., 312 pp. Lithographed. [PN] 1648. First Edition of the revised version. Red marbled boards, half crimson leather, gilt-stamped spine with 5 raised bands. Chipped at bottom of spine and separating at front joint. Staining and foxing throughout, contemporary pencil markings, but otherwise a good copy. Hopkinson 54B cites both engraved and lithograph copies.
This version was prepared by Verdi for the performance at the Paris Opéra in January, 1857. It includes the obligatory ballet (48 pages), a number of significant cuts and rewritings, and perhaps most interestingly, the addition of a 34 measure coda at the very end. (Budden, Vol. 2, pp.. 107-111).
This version was prepared by Verdi for the performance at the Paris Opéra in January, 1857. It includes the obligatory ballet (48 pages), a number of significant cuts and rewritings, and perhaps most interestingly, the addition of a 34 measure coda at the very end. (Budden, Vol. 2, pp.. 107-111).
Verdi, Giuseppe. (1813-1901). Le Trouvère. Grand Opéra en quatre actes. . Paris: Leon Escudier. [1857]. First Edition. Piano-vocal score. Upright 8vo. 2ff., 312 pp. Lithographed. [PN] 1648. First Edition of the revised version. Red marbled boards, half crimson leather, gilt-stamped spine with 5 raised bands. Chipped at bottom of spine and separating at front joint. Staining and foxing throughout, contemporary pencil markings, but otherwise a good copy. Hopkinson 54B cites both engraved and lithograph copies.
This version was prepared by Verdi for the performance at the Paris Opéra in January, 1857. It includes the obligatory ballet (48 pages), a number of significant cuts and rewritings, and perhaps most interestingly, the addition of a 34 measure coda at the very end. (Budden, Vol. 2, pp.. 107-111).
This version was prepared by Verdi for the performance at the Paris Opéra in January, 1857. It includes the obligatory ballet (48 pages), a number of significant cuts and rewritings, and perhaps most interestingly, the addition of a 34 measure coda at the very end. (Budden, Vol. 2, pp.. 107-111).