Preciosa, Op.78 (Weber, Carl Maria von)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

Overture

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Rgagnaux (2017/5/5)

Performer Pages Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (orchestra)
Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
Publisher Info. Decca Records, 1958.
Gagnaux Collection
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Misc. Notes Recorded 1958, october-november, Victoria Hall Geneva
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Rgagnaux (2016/5/5)

Performer Pages Orchestre national de France (orchestra)
Ernest Bour (conductor)
Publisher Info. Radiodiffusion-télévision française (RTF), 1952.
Gagnaux Collection
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Misc. Notes Recorded 1952 May 31, Paris.
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Sheet Music

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Overture

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.
Reprinted Mineola: Mineola: Dover Publications, 1986.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. Plate O.B. 1059.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A2449.
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Parts

Overture and Marche des Sorcières Bohémiennes

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Richault, n.d. Plate 2755 R.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. Plate O.B. 1059.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A2449.
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Vocal Scores

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Editor Heinrich Wilhelm Stolze (1801-1868)
Publisher. Info. Carl Maria von Weber's sämmtliche Compositionen. Band 3, Heft 2.
Wolfenbüttel: L. Holle, n.d.[1869]. Plate 392, 339.
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Hobbypianist (2008/11/23)

Editor Gustav Friedrich Kogel (1849-1921)
Language German
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 7299.
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Massenetique (2012/5/13)

Language English
Translator John Troutbeck (1832–1899), English
Publisher. Info. London: Novello & Company, Limited, n.d.
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Melodram (No.3)

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Reinhold (2011/10/13)

Editor Friedrich Wilhelm Jähns (1809-1888)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Schlesinger'sche Buch- und Musikhandlung, n.d. Plate S. 1208.
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Einsam bin ich nicht alleine (Act II, No.7)

See: Lieder (No.38)

Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Piano (Brissler)

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Arranger Friedrich Brissler (1818-1893)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 4645.
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Selections

For Piano 4 Hands (Klage)

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Arranger Carl Klage (1788-1850)
Publisher. Info. London: Lavenu & Co., n.d. Plate 2024.
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For Piano and Organ (Méreaux)

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Arranger Jean-Amédée Lefroid de Méreaux (1802-1874)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel, n.d.[1874]. Plate H.5557(17).
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Misc. Notes No. 6 (Lied) and No. 4 (Ballett), in that order -- published as Ballade et valse.
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For Cello and Piano (Franchomme)
See: 3 Caprices, Op.24 by Auguste Franchomme (No.2)
For 2 Violins (Ganz)
See: Duo Concertant, Op.7 by Moritz Ganz
For Piano (Brissler)

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Arranger Friedrich Brissler (1818-1893)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1870). Plate 4645.
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Incidental music excerpts:
Ouverture
1. Zigeuner Marsch
2. Chor (Heil Preciosa)
3. Melodrama
4. Balo
5. Chor (Im Wald, Im Wald)
6. Lied (Einsam bin ich nicht alleine)
7. Musik hinter der Scene
8. Chor (Die Sonne erwacht)
9. Ballo
10. Chor (Es blinken die lustigen Sterne)
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Arranger Unknown
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Diabelli, n.d.(1825?). Plate 2037 (D. et C. nos. 1063, 2038, 2043).
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Ouverture
1. Zigeuner Marsch und Morgenlied der Zigeuner (Die Sonne erwacht)
2. Chor (Heil Preciosa, Preis der Schönen)
3. Zigeuner Tanz
4. Chor mit Echo (Im Wald) und Lied der Preciosa (Einsam bin ich)
5. Ballet-Musik
6. Chor, (Es blinken so lustig die Sterne)
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Overture

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Arranger Anton Hackel (1779-1846)
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Lithographisches Institut, n.d.[1821]. Plate 235.
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For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Horn)

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Arranger August Horn (1825-1893)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Schlesinger, n.d.(ca.1870). Plate S. 5392.
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For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)

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Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
Publisher. Info. Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt, 2018.
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For Piano 4 hands (Kleinmichel)

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Arranger Richard Kleinmichel (1846-1901)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 8705.
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For Piano 4 hands (Ulrich)

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Hobbypianist (2008/9/7)

Arranger Hugo Ulrich (1827-1872)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1882). Plate 6532.
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For Piano 4 hands

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Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, No.2796 Collection Litolff, n.d.
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For Piano

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Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1905). Plate U.E. 272.623.
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Overture and Marche des Sorcières Bohémiennes

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Arranger Theodore Moses Tobani (1855-1933)
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1892.
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Einsam bin ich, nicht allein (Act II, No.7)

For Piano (Liszt)
See: Einsam bin ich, nicht allein, S.453, by Franz Liszt
For 3 Violins (Grünwald)
See: Violin-Terzette, Vol.1 (No.9)

Bohemian March

For 2 Pianos and Orchestra (Moscheles/Mendelssohn)
See: Duo Concertant en Variations Brilliantes, Op.87b, by Ignaz Moscheles

Ballet

For Piano (Kleinmichel)
See: Ballet-Album by Richard Kleinmichel

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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Banger)

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Arranger Georg Banger (1829-1892)
Publisher. Info. Das Liebhaberquartett, Op.24 No.16
Offenbach: Johann André, n.d. Plate 12651.
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General Information

Work Title Preciosa
Alternative. Title
Composer Weber, Carl Maria von
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.78 ; J.279
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICW 62
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's overture, 11 numbers
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1820–21
First Performance. 1821/03/14 in Berlin
First Publication. 1821 (vocal score) (Berlin: Schlesinger)
1843? (full score)
Librettist Pius Alexander Wolff (1782–1828) after a novel by the same title by Miguel de Cervantes
Language German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
Related Works Pieces based on Preciosa
Extra Information Announcement of publication of Klavierauszug in 1823 Handbuch der Deutschen literatur seit der mitte des achtzehnten jahrhunderts bis auf die neueste zeit: Literatur de jurisprudenz und politik.