Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61

Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61 – Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt (ADEVA) – Mus. Hs. 17.538 – Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Vienna, Austria)

Vienna (Austria) — 1806

Made accessible for research through a facsimile: The faithful reproduction of Beethoven's world-famous composition with his last corrections in varying colors

  1. The original manuscript of one of the most important pieces of music survives in the Austrian National Library

  2. It was so precisely copied that it looks as though Beethoven (1770–1827) just added the finishing touches

  3. Beethoven’s various writing materials (inks, pencil, red chalk) are reproduced in impressive quality

Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61

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Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61

The original manuscript of one of the most important pieces of classical music survives in the Austrian National Library. The facsimile of Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61 invites readers to explore this manuscript without subjecting the fragile original to wear. All of Beethoven's original notes and edits are precisely reproduced so that it looks as though the musical genius just put the finishing touches on another inspired creation.

Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61

Before the harmful effects of various environmental influences claimed Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major, a “last-minute” reproduction was made of this manuscript, which has worldwide significance. As a result, the work now exists “pre-served” for posterity, and with an excellence of quality that remains unequalled: Beethoven’s various – and meanwhile in parts already faded to illegibility – writing materials (light and dark inks, lead pencil and red chalk, together with his extraordinarily chaotic corrections) are reproduced in extremely impressive quality – just as if the master had only just raised his hand from the paper. Only this facsimile guarantees experts a full understanding of the original history of this violin concerto without exposing the damaged original manuscript to wear.

Codicology

Alternative Titles
Ludwig van Beethoven - Violinkonzert
Size / Format
260 pages / 23.5 × 33.3 cm
Origin
Austria
Date
1806
Genre
Artist / School

Available facsimile editions:
Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61 – Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt (ADEVA) – Mus. Hs. 17.538 – Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Vienna, Austria)
Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt (ADEVA) – Graz, 1979
Limited Edition: 250 copies

Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61 – Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt (ADEVA) – Mus. Hs. 17.538 – Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Vienna, Austria)
Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt (ADEVA) – Graz, 1979
Limited Edition: 1000 copies
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Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61

Page with Corrections

Beethoven was famous for laboring over his compositions, working and reworking every note until he was able to realize his artistic vision. As such, his original manuscripts can be difficult to read because of how much has been crossed out and replaced, resembling more the scribblings of a madman than the painstaking labor of a genius. Here we see notes scribbled out in black ink and various marks in red pencil used by Beethoven to help make sense of his own work.

Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61 – Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt (ADEVA) – Mus. Hs. 17.538 – Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Vienna, Austria)
Single Page

Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61

Opening Page

Labelled “Op. 61” in black ink at the top, this page not only shows musical notation on five-line staves but also various marginal notes from the hand of Beethoven, all of which was written in brown pencil. The year of its composition, 1806, is underlined in the upper-right corner of the page and Beethoven listed the instruments necessary for performing his concerto in the left margin.

Although one of him most popular compositions today, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 did not enjoy any initial success and languished in obscurity for almost forty years before being revived after Beethoven’s death for an 1844 performance by then–12-year-old violinist Joseph Joachim who was directed by Felix Mendelssohn.

Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61 – Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt (ADEVA) – Mus. Hs. 17.538 – Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Vienna, Austria)
Facsimile Editions

#1 Ludwig van Beethoven - Violinkonzert (Luxury Edition)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61 – Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt (ADEVA) – Mus. Hs. 17.538 – Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Vienna, Austria)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61 – Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt (ADEVA) – Mus. Hs. 17.538 – Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Vienna, Austria) Copyright Photos: Ziereis Facsimiles

Limited Edition: 250 copies
Binding: White leather binding with gold tooling, based on the manuscript’s current binding. A luxury case contains the facsimile, a cloth-bound commentary, a recording of the concerto with Wolfgang Schneiderhan and the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Eugen Jochum, and the modern full score from the new complete Beethoven edition: Beethoven Werke, edited by the Beethoven Archive Bonn under Joseph Schmidt-Görg; special print from Section III, volume 4, edited by Shin Augustinus Koijma, G. Henle Verlag.
Commentary: 1 volume by Franz Grasberger and Wolfgang Schneiderhan
Language: German
Complete color reproduction of the original “Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61” at its original size. The facsimile aims to reproduce the original’s appearance, feel and physical characteristics as faithfully as possible. The pages are trimmed to the original format. The binding may differ from the original’s present-day binding. Printed on the finest handmade, deckle-edged paper, leaves trimmed individually according to the original.
Facsimile Copy Available!
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#2 Ludwig van Beethoven - Violinkonzert (Normal Edition)

Limited Edition: 1000 copies
Binding: The binding is based on the former binding of the original manuscript: half-leather binding. The facsimile and commentary volume come in a solander box. Cloth-covered Solander box.
Commentary: 1 volume by Franz Grasberger and Wolfgang Schneiderhan
Language: German
Complete color reproduction of the original “Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D-Dur, op. 61” at its original size. The facsimile aims to reproduce the original’s appearance, feel and physical characteristics as faithfully as possible. The pages are trimmed to the original format. The binding may differ from the original’s present-day binding.
Facsimile Copy Available!
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