Kunitachi College of Music Library
A Catalogue of Early Printed Editions
of the Works of L.v.Beethoven
S12-011 (M2-260)
Op.72 (Third version)
FIDELIO, / Drame Lyrique / en trois Actes, / Paroles de MM. N*** & ***, / arrangées pour la Scène Française par MM. I. T. et A. F. *** / Musique de / Ls. VAN BEETHOVEN. / Représenté pr. la première fois à Paris, sur le Théàtre / Royal de l'Odéon, le / Prix 80 f. / Paris, / Chez A. Farrenc, Editeur et Md. de Musique, Boulevard Poissonnière, No. 22. / [l.:] Propriété de l'Editeur. [r.:] Imprimé par MM. Marquerie fréres. / A. F. 72.
Physical descriptions: score. 31.5 x 25(18 x 20.5). 2 vols.
Collation: Title, 2 blanks, List alphabetique des souscripteurs(2, III), Personages & Contents(2, V), blank, Music(1-328), 2 blanks. Music(329-535), blank.
Plate number: A. F. 72.
Printing method: engraved
Other descriptions: At head of 1st page of music: OUVERTURE.
Words: French & German
Note: Paging disorder for pages 403 to 406 corrected
Pagination for subscriber's page, and persons & contents are the same as that of the first impression.
Laid paper watermarked: O A O(?); D; I H S with a cross in a clover; F (little triangle) D; I H S with a cross
Imprint: Paris: Farrenc, [not before 1826]
Edition and history: Second re-issue of the first edition of the score(Farrenc 1826), having librettists' names indicated with asterisks
References: Kinsky-Halm: p. 186
Dorfmüller: p. 323
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