Frithjof, Op.23 (Bruch, Max)

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Editor First edition
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart, n.d.[1866].
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Misc. Notes Scanner apparently removed plate numbers from score.
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Language German / English
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F.W. Siegel
Co-issue - Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1874]. Plate 5397.
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Misc. Notes Peters/Siegel may have also released a full score with plate 5394 (this is in Zurich Library's catalog, though they date it to the 1910s and have the publisher as "Kistner & Siegel" - it may be a Kistner/Siegel reprint of a Peters 1874 full score with this plate? The proximity of number seems very close, and it was a co-issue with Siegel in the first place.)
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Language English
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, n.d. Plate 10697.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Language German / French
Translator Victor Wilder (1835-1892), French text
Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Flaxland, n.d. Plate G. 684 F.
Reprinted Paris: Durand, Schoenewerk & Cie. n.d. Plate D.S. & Cie. 684
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
This score contains the 7th scene, published as Op.27.
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General Information

Work Title Frithjof ; Scenen aus der Frithiofs-Sage
Alternative. Title Scènes de la légende de Frithjof par E. Tégnès, composé pour choeur d'hommes soli et orchestre
Composer Bruch, Max
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.23 (and 27)
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IMB 13
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 scenes (an additional 7th scene was published as Op.27)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1864 October
First Performance. 1864-11-20 — Aachen
First Publication. 1865 – Breslau: F.E.C. Leuckart
Librettist Esaias Tegnér (1782–1846)
Language German
Dedication Clara Schumann
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, male chorus, orchestra [more...]
Solo Voices
soprano, baritone
Male Chorus (TTBB)
Orchestra
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (A/B), 2 bassoons
4 horns (2 in E/D/C, 2 in C/B), 2 trumpets (C/D/E), 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, strings
Manuscript Sources Northwestern University (Autographed printed score: "Frithjof," scene 5, 1865 November 17)
Extra Information Based on Frithiof's Saga (Wikipedia)

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Composition concluded 1864-10-16 from holograph full score at SBB (last page). Orchestral (& vocal?) parts are available at Cleveland Library.