Dohnányi, Erno.

the complete movement in draft score, a working manuscript, with autograph superscription ("Concert 3. Satz"), scored for piano and orchestra, the latter in two-stave short score, with autograph indications of scoring, together with 11 bars of the Finale, notated in brown ink on mostly three four-stave systems per page, with extensive later autograph pencil additions, and a few autograph corrections and deletions 



8 pages, plus blanks, oblong 4to (c.25 x 33cm), some later pencil annotations, no place or date [1897-1898], browning and light creasing

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Autograph manuscripts by Dohnányi are uncommon. To judge from some sources in the British Library's important collection of Dohnányi materials (Add. MS 51 066, fols.1-4), it would appear that at one stage the composer contemplated a four movement version of the concerto - hence the heading '3. Satz' [i.e. 3rd. movement] for what became the second movement. The premiere of the concerto was given at Budapest on 11 January 1899.

We are pleased to acknowledge the kind assistance of Dr. Deborah Kiszely-Papp with our cataloguing of this lot.