Wagner, Richard A NEW AND APPARENTLY UNRECORDED AUTOGRAPH SKETCHLEAF FOR ACTS 1 AND 3 OF LOHENGRIN, WRITTEN IN 1846, COMPRISING THREE PASSAGES IN SHORT SCORE: 1) Act 1, Scene 3, the section, beginning in this version as, “Mein Schirm, Mein Retter”, 26 bars in all, the text later revised as “Mein Schirm, Mein Engel”, comprising the passage for Elsa, set against a chordal accompaniment written on two systems, each of two staves, containing many differences in text and music from the final version, written on the lower two systems, of the reversed leaf, the complete text of this section in its final version is as follows: "Mein Schirm! Mein Engel! Mein Erlöser, der fest an meine Unschuld glaubt! Wie gäb es Zweifels Schuld, die grösser, als die an dich den Glauben raubt? Wie du mich schirmst in meiner Not, so halt in Treu ich dein Gebot!" 2) Act 3, Scene 3, a substantial draft of Lohengrin’s oration from “Als Streitgenoss, bin ich nicht hergekommen” to “Des Feindes Drängen durft’ich sie versagen, nun[muss ich künden, wie mein Nam’ und Art”], a passage of almost sixty bars, scored for voice and accompaniment on six systems, each of two staves, orchestral interludes sketched in, the interruptions of the ensemble mostly indicated but not elaborated, with many corrections and alterations and many differences from the final text 3) Act 3, Scene 3, a substantial draft of the ensemble between Elsa, Lohengrin, the King and chorus, from Lohengrin’s “Schon zürnt der Gral, dass ich ihm ferne bleibe” to Elsa’s “Verlass’ die Arme nicht”, one of the most powerful passages in the entire opera, containing some 33 bars, with many alterations, corrections and differences from the final version 2 pages, large folio (c.27 x 26cm), the entire text written in brown/black ink, with many changes and afterthoughts, [Dresden, between May and July 1846], with an autograph note of authenticity signed by Siegfried Wagner the composer’s son: “Dieses Autogramm ist ächt bestätigt: Siegfried Wagner Newyork 1924”, with calligraphic inscriptions in another hand: “Lohengrin Ensemble III Akt Richard Wagner 1846 to 1848...II Scene [sic] III Akt Elsa I Akt, brownish paper, mounted at edges
Wagner, Richard A NEW AND APPARENTLY UNRECORDED AUTOGRAPH SKETCHLEAF FOR ACTS 1 AND 3 OF LOHENGRIN, WRITTEN IN 1846, COMPRISING THREE PASSAGES IN SHORT SCORE: 1) Act 1, Scene 3, the section, beginning in this version as, “Mein Schirm, Mein Retter”, 26 bars in all, the text later revised as “Mein Schirm, Mein Engel”, comprising the passage for Elsa, set against a chordal accompaniment written on two systems, each of two staves, containing many differences in text and music from the final version, written on the lower two systems, of the reversed leaf, the complete text of this section in its final version is as follows: "Mein Schirm! Mein Engel! Mein Erlöser, der fest an meine Unschuld glaubt! Wie gäb es Zweifels Schuld, die grösser, als die an dich den Glauben raubt? Wie du mich schirmst in meiner Not, so halt in Treu ich dein Gebot!" 2) Act 3, Scene 3, a substantial draft of Lohengrin’s oration from “Als Streitgenoss, bin ich nicht hergekommen” to “Des Feindes Drängen durft’ich sie versagen, nun[muss ich künden, wie mein Nam’ und Art”], a passage of almost sixty bars, scored for voice and accompaniment on six systems, each of two staves, orchestral interludes sketched in, the interruptions of the ensemble mostly indicated but not elaborated, with many corrections and alterations and many differences from the final text 3) Act 3, Scene 3, a substantial draft of the ensemble between Elsa, Lohengrin, the King and chorus, from Lohengrin’s “Schon zürnt der Gral, dass ich ihm ferne bleibe” to Elsa’s “Verlass’ die Arme nicht”, one of the most powerful passages in the entire opera, containing some 33 bars, with many alterations, corrections and differences from the final version 2 pages, large folio (c.27 x 26cm), the entire text written in brown/black ink, with many changes and afterthoughts, [Dresden, between May and July 1846], with an autograph note of authenticity signed by Siegfried Wagner the composer’s son: “Dieses Autogramm ist ächt bestätigt: Siegfried Wagner Newyork 1924”, with calligraphic inscriptions in another hand: “Lohengrin Ensemble III Akt Richard Wagner 1846 to 1848...II Scene [sic] III Akt Elsa I Akt, brownish paper, mounted at edges
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