Les Francs-Juges, H 23 (Berlioz, Hector)
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Concert Overture, H 23D, Op. 3
For Piano solo (Liszt)
Transcription for piano
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Editor:
Franz Liszt (1811–1886), transcriber
Publisher Info.:
Paris: Simon Richault, n.d.(1845). Plate 5335.R.
Co-issue — Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.(1845). Plate 8315.
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From Ruth Dana Collection of Liszt editions. IMSLP #15580 = Printable version of IMSLP #15158.
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General Information
| Work Title | Les Francs-juges (opera) |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | Grande Ouverture des Francs-Juges, Œuvre 3 |
| Composer | Berlioz, Hector |
|---|---|
| Opus/Catalogue Number | H 23 |
| Number of Movements/Sections | Opera in 3 Acts; Overture and 5 numbers survive |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1825–26, rev. 1829, 1833 |
| Year of First Publication | 1836 (overture, Op.3) 2002 (fragments, H 23A–C) |
| Librettist | Humbert Ferrand (1805–1868) |
| Language | French |
| Dedication | “à mon ami [Narcisse] Girard” (1797–1860) |
| Genre | Opera |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | 2(2picc),2,2,2+cbsn – 4,2+cornet,3,oph – timp, perc – str |
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Misc. Comments
- Opera in three acts (libretto by Humbert Ferrand); overture and 5 numbers survive.
Section Listing
- H 23A Les Francs-juges
- Opera in three acts (Ferrand); overture and 5 numbers surviving
- comp. ?1825 – October 1826; rev. 1829
- H 23B Nocturne (Mélodie pastorale)
- Nise, Sopr. I; Méry, Sopr. II; Obald, Tén.
- Chœur: Bergers, Paysans, Sopr. I–II, Tén. I–II, Basses I–II
- Pf.
- comp. May 1828
- H 23C Le Cri de Guerre du Brisgau
- Incomplete intermezzo in one act based on Les francs-juges
- comp. November 1833 – January 1834
- H 23D Grande Ouverture des Francs-Juges
- Fl. I–II (P. fl. I–II), Hb. I–II, Cl. I–II, Bn I–II, Contrebasson, Cors I–IV, Tromp. I–II, Tromp. à p., Tromb. I-III, Oph.
- comp. ?1824, September – October 1826
- 1st perf. Salle du Conservatoire, Paris, May 26 1828, cond. Bloc
- later rev. before pub. as Œuvre 3, 1836
Publication History
- Paris: 1836, Œuvre 3 (Concert Overture, full score)
- Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(1900), as part of Hector Berlioz Werke (1900–07), Serie I, Band IV, edited by Charles Malherbe and Felix Weingartener (Overture only, full score)
- Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2002, BA 5444, as part of New Berlioz Edition (1967–2005), Volume 4: Incomplete operas, fragments edited by Ric Graebner and Paul Banks
