Gertrude's Dream Waltz

Gertrude's Dream Waltz

"Gertrude's Dream Waltz" is a piece of music for solo piano attributed to Ludwig van Beethoven. It is cataloged as "Kinsky-Halm Anhang 16, nr.2". There is debate as to whether or not Beethoven actually wrote the piece, as it is a waltz and doesn't fit with Beethoven's other compositions at the time.cite web |url=http://www.unheardbeethoven.org/search/search.pl?piece=anh16-2.mid |title=Gertrude's Dream waltz for piano, Anhang 16, nr. 2 |accessdate=2007-05-31 |author=Mark S. Zimmer |authorlink=http://www.unheardbeethoven.org/about/ |coauthors=Willem |year=2004 |work=The Unheard Beethoven |quote=This waltz is almost certainly not by Beethoven (who wrote practically zero waltzes, and nothing in the style of this composition). ] [cite web |url=http://www.isong.com/item_detail.jsp?itemid=414798&order=42&refer=browse&start=G&end=H&catcode=13 |title=GERTRUDE'S DREAM WALTZ
accessdate=2007-05-31 |work=Music Dispatch Catalog |quote=Although this piece has been erroneously attributed to Beethoven, it remained a fixture of many student pianists' repertoire well into the 20th century.] It is unknown in what year it was composed, although it was published in 1852 by Schuberth in Leipzig, Germany. It was first published in the United States in 1854 by J. E. Gould of Philadelphia, with variations by Charles Grobe, under the title "Enchanting Dreams". [cite web |url=http://en.scientificcommons.org/1196101 |title=Gertrude's dream waltz, with variations, op. 425 / (1854) |accessdate=2007-06-04 |work=Scientific Commons ] [cite web |url=http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?ammem/mussm:@field(NUMBER+@band(sm1854+720940)) |title=Gertrude's dream waltz, with variations, op. 425 |accessdate=2007-06-04 |work=Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music |publisher=US Library of Congress ]

The piece is part of the camber music repetoire, although not frequently performed. For example, it was performed by the Ciompi Quartet (with additional performers) on July 16, 2005 [cite web |url=http://www.cvnc.org/reviews/2006/072006/Ciompi.html |title=Ciompi Quartet & Friends |accessdate=2007-06-09 |author=Karen Moorman |year=2006 |month=July |format= |work=Classical Voice of North Carolina |publisher=Classical Voice of North Carolina |quote= Inserting optional interludes ("Gertrude's Dream Waltz" by Beethoven and "When This Cruel War is Over" by Henry Tucker) seemingly intended to be quaint, the performers shared a convincing reading.] There is at least one commercial recording available. [cite web |url=http://www.musicforte.com/shop/view_product_detail.php?product_id=50258610 |title=Album of Progressive Piano Classics |accessdate=2007-06-09 |work=Online Catalog |publisher=Music Forte, Inc] [cite web |url=http://www.library.arizona.edu/search/hill/titles/g.html |title=Hill Collection: G |accessdate=2007-06-09 |work=Online catalog |publisher=University of Arizona Library

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External links

* [http://www.gyrix.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59 The Beethoven Reference Site: Forums thread]

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