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Eroica: Gedicht von Justus Lichten mit einer Originalradierung von Arno Nadel [SIGNED]

Lichten, Justus (ed.)

Berlin: Drei-Welten-Verlag, 1923. Limited edition. Softcover. 97/200 signed below etching by Arno Nadel and Justus Lichten on colophon. Elephant Folio (16 x 11 3/4"). 8pp. Original sewn cream handmade self wraps with black lettering and publisher's device on cover. Zehnter Einzeldruck (Tenth print) of the Drei-Welten-Verlag with a poem by Justus Lichten and an etching by Arno Nadel. This poem by Justus Lichten is inspired by Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, which was premiered on the 7th of April, 1805, in Vienna. The Drei-Welten publication includes an excerpt of the musical score. Beethoven had originally dedicated the symphony to Napoleon Bonaparte but withdrew his dedications when he found that Bonaparte had declared himself emperor. With that Beethoven re-titled the symphony, withdrawing its original title "Buonaparte" to replace it with "Sinfonia eroica." Text in German, Gothic script. Minor wear and age-toning along edges. Wraps and interior in overall very good condition. vg. Item #41191

Arno Nadel (1878-1943) was Jewish a poet, musician, and artist born in Vilnius, Lithuania. At the age of 17 he moved to Berlin and enrolled in the College for Science of Judaism (Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums). Nadel worked as an educator and choirmaster. He became the choir director of the Jewish community in Berlin supervising the music at all Berlin synagogues. Nadel published poetry, plays, and worked on an anthology of synagogue music which he finished in 1938 and intended to publish in seven volumes. Nadel died in the Auschwitz extermination camp in 1943.

Price: $100.00