12 Nocturnes (Field, John)

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Editor Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
Karl Klauser (1823–1905), additional revisions and fingerings
Translator Theodor Hagen (1823–1871), German translation of preface
Julius Schuberth (1804–1875), English translation of preface
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Schuberth & Co., n.d.[1868]. Plate 1359-1364; 2488-2489; 3754; 4334; 4587-4588.
Copyright
Misc. Notes 12 nocturnes in single publisher-bound volume with its own collective title; however, each work with its own title page also, suggesting that these were also sold separately. With an 8-page French preface by Liszt, translated into German and English.
Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): D1806
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General Information

Work Title 12 Nocturnes
Alternative. Title
Composer Field, John
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 12 pieces:
  1. Nocturne in E-flat major, H 24
  2. Nocturne in C minor, H 25
  3. Nocturne in A-flat major, H 26
  4. Nocturne in A major, H 36
  5. Nocturne in B-flat major, H 37
  6. Nocturne in F major, H 40
  7. Pastorale in A major, H 14 (Version A)
  8. Romance in E-flat major, H 30
  9. Nocturne in E minor, H 46
  10. Grande Pastorale in E major, H 54 (Version B)
  11. Nocturne in E-flat major, H 56
  12. Nocturne in E major, H 13
First Publication. 1868 – Leipzig: Schuberth & Co.
Copyright Information Monatsbericht (1867), p.75 (No.10 added)
Monatsbericht (1868), p.130 (Nos.11-12 added to complete collection)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
Extra Information This is the 4th iteration of a Field Nocturnes collection from Schuberth. Nos.10-12 are the new additions in this iteration, with Nos.1-9 republished (with the same plates) from earlier collections: Nos.1-6 from 6 Nocturnes (pub. 1850), Nos.7-8 from 8 Nocturnes (pub. 1859), No.9 from 9 Nocturnes (pub. 1863).