1869 · Berlin & Posen
by KÉLER, Béla 1820-1882
Berlin & Posen: Bote & G. Bock [PN 8083], 1869. Oblong folio. Disbound. [1] (title with large lithographic illustration of a castle on the Rhine by H. Zartmann), 2-11, [1] (blank) pp. Lithographed.
Publisher's blindstamp to foot of title.
Heavy dampstaining to corners; soiling and foxing to outer leaves; repair to verso of last leaf. First Edition.
Kéler studied the violin informally before moving to Vienna in 1845, where he joined the orchestra of the Theater an der Wien. He spent most of his career as a conductor, leading ensembles in Berlin, Vienna, and Wiesbaden. Although working outside of Hungary, Kéler never adopted a German name, and composed numerous works on Hungarian themes. Brahms based one of his Hungarian Dances on Kéler's Bártfai emlék, op. 31. (Inventory #: 31981)
Publisher's blindstamp to foot of title.
Heavy dampstaining to corners; soiling and foxing to outer leaves; repair to verso of last leaf. First Edition.
Kéler studied the violin informally before moving to Vienna in 1845, where he joined the orchestra of the Theater an der Wien. He spent most of his career as a conductor, leading ensembles in Berlin, Vienna, and Wiesbaden. Although working outside of Hungary, Kéler never adopted a German name, and composed numerous works on Hungarian themes. Brahms based one of his Hungarian Dances on Kéler's Bártfai emlék, op. 31. (Inventory #: 31981)