The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies
Merchandise for sale
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Coffee mugs:
Blue mug with white lettering: "The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San Jose State University" with a facsimile of Beethoven's signature. SOLD OUT
White mug with blue-green lettering: "The American Beethoven Society" with a facsimile of the opening motive of the Fifth Symphony from Beethoven's manuscript $7/$5 for ABS members + $4 postage.
Color photographs
Color scans printed on 8.5 x 11" glossy photo paper of the following materials from the Beethoven Center's collection: $7.50 each (or $20 for 3) + $2 postage/handling.
(1) Original sketchleaf in Beethoven's hand (ca. 1806-1808)
(2) Original receipt with Beethoven's signature (1816)
(3) The "Guevara" Lock of Beethoven's Hair
(4) Original engraving of Beethoven by Blasius Höfel (1814)
(5) Title page of the first edition of the Ninth Symphony (1826)
(6) Page from the choral finale of the Ninth Symphony from the first edition (1826)
Engravings
Reproduction of a portrait engraving by W. Holl after a painting of Beethoven by Kloeber, 10 x 8 in., black and white. $20 + $2 postage/handling.
Books
Russell Martin. Limited edition presentation copy of Beethoven's Hair. New York: Broadway Books, 2000. Only 25 signed editions were made. Signed by Author, Ira Brilliant and Che Guevara. Only five of these special signed presentation copies are still available. $100.00 + $5 postage/handling
Compact discs
Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, the entire ballet transcribed for piano by Ludwig van Beethoven-world premiere recording by Steven Samuel Beck on Monument Records $14.00 + $2 postage/handling
Beethoven Early Dance Music, world premier recording by Steven Beck on Monument Records $14.00 + $2 postage/handling
includes: Musik zu einem Ritterballett for piano, Hess 89 (WoO 1)
Twelve Minuets for piano, Hess 101 (WoO 7)
Twelve German Dances for piano, Hess 100 (WoO 8)
notes in English, German, and Italian
Beethoven: Dance Music for Piano. World premier recording by Steven Beck on Monument Records $14.00 + $2 postage/handling
includes: Zwölf Deutsche Tänze, Hess 5 (WoO 13)
Sechs Menuette, WoO 10
SechsLändlerische Tänze, WoO 15
Neun Contretänze, Hess 102 from the 12 Contra-Dances, WoO 14
Zwei Deutsche Tänze, Hess 67
Kleine Deutsche Walzer, Hess 68
Menuett, Biamonti 74
Menuett, Biamonti 66
Menuetto, Uncatalogued
notes in English, German, and Italian
Beethoven and His Pupils. Susan Kagan, piano on Koch International Classics $10.00 + $2 postage/handling
includes: Eleven Bagatelles, Op. 119 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Le Songe by Ferdinand Ries
Forty Variations on a Theme by Beethoven by Archduke Rudolph
Users' Guide and Subject Thesaurus for the
Beethoven Bibliography Database
8th ed., rev. (2004). $85 ($50/students) + $15 postage.
The 7th ed. (August 2000) is now out of print.
Back issues of The Beethoven Newsletter and The Beethoven Journal are also available.
Second-hand books and scores donated to the Center are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Checks should be made payable to: The American Beethoven Society.
Send your order requests to:
Center for Beethoven Studies
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0171
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