A question for the Collected Wisdom. There appears to be some
confusion over the way Falckenhagen's concerti have come to be
identified. I see Haffner published three sets of these concerti, all
with very similar titles: Opera terza, Opera quarta, and Opera nuova.
Only the lute part of Opera terza seems to have survived. Opera
nuova, on the other hand, fortunately survives intact. However, these
six concerti have often been referred to as if they were actually
Opus 4 and have even been recorded this way. Adding to the confusion,
Grove continues to identify Opera nuova as Opus 3. This cannot be
correct.
Is it possible that Opera nuova is simply a later edition of Opera
quarta? Does a copy of Falckenhagen's Opera quarta even exist? I
would appreciate it if someone could clear up this mystery for me. I
scheduled to write the note for a new recording of Opera nuova for
John Schneiderman and would like to know exactly what music I'm
dealing with.
Peter Danner
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