Anhang 15 – “Faith, Love and Hope” Waltz in F Major for Piano

Never mentioned during Beethoven’s lifetime, the first edition of this composition appeared in 1837 in Berlin, published under the title Abschieds-Gedanken (“Farewell Thoughts”) by Gustav Crantz. A subsequent edition by Klemm in Leipzig followed in 1840, preserving the same title.

Other notable editions include:

• London, Boosey, titled Beethoven’s Adieu to the Piano: Being His Last Composition (referenced by Thayer, 1865, p. 172).
• Later early 20th-century publications used titles such as Abschied vom Klavier (“Farewell to the Piano”), issued by Crantz, Fritz Schuberth (post-1853 in Hamburg), Litolff (Braunschweig), Haslinger (Vienna), and others under titles like Adieu and Farewell in English editions.

A four-hand piano arrangement appeared in 1866, published by Aibl in Munich (PN J. A. 1742), featured in L. v. Beethoven, 36 Bagatelles – Shorter Piano Pieces, edited by Carl Geissler. Anhang 15 appears as No. 6 in Volume 3, accompanied by Anhang 16 No. 1 as No. 5. This complete edition is available through the project’s site: Ludwig van Beethoven – 36 Bagatellen Kleinere Klavierstücke.

Scholarly and Artistic Context:

Anhang 15 forms part of the artistic research initiative Research Becomes Art – A New Life for the Unknown Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, led by Maestro Emanuele Stracchi. The musical excerpts and videos presented are curated by Stracchi himself.