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Item Information |
| Title: |
Autograph sketchleaf for Octet and Piano Trio |
| Material Types: |
Sketchleaf |
| Description: |
Early autograph sketchleaf for the Octet for two oboes, two clarinets, two horns, and two bassoons, op. 103, and for the Piano Trio op. 1, no. 3, and for several other unidentified works. 2 p., oblong quarto (ca. 23 x 30 cm.), 16-stave paper, watermarked "PS," written in brown ink on 16 staves per page mainly on 2-stave systems, containing several distinct passages, including a version of the main theme of the Finale of the Piano Trio op. 1, no. 3 with, on the verso, a composing draft of the conclusion of the Wind Octet Op. 103, a passage of some forty-four bars extending over ten staves, the lower half of the page also containing a series of intensively-worked sketches for an unidentified work, with revisions, deletions and alterations, the manuscript annotated by the composer with various titles and references ("Seite 1000;" "Mineur;" "h moll," "c moll," "3mal," "imitation") and performance markings ("3mal," "tremolo;" "cres"). |
| Record Number: |
Sk36 |
| Works: |
Opus 103; Opus 1, no. 3 |
| Images: |
facsimile of one page in catalog |
| Previous Owners: |
Domenico Artaria; Joseph Fischhof; Ambroise Thomas |
| Provenance: |
Artaria acquired at Beethoven estate auction in 1827; Fischhof acquired from Artaria by 1835; Thomas acquired by October 1849. With note on provenance in hand of Thomas. Previously offered at Sotheby's, May 20, 2005, unsold. |
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Auction Information
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| Auction House: |
Sotheby's (London) |
| Lot Number: |
16 |
| Bibliographical Reference: |
Johnson/Tyson/Winter, p. 511-523. |
| Record Related: |
SK32 |
| Date of Sale: |
06/10/2009 |
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Pricing Information
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| Treasure Tracking: |
Manuscript |
| Estimate Price: |
£100000-120000 |
| Hammer Price: |
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| Sale Price: |
£163250 |
| Sale Price in U.S. Currency: |
$267730 |
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