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Autograph ms. for the String Quartet, Opus 127

Autograph composing manuscript of the scherzo from the String Quartet in E-flat Major, Opus 127, the working full score of the complete movement. 17 leaves (31 p.), paginated in pencil (1-30), oblong quarto (ca. 24 x 31 cm.), 12 staves; notated in dark brown ink on three systems per page; a four-bar additional passage written on a separate unpa
Item Information
Material Type
Autograph ms.
Record Number
Am14
Works
Opus 127
Previous Owners
Pauline Viardot, Rudolf Nydahl
Provenance
Formerly owned by Pauline Viardot (1821-191) [her embossed stamp appears on the final page], who presumably acquired it from Artaria; acquired by Rudolf Nydahl from a Paris dealer in 1925; sold on behalf of the Stiftelsen Musikkulterens Framjände, Stockholm
Catalog Concordance
Kinsky/Halm, p. 384
Auction Information
Auction House
Sotheby's (London)
Lot Number
24
Bibliographical Reference
Alfred Orel, “Das Autograph des Scherzos aus Beethovens Streichqaurtett op. 127,” Festschrfit Hans Engel zum siebzigsten Geburtstag. Kassel, 1964, p. 274-280.
Date of Sale
12/5/2003
Seller
Rudolf Nydahl collection
Sold to
Private collector in U.S.
Pricing Information
Estimate Price
1-1.5 million GBP
Sale Price
1.1816e+006
Sale Price in U.S Currency
$2032350.00