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Autograph sketchleaf for the Elegischer Gesang, op. 118

Autograph sketchleaf for the Elegischer Gesang, op. 118, and other pieces, written in brown ink on three staves, with the words of the middle section of the song (" ... kein Auge wein['] ob des himmlischen Geistes Hei[mkehr"); a very early sketch of the music with differences from the final version; together with sketches for other pieces in ink and in pencil on the verso, 2 p., ca. 6 x 14 cm., a four-stave fragment of a larger leaf, [probably Baden, summer 1814], mounted on an album-leaf at the edges, displaying both sides, traces of mount in margin. Not the same as the sketchleaf sold at Bonhams, London, Nov. 8, 2005/lot 533.
Item Information
Material Type
Sketchleaf
Record Number
Sk37
Works
Opus 118
Auction Information
Auction House
Sotheby's (London)
Lot Number
10
Bibliographical Reference
Illustration in Sotheby's catalog, Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts (9 December 2009), sale no. L09775, p. 10. BJ 25/1
Date of Sale
12/8/2009
Pricing Information
Treasures Tracking
Manuscript
Estimate Price
8,000-10,000 GBP
Sale Price
11,250 GBP
Sale Price in U.S Currency
$18405.00