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Benjamin Britten's autograph ms. of his transcription for piano trio of Beethoven's "Rondo a capriccio"

Autograph ms. of a transcription for piano trio of Beethoven's "Rondo a capriccio," op. 129, in the hand of Benjamin Britten, signed "arr for Trio by Benjamin Britten, the autograph score for violin, viola, and piano, written in Britten's early hand, in blue-black ink on four 4-stave systems per page, with a separate autograph ms. playing part for viola, with deletions, alterations and corrections, a few revisions written on hand-drawn staves in the margins, with rehearsal numbers added in orange crayon. 22 p., folio (ca. 35.5  26 cm.), the score 18 p., in a folder with copyist's manuscripts of "Phantasy" op. 2 (1932) and another unidentified, no date probably early 1930s.
Item Information
Material Type
Copyists' ms.
Record Number
Cm17
Creator
Benjarmin Britten
Works
Opus 129
Previous Owners
Benjamin Britten
Auction Information
Auction House
Sotheby's (London)
Lot Number
21
Bibliographical Reference
Facsimile of first page of score in Sotheby's catalog, Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts, London, 8 December 2009, p. 14.BJ 25/1
Date of Sale
12/9/2009
Copyists
Benjamin Britten
Pricing Information
Treasures Tracking
Manuscript
Estimate Price
8,000-10,000 GBP
Sale Price
9,375 GBP
Sale Price in U.S Currency
$15338.00