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Autograph manuscript for the Grosse Fuge, Opus 134

Autograph manuscript for Beethoven’s piano, four hand transcription of the Grosse Fuge, Opus 134. 80 p. plus one opened paste-down (1 p.), oblong folio, 24.5 x 30.5 cm., bound with first edition of the work. Laid out in score, written in brown and black ink sometimes over pencil, later annotations in pencil and red crayon, some added as proof corrections, on ten-stave paper, various paper types.Bound with the first edition pub. by Artaria in 1827.
Item Information
Material Type
Autograph ms.
Record Number
Am17
Works
Opus 134
Provenance
1) Franz Gräffer (auction, 28 Jan. 1838) to T. Haslinger; 2) Graf von Alberti; 3) Mme. Brisson, Milan (1857); 4) Luigi Arrigoni, Milan (bookplate); 4) Hotel Drouot, Paris 5-7 May 1890; 5) Liepmannssohn, Berlin, 13 October 1890 (lot 163); 6) William Howard Doane, Cincinnati; 7) Marguerite Treat Doane; 8) Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Philadelpha (1950); Bruce Kovner; donated to Juilliard, Feb. 2006.
Auction Information
Auction House
Sotheby's (London)
Lot Number
11
Bibliographical Reference
Daniel J. Wakin, “A Historic Discovery, in Beethoven’s Own Hand,” New York Times, The Arts, B1, B8.
Date of Sale
12/1/2005
Seller
Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Sold to
Private collector in U.S.
Pricing Information
Estimate Price
1000000-1500000 GBP
Sale Price
1.128e+006
Sale Price in U.S Currency
$1951440.00