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Sketches for the String Quartet, Opus 127

Sketches for the String Quartet, Opus 127, almost entirely devoted to a continuous draft of a passage of fifty-four bars extending to the end of the recapitulation of the first movement, no place or date. 2 p., oblong quarto (ca. 25 x 32 cms), 16 staves, inscribed at the head in an early hand: “Esquise d’un Quatuor de L. de Beethoven, écrit par lui même.”
Item Information
Material Type
Sketchleaf
Record Number
Sk31
Works
Opus 127
Previous Owners
Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain
Provenance
sold on behalf of the Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain?
Catalog Concordance
SV 337
Auction Information
Auction House
Sotheby's (London)
Lot Number
16
Bibliographical Reference
BJ auction index 1985-1995BJ 19/2 S. Brandenburg, “Die Quellen zur Entstehungsgeschichte von Beethovens Streichquartett Es-Dur, op. 127,” Beethoven-Jahrbuch x, pp. 221-276.
Date of Sale
12/7/2004
Seller
Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain
Sold to
Private collector in U.S.
Pricing Information
Estimate Price
100000-150000 GBP
Sale Price
106400 GBP
Sale Price in U.S Currency
$207480.00
Hammer Price
90000 GBP