- 178
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Bach, Johann Sebastian
- Grosse Passionsmusik nach dem Evangelium Matthaei [vocal score], Berlin: Schlesinger, 1830
- paper and ink
first edition, second issue, of the St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, oblong 4to (25 x 33.5cm), 190 pages, engraved throughout, subscribers' list and index, plate number 1571 (corrected on pp.143 and 157), publisher's stamps to title, ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper, modern pencil annotation to p.112, nineteenth-century moiré cloth, small tear to front free endpaper repaired, some spotting and browning, including to title
This is a clean crisp copy, with strong impressions from the plates, showing it to be an early issue; it contains two corrected plate numbers which were wrongly printed in the first issue, as well as the index, which Fuld calls for in the first edition. The St. Matthew Passion, one of Bach's supreme masterpieces, was first published in the wake of the famous performance in Leipzig by Mendelssohn on 11 March 1829, the most important event in the Bach revival of the nineteenth century. The arrangement for the vocal score was made by Mendelssohn's friend A.B. Marx.
This is a clean crisp copy, with strong impressions from the plates, showing it to be an early issue; it contains two corrected plate numbers which were wrongly printed in the first issue, as well as the index, which Fuld calls for in the first edition. The St. Matthew Passion, one of Bach's supreme masterpieces, was first published in the wake of the famous performance in Leipzig by Mendelssohn on 11 March 1829, the most important event in the Bach revival of the nineteenth century. The arrangement for the vocal score was made by Mendelssohn's friend A.B. Marx.
Literature
RISM B 436 and BB 436; cf. Hoboken, i 27; Fuld, p.171
Condition
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."