- 126
Spohr, Louis.
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Autograph manuscript of the song "Maria", Op. 139 No. 2, signed ("Louis Spohr") on the autograph title page
setting the text beginning "Der Sänger zog durch Wald und Flur"; the score written in the composer's neat and elegant hand in black ink, on four systems of three staves each, with expression markings, including some not recorded in the published edition, dated by him at the end
4 pages, oblong folio, on 12-stave manuscript paper, including autograph title page, ), pin-holes in margins, annotated in another hand ("No 20"), one or two pencil annotations in another hand, Kassel, May 1842, some creasing, overall browning, some contemporary ink-stains, one fingerprint (possibly the composer's, the hinge mostly gone (repaired), one or two pencil annotations in another hand [Göthel, WoO 107], Kassel, May 1842
4 pages, oblong folio, on 12-stave manuscript paper, including autograph title page, ), pin-holes in margins, annotated in another hand ("No 20"), one or two pencil annotations in another hand, Kassel, May 1842, some creasing, overall browning, some contemporary ink-stains, one fingerprint (possibly the composer's, the hinge mostly gone (repaired), one or two pencil annotations in another hand [Göthel, WoO 107], Kassel, May 1842
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
This manuscript is apparently unknown to scholars of Spohr's music. No other autograph manuscript of this song is recorded (see Folker Göthel, Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis der Werke von Louis Spohr, Tutzing, 1981, p. 471). The song was published by Müller of Karlsruhe in 1842.
This is a fine and attractive song in the style of Schumann, cast in the traditional "Bar" -form. The accompaniment follows the vocal line closely, but the part-writing is remarkably chromatic, reflecting the mature style of the composer and producing Tristanesque chord-formations at climactic points.