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# - Gade, Niels.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Collection of letters by composers, including by Gade
Fine letter signed twice ("nwgade"), written just before his departure for Leipzig, to Ferdinand David mentioning Mendelssohn, Schumann and Rietz and asking which singers and orchestral players will be available for the forthcoming winter, 3 pages, 4to, integral autograph address-panel, Copenhagen, 15 August 1844; with musical quotations by Gade (1848) and Joachim (1847) on the same leaf
together with letters by Clara Schumann (2), Marie Schumann, Goldmark (3; one about Mahler "...Ich kann nicht gegen Mahler und...aber auch nicht für Mahler (öffentlich) sein..."), F. David (autograph musical quotation signed), Spohr (2, to the violinists Beck and Mollenhauer), Fanny Hensel (2-page autograph letter to F. David, Berlin, 30 September 1841), Joachim, Franz Schnack (including a transcript by him of a letter by Brahms to his father), Spitta, Grützmacher (quotation from the Third Cello Concerto), Julius Stockhausen (2), G. Goltermann, H. W. Ernst, R. Franz (2), Hausmann (2), Moscheles and J. Schulhoff
c.30 items.
together with letters by Clara Schumann (2), Marie Schumann, Goldmark (3; one about Mahler "...Ich kann nicht gegen Mahler und...aber auch nicht für Mahler (öffentlich) sein..."), F. David (autograph musical quotation signed), Spohr (2, to the violinists Beck and Mollenhauer), Fanny Hensel (2-page autograph letter to F. David, Berlin, 30 September 1841), Joachim, Franz Schnack (including a transcript by him of a letter by Brahms to his father), Spitta, Grützmacher (quotation from the Third Cello Concerto), Julius Stockhausen (2), G. Goltermann, H. W. Ernst, R. Franz (2), Hausmann (2), Moscheles and J. Schulhoff
c.30 items.
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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."
"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."