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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus.
Estimate
4,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- La Clemenza di Tito Opera seria...Titus der Grossmuethige...Im Klavierauszuge von Siegfried Schmiedt [vocal score], Leipzig: in der Breitkopfischen Musikhandlung, [1795]
first edition, 110p, [2] pages, oblong 4to (c.27.4 x 31cm), type-set music, fine engraved frontispiece by Rosmaesler, 2-page list of misprints at end, nineteenth-century half calf, browning, list of misprints bound in verso first
Literature
Haberkamp, pp.378-379; RISM M 5097
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
We have not traced the first edition of the vocal score of Mozart's Titus at auction in the last ten years.
Although Haberkamp describes the issue with the errata list as possibly representing a second issue printed very quickly after the first, she states that it is not fully clear whether in fact the issues she identifies as first issues simply lack the errata list. A full score of the work did not appear until 1809.