- 113
# - Shostakovich, Dmitri.
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Six autograph letters signed ("DSHostakovich"), including corrections for the Fourth and Fifth String Quartets, with musical examples
to Valentin Alexandrovich Berlinsky, of the Borodin String Quartet, in Russian, congratulating the members of the Quartet for their performances in Kurgistan 1963 and for their superb recordings of his string quartets and the Octet in 1967 and 1968, asking the Quartet to make alterations to note pitches in two quartets, illustrated with musical quotations at figures 96/97 of the Fourth Quartet and figure 115 of the Fifth Quartet, explaining that the players should put in the corrections when they are going to play or record the works; Shostakovich also sends warm congratulations on the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution, and New Years' greetings, 9 pages, 8vo, 3 autograph envelopes signed, including one typed letter signed on printed stationery of the Secretariat of the RSFSR Union of Composers, together with a congratulatory telegram to the Quartet, Moscow & Zhukov, 3 July 1963-29 December 1968
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."
"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
The Borodin Quartet performed frequently with Shostakovich, who, though he always gave rights of first performance to the Beethoven Quartet, often preferred the Borodins, particularly in the Fourth Quartet. The cellist Valentin Berlinsky was a founder member of the Borodin in 1946: for his reminiscences of the composer, see Elizabeth Wilson, Shostakovich, A Life Remembered (1995), pp.242-247.