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Wagner, Richard.
Estimate
15,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description
- Autograph manuscript of part of Siegfried
- ink on paper
Wagner's concert ending to Siegfried's "Sword-Forging Song", near the end of Act One of Siegfried, the full score notated in dark brown ink on twenty-five staves, with full instrumental markings, inscribed by the composer at the head of the page ("Siegfried no.2 Einlage B (Schluss), pg 144 nach den 2 ersten Tacten"), 1 page, folio (c.33.5 x 25cms), 29-stave paper, mounted at top edge, cut at the lower margin, light browning, no place or date [1862]
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 listed as "lost" by J. Deathridge, E. Voss & M. Geck, in the Wagner-Werk Verzeichnis (1986), p.384 (WWV 86C IX b). The Wagner archives in Bayreuth have a transcript of this manuscript in a scribal hand dating from 1894. The page number 144 relates to Wagner's first complete autograph score of the work, Act One completed on 31 March 1857. The 'Forging Song' ("Nothung! Nothung!, Neidliches Schwert"), is one of the most popular numbers from Der Ring des Nibelungen. This manuscript was probably sent to Wendelin Weissheimer in Vienna for the first performance of the Forging Song on 1 January 1863.