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Bernstein, Leonard.
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Autograph manuscript of the violin part of the Piano Trio, signed at the end ("Leonard Bernstein")
- paper
notated in black ink on six two-stave systems per page, with autograph superscriptions ("Trio op. 2 Violin"), and containing some autograph cancellations and corrections, 4 pages, folio (31.8 x 24.2cm), 12-stave paper, no place, dated October-November 1936, a few small tears to margins, one slightly affecting the work's title, central vertical crease, light browning to margins of first page
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
Bernstein's three-movement Piano Trio dates from the composer's time at Harvard as a student of Walter Piston, some eight years before his first great success in 1944 with the musical On the Town (which re-uses the opening of the trio's second movement). For long overlooked - and unpublished in the composer's lifetime - the trio is an ambitious, even prophetic, work from the pen of the young composer.