- 97
Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714-1787).
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description
- Alceste. Tragedia. Messa in Musica dal Signore Cavagliere Cristoforo Gluck [partition complète]. Vienne: Trattner, 1769.
- paper and ink
Première édition, 6 feuillets, 233 pages, in-folio (37.8 x 28 cm), pages de titre imprimées, dédicace de Calzabigi à Maria Teresa, argument, liste des personnages, listes des scènes et ballets, épître du compositeur, musique imprimée, veau de l'époque, feuillets Bb2 et Bb3 inversés, rousseurs à quelques pages, quelques traces d'usures sur la reliure.
Provenance
Giambattista Mancini (ex-libris manuscrit sur la page de garde).
Literature
Hopkinson 37 A ; RISM G 2661 ; BUC, p.384 ; Hirsch, ii 261
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
Bel exemplaire de cette première édition d'un remarquable opéra italien de Gluck, le deuxième de sa "Réforme". Il contient la célèbre préface, ou épître, dans laquelle Gluck et Ranieri de Calzabigi décrivent leurs principes et idéaux de composition d'opéra. Cet exemplaire a appartenu au castrat et maître de chant Giambattista Mancini (1714-1800), auteur du prééminent traité de chant Pensieri, e riflessioni pratiche sopra il canto figurato (Vienne,1774). En 1778, Mancini assista son ancien professeur de composition, G. B. Martini, dans la mise en place de l'opéra Alceste à Bologne.
A fine copy of the first edition of one of Gluck's most important Italian operas, the second of the so-called 'reform' operas. It contains the celebrated epistle or preface in which Gluck and Ranieri de' Calzabigi outlined their principles and ideals in composing opera. The present copy appears, remarkably, to have belonged to the castrato and singing-master Giambattista Mancini (1714-1800), author of the influential singing treatise Pensieri, e riflessioni pratiche sopra il canto figurato (Vienna, 1774). In 1778 Mancini assisted his former composition teacher G. B. Martini in arranging a Bologna performance of Alceste.