- 52
Haydn, Joseph.
Estimate
2,000 - 2,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Gott, erhalte den Kaiser! Verfasset von Lorenz Leopold Haschka, Zum ersten Mahle abgesungen den 12. Februar, 1797 [Hob.XXVIa:43], [no place: Lausch, 1797]
- paper and ink
[3] pages, small oblong 4to (18.5 x 24.4cm), type-set, mounted on a guard, twentieth-century green morocco gilt, repairs to spine, lower right-hand corner and central folds, light dust-staining to outer pages, a few small marks
Literature
Hoboken 1559; RISM H 2707; Fuld, p.213-214; H. C. Robbins Landon, Haydn. Chronicle and Works, iv, pp.271ff.
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
First edition of the Austrian, later the German national anthem, the only one, as Fuld observes, written by a major composer. The theme, slightly modified, formed the basis of the variation slow movement of Haydn's "Emperor" Quartet Op.76 no.3, also of 1797. Haydn's great Volkslied served as Austrian national anthem up until 1946; from 1841 on, when Hoffmann von Fallersleben wrote new words for it, its music served, as it still does, as a national anthem for Germany.