- 13
Brahms, Johannes
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Brahms, Johannes
- Autograph musical quotation from the Variations on a theme by J. Haydn (the "St. Anthony Variations"), the two-piano version, Op.56b, signed ("Johannes Brahms")
- ink and paper
comprising two bars of the theme in the arrangement for two pianos, corresponding to the statement of the theme by pianoforte II, bb.19-20, notated in dark brown ink on two hand-drawn staves
1 page, c.17.6 x 10.7cm, laid down in an album presented to Toscanini by members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and signed by them on three leaves, the album inscribed on the first leaf "Maëstro Arturo Toscanini in Bewunderung und Dankbarkeit. Die Wiener Philharmoniker Wien, den 24. Oktober 1933" and containing some 110 signatures in all, including those of Arnold Rosé, Arthur Schurig, Willi Boskovsky and Fritz Sedlak, red morocco folder gilt, the autograph musical quotation dated by Brahms Vienna, October, [18]93; together with: a printed concert programme of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for a concert conducted by Toscanini on 24 October 1933, on a guard; and a typed letter, signed, to Toscanini by H. Pernter, dated Vienna, 30 November 1933
1 page, c.17.6 x 10.7cm, laid down in an album presented to Toscanini by members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and signed by them on three leaves, the album inscribed on the first leaf "Maëstro Arturo Toscanini in Bewunderung und Dankbarkeit. Die Wiener Philharmoniker Wien, den 24. Oktober 1933" and containing some 110 signatures in all, including those of Arnold Rosé, Arthur Schurig, Willi Boskovsky and Fritz Sedlak, red morocco folder gilt, the autograph musical quotation dated by Brahms Vienna, October, [18]93; together with: a printed concert programme of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for a concert conducted by Toscanini on 24 October 1933, on a guard; and a typed letter, signed, to Toscanini by H. Pernter, dated Vienna, 30 November 1933
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
An attractive autograph musical quotation from one of Brahms's best-loved works the so-called Haydn Variations, based on the St. Anthony chorale for wind instruments - a composition no longer attributed to Haydn. Brahms's virtually simultaneous two versions of the work, one for orchestra (Op.56a) and another for two pianos (Op.56b), both date to 1873.