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Debussy, Claude
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Debussy, Claude
- Autograph letter signed to Arturo Toscanini,
- paper
about a performance of Pelléas et Mélisande, Debussy having learned from M.M Durand that Toscanini will be free to see him for a few days in Milan to discuss the performance, but stating that, unfortunately, he will not be in Italy until April, and that it would be more convenient for them to meet in Paris next month, and asking him to confirm this arrangement, 2 pages, 8vo (14.5 x 13cms), no date [1908]
together with: a signed autograph letter to Toscanini from Madame Gaston de Tinan and Raoul Bardac, children of Debussy's second wife Emma Bardac, offering him Debussy's conducting batons which their late mother had cherished until her death last August, 2 pages, octavo, dated ("Jeudi 15 novembre" [1934]), with autograph envelope
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together with: a signed autograph letter to Toscanini from Madame Gaston de Tinan and Raoul Bardac, children of Debussy's second wife Emma Bardac, offering him Debussy's conducting batons which their late mother had cherished until her death last August, 2 pages, octavo, dated ("Jeudi 15 novembre" [1934]), with autograph envelope
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Literature
Nichols (1992), p.109
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 letter refers to preparations for the Italian première of Debussy’s great opera Pelléas et Mélisande, which Toscanini conducted at La Scala in 1908. Debussy held Toscanini in the highest regard as an artist; according to Gabriel Astruc, who once introduced the two men, upon meeting 'they looked at each other for a long time and then, unable to speak for emotion, fell into each other’s arms’.