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Korngold, Erich Wolfgang
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Korngold, Erich Wolfgang
- Autograph working manuscript of the 'Intermezzo' from the String Quartet no.1 in A major, 1922, signed and inscribed
- paper
“Seinem lieben Freunde Rudi Duschnitz, herzlichst: ErichWolfgangKorngold. Weihnachten 1922”
on the title-page and above the first page of the music ("III. Intermezzo...EWKorngold, op.16"), the part-writing sometimes incomplete, a few passages notated for one or two instruments (e.g. pages 7-8), with the title “Erste Skizze zum III. Satz (Intermezzo) aus dem Streichquartett in A dur, op.16”, a pencil draft of the complete movement notated in open score
12 pages, (3 bifolia and title wrapper), oblong folio (25.5 x 32.5cm), 14-stave paper, traces of stitching, browning and small tears to margins, title and last blank loose, [1922]
on the title-page and above the first page of the music ("III. Intermezzo...EWKorngold, op.16"), the part-writing sometimes incomplete, a few passages notated for one or two instruments (e.g. pages 7-8), with the title “Erste Skizze zum III. Satz (Intermezzo) aus dem Streichquartett in A dur, op.16”, a pencil draft of the complete movement notated in open score
12 pages, (3 bifolia and title wrapper), oblong folio (25.5 x 32.5cm), 14-stave paper, traces of stitching, browning and small tears to margins, title and last blank loose, [1922]
Condition
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"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
Autograph manuscripts by Korngold are of considerable rarity at auction, particularly works dating from this period of his early fame, when his talent was lauded by composers like Puccini and Strauss. We have traced only one record of a complete work by Korngold at auction in the last thirty years: a sacred choral work dating from his exile in America in 1941. This fluent manuscript of Korngold's Quartet testifies to his precocious talent, first noted by Mahler in 1907.
It is a very early sketch of a complete movement by Korngold, dated Christmas 1922, from the String Quartet No.1, first performed and published in 1924. The quartet was hitherto believed to date from 1923, but the dated inscription shows that this third movement at least was composed earlier. The composer appears to have already had the piece in his mind largely complete (albeit with occasional gaps in the texture), before setting it down on paper. Although this must be an early draft (with the bifolia used sequentially), there are very few alterations or revisions in the manuscript and many of the articulation and dynamic markings are already present.