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Moscheles, Ignaz
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Moscheles, Ignaz
- Autograph manuscript of the Introduction and Rondo brillant in F for horn and orchestra, signed ("Moscheles[manu propr]ia"), apparently unpublished
- paper and ink
scored for strings, flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns in F, trumpets in C, timpani, bass trombone and solo horn, a composing manuscript, notated in brown ink on a single 15-stave system per page, inscribed and signed at the head of the manuscript ("Zu instrumentiren angefangen den 7 Jäner 816. geendet am 20.tJäner 816. Moscheles[manu propr]ia"), a few later entries and comments in pencil ("zu lang"), containing a number of cancellations and revisions
47 pages, plus one blank, oblong 4to (23.3 x 30.8cm), 16-stave manuscript paper, autograph label to upper wrapper ("Rondo brillant nebst einer Introduction für Horn mit Begleitung des Orchester, von I. Moscheles. 1816"), the bifolia numbered "2" to "12", original marbled wrappers, [Vienna?,] 1816, small hole to upper cover and first ten leaves, fraying to foot of spine, central vertical fold to wrappers and manuscript leaves, damp-staining to wrappers and outer leaves
47 pages, plus one blank, oblong 4to (23.3 x 30.8cm), 16-stave manuscript paper, autograph label to upper wrapper ("Rondo brillant nebst einer Introduction für Horn mit Begleitung des Orchester, von I. Moscheles. 1816"), the bifolia numbered "2" to "12", original marbled wrappers, [Vienna?,] 1816, small hole to upper cover and first ten leaves, fraying to foot of spine, central vertical fold to wrappers and manuscript leaves, damp-staining to wrappers and outer leaves
Literature
Douglas Johnson, Alan Tyson and Robert Winter, The Beethoven Sketchbooks (Oxford, 1985), pp. 230-231, 553.
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 is a fine early manuscript dating from Moscheles's time in Vienna (1808 onwards), when he was in regular contact with Beethoven, whose music he worshipped. Indeed the watermark of the paper may be the same as that of the paper in the so-called "Mendelssohn 6" sketchbook, used by Beethoven between c. September 1814 and c. February 1815 (here, however, the so-called total span of the staff-ruling varies between 192 and 193mm; the total-span measurement of the Moscheles score is 197mm).
This work is not listed in the complete catalogue of Moscheles's compositions as given in Emil F. Smidak, Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles (Aldershot, 1989), or in the New Grove Moscheles work-list.