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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
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4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Concert pour le Pianoforte avec Accompagnement de 2 Violons, Alto et Basse, Flute, 2 Hautbois, 2 Bassons, 2 Cors, 2 Trompettes et Timballes...No 1., [parts], Leipzig: Breitkopf & Hartel, [1800]
- PAPER
FIRST EDITION OF THE PIANO CONCERTO IN C, K. 467 complete parts for piano (28 pages, oblong 4to, c.25 x 34cms), and orchestra (14 parts in 12, all upright 4to), watermark "P.F. REINHARD DE STRASBOURG", type-set music, musical vignette on title, WITH THE ORIGINAL PRINTED GREEN WRAPPER, Grecian border and first-issue wording: "Concert pour le Pianoforte. No 1" (see Haberkamp, plate 190), horn and clarinet parts uncut, modern fitted cloth box, modern green backstrip to piano part, stamps on wrapper, some foxing and staining
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
THE RARE FIRST ISSUE OF ONE OF MOZART'S BEST-LOVED PIANO CONCERTOS.
Haberkamp records only three copies in European libraries (none in Britain) and only a single piano part in the United States. She identifies seven issues of the first edition, all of which are rare: only one complete copy is found in Britain (cf. Hirsch, iv. 989). Complete sets of parts for major orchestral works by Mozart are in any case rarely offered for sale at auction. The beautiful slow movement of this concerto achieved popular fame through being used in the 1967 Swedish film Elvira Madigan.