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Berlioz, Hector
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Berlioz, Hector
- Fine autograph album of Isabelle Hood, including autograph musical quotations by Berlioz, Spohr, Vieuxtemps and many others
- paper
BERLIOZ. Autograph musical quotation from the Symphonie fantastique, eight bars of the violin melody from the 'Scène du bal', signed "Hector Berlioz"; together with autograph quotations by SPOHR (the chorus 'Betet an!', from Die letzten Dinge, London, 25 July 1847), Julius Benedict, Henri VIEUXTEMPS (an Andante in F), Lucien Vieuxtemps, Ferdinand Hiller, Alfred Piatti ("souvenir"), Fétis, Sivori (2), Sainton, Servais, Lemmens, Vincent Wallace, Kalkbrenner, Jullien (a vocal cadenza), Praeger, Stoepel, Schulhoff, Tolou, Baumann (for bassoon), Hermann Koenig, Lavigne, Joseph Hellmesberger the elder (“Lied ohne Worte no.1”), Georges Hellmesberger (from Blandina, la schiava), Gustav Hölzel, Bériot, Charton-Demeur, Julie Dorus-Gras (“garder l’éspoir”), Prudent, Homère Goossens, Godefroid, and inscriptions by Lablache and others,
55 pages, 4to (c.22 x 18.5cm), including a dedication title by J.B. Sivori ("à Miss Isabelle Hood..."), on white, pink and green paper, nineteenth-century blind-stamped red morocco, gilt fillet, London and Paris, 27 August 1846-28 March 1853, front hinge weak
55 pages, 4to (c.22 x 18.5cm), including a dedication title by J.B. Sivori ("à Miss Isabelle Hood..."), on white, pink and green paper, nineteenth-century blind-stamped red morocco, gilt fillet, London and Paris, 27 August 1846-28 March 1853, front hinge weak
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
Isabelle Hood married Adolphe Duchêne de Vère (b.1809), one of Berlioz's major supporters in London. Camillo Sivori was the leader of Berlioz's orchestra during his highly important concerts for the New Philharmonic Society in London in 1852.