- 246
Grieg, Edvard
Estimate
2,500 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Grieg, Edvard
- Autograph musical quotation signed ("EdvardGrieg"), from the Ballade for piano, op.24
- paper
three bars notated for piano in brown ink on two hand-drawn staves, inscribed and dated by the composer: "Andante espr...Ballade op.24, Pianof...Leipzig 13/12/95...")
1 page (7.7 x 12cm), on card, Leipzig, 13 December 1895, very light staining, trace of tape mount on verso
1 page (7.7 x 12cm), on card, Leipzig, 13 December 1895, very light staining, trace of tape mount on verso
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 Ballade op.24 is a large-scale work, a set of fourteen variations on the Norwegian folk melody 'Morning Song', quoted here. The final notes in the left-hand parts here are B-flat and G-flat, whereas they are C and G-flat in the published edition by C.F. Peters of Leipzig (1876). The same alteration was also made in another autograph quotation sold here in 1996.