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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Three first editions, including the Piano Sonata in F major K.533, with the Rondo K.494, 1788
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1) Sonate Pour le Forte-Piano, ou Clavecin Compose par Mr. W.A. Mozart au Service de sa Majeste I et R. [K.533 & K.494], Vienna: Hoffmeister, [1788], 21 pages, engraved throughout, plate number 142, [Haberkamp. p.300 (plate 262); Hoboken 358]
2) Ariette avec variations pour le clavecin ou pianoforte, K.613, Vienna: Artaria, [1799], [2] & 13 pages, plate no.341 (also the last plate no. engraved on title), title inscribed in an early hand "Ein Weib ist das herlichtste Ding", the name of the "Theme con Variazioni", [Haberkamp, p.347 (plate 323); not in Hoboken]
3) Rondo per Clavicembalo or Fortepiano, K.616, no imprint [Vienna: Artaria, 1791], 7 pages, vignette-title, plate no.349, [Haberkamp, p.350; RISM M 7181; not in Hoboken or Hirsch]
3 items in one, oblong 4to (c.23.5 x 31cm), engraved throughout, modern half calf, some pages trimmed to plate, occasionally affecting paginations, some spotting and staining in the margins,
2) Ariette avec variations pour le clavecin ou pianoforte, K.613, Vienna: Artaria, [1799], [2] & 13 pages, plate no.341 (also the last plate no. engraved on title), title inscribed in an early hand "Ein Weib ist das herlichtste Ding", the name of the "Theme con Variazioni", [Haberkamp, p.347 (plate 323); not in Hoboken]
3) Rondo per Clavicembalo or Fortepiano, K.616, no imprint [Vienna: Artaria, 1791], 7 pages, vignette-title, plate no.349, [Haberkamp, p.350; RISM M 7181; not in Hoboken or Hirsch]
3 items in one, oblong 4to (c.23.5 x 31cm), engraved throughout, modern half calf, some pages trimmed to plate, occasionally affecting paginations, some spotting and staining in the margins,
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
RARE: We have no record of the Sonata and Rondo appearing at auction for twenty years, and can trace no record for the other two items. There are only a couple of copies of each edition in British libraries. The Rondo K.494 was composed eighteen months before K.533, but it seems that Mozart himself arranged for them to be published together by his friend Franz Anton Hoffmeister. Hoffmeister, who was also a composer, issued editions somewhat fitfully and apparently in relatively small numbers. The Rondo K.616 is for a mechanical organ, titled by Mozart in his autograph catalogue (4 May 1791) as "Ein Andante für eine Walze in eine kleine Orgel" ("an andante for a cylinder in a small organ").