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Strauss, Richard
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Strauss, Richard
- Autograph sketch-leaf for Elektra, the scene for Orestes's tutor, titled by the composer ("Der Pfleger")
- paper
comprising a continuous draft of the part for Orestes's tutor, following Orestes's "recognition scene" with Elektra, notated in short score, in pencil, on up to nine staves per page, the words laid out complete ("Seid ihr von Sinnen, dass ihr euren Mund nicht bändigt, wo ein Hauch ein Laut, / ein Nichts uns / und das Werk verderben kann / Sie wartet drinnen. Ihre Mägde suchen nach dir. / Es ist kein Mann im Haus...Orest!"), the orchestral accompaniment continuous throughout, including the postlude, the vocal line entered more sporadically, with some erasures and alterations, comprising twenty-nine bars of music in all
2 pages, small oblong 8vo (12.6 x 16.8cm), on a leaf from a printed album by Joseph Eberle of Vienna ("No.70"), no place or date, [Garmisch, c.1908]
2 pages, small oblong 8vo (12.6 x 16.8cm), on a leaf from a printed album by Joseph Eberle of Vienna ("No.70"), no place or date, [Garmisch, c.1908]
Literature
Trenner 223, Richard Strauss Quellenverzeichnis w0442
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 music corresponds to the entire 4/4 section of Der Pfleger's solo, from rehearsal figures 181a to 184a (page 203-204 of the vocal score by Fürster of Berlin). The striking hammer motif, present in the accompaniment, appears as the main driving force for this music, with the vocal line laid over it. There are gaps in the vocal line for two bars at the words "und das Werk verderben kann" and at the end.
There are several sketch-leaves for Elektra & Orestes's "recognition scene", written on identical paper, in the Austrian National Library, including for the passages at 149a-151a & at 203a-206a, which are dated to c.1908 (see RSQV ID q14119, q13652 and q14118). This leaf is apparently unrecorded.