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Stravinsky, Igor
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6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Stravinsky, Igor
- Autograph manuscript of an excerpt from Capriccio for piano and orchestra, inscribed and signed twice ("Igor Stravinsky")
- ink on paper
being six bars from the last movement, in the version for two pianos, the last three bars containing an additional treble part, notated in pencil on two systems, of eight and nine staves respectively, signed and inscribed at the head and the bottom of the manuscript ("Souvenir de son passage chez nous - à Elie Gagnebin Igor Stravinsky" and "Cette page de mon Capriccio, que je compose en ce moment-ci I Stravinsky...")
1 page, c.28.2 x 20.2cm, 20-stave paper, dated Echarvines-Talloires, 9 September 1929
1 page, c.28.2 x 20.2cm, 20-stave paper, dated Echarvines-Talloires, 9 September 1929
Literature
Eric Walter White, Stravinsky. The Composer and his Works (London and Boston, 1979), pp. 355-359
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
Stravinsky's Capriccio, one of the composer's most effective neo-classical works, was composed at Nice and Echarvines between December 1928 and September 1929, the orchestration being completed on 9 November 1929. This manuscript was presumably part of a pre-orchestration score, and shows the composer in the act of composing. The work was first performed by the composer in Paris on 6 December 1929.
The dedicatee was the geologist Elie Gagnebin (1891-1949), who had taken the part of the narrator in the first performance of L'Histoire du Soldat in 1918.