Music and Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts
20 November - 30 November 2021 • London
1 J.S. Bach. Simrock edition of the '48', Book 1, and Nägeli edition of Book 2, [1801-1802]
2 J.S. Bach. Collection of first and early editions, 1801-1820
4 L. v. Beethoven. Collection of early editions of his piano works, c.1801-1833
5 L. v. Beethoven. First edition of the full score of the String Quartet in B flat, Op.130, 1827
6 J. Brahms. Autograph letter signed to Philipp Spitta, [1866-1874?]
7 M. Bruch. Important archive of c.488 autograph letters signed to Ernst Rudorff, 1865-1916, unpublished
8 M. Bruch. Series of c.60 autograph letters signed to his goddaughter Melusine Rudorff, 1911-1920
9 M. Bruch. Fine photographic portrait of the composer with a mounted autograph musical quotation signed, 1909
10 L. Cherubini. Collection of six first and early editions
11 L.-N. Clérambault. Cantates françoises mellées de simphonies...Livre IIème, 1713
12 Composers and musicians. 6 autograph albums, including musical quotations by Ravel, Stravinsky and Schoenberg, 1907-1955
13 A. Corelli. Early edition of the Op.5 sonatas, [1700]
14 F. Couperin. Second livre de pièces de clavecin, first edition, second issue [c.1717]
15 C.W. Gluck. Autograph letter in French, to the playwright Charles Palissot, signed ("Gluck"), 1780
16 C.W. Gluck. Iphigénie en Tauride Tragédie en quatre Actes, [1792 or later]
17 Guitar. Important late C17th manuscript volume of 72 pieces for five-course guitar
18 G.F. Handel. First edition of "Rodelinda", 1725
19 G.F. Handel. Messiah, an Oratorio in Score, first edition, fourth issue, c.1768
20 G.F. Handel. Messiah An Oratorio, first edition, third issue, c.1767
21 G.F. Handel. Songs in Messiah, Smith no.4, the Allanson Benson copy, c.1767 or earlier
22 G.F. Handel. Samson An Oratorio, first edition, second issue, [1743]
23 G.F. Handel. Suites de Pieces Pour le Clavecin, vols. 1 and 2, c.1736 and c.1733
24 G.F. Handel. Three editions: "Acis and Galatea", "Teseo" and "Saul", 1769-c.1792
25 G.F. Handel. Handel's Songs Selected from His Oratorios, 3 vocal score vols. with instrumental parts in 4 vols., c.1755
26 G.F. Handel. Two Nägeli editions of his keyboard works, 1802 and c.1810
27 G.F. Handel. Harrison's Edition...The Songs of Handel. Volume the First (all five parts), 1786
28 J. Haydn. The Cianchettini & Sperati edition of Haydn's symphonies, three volumes [1807-1809]
29 Komitas Vardapet. Chants of the Sacred Liturgy, 1933
30 J.-M. Leclair. Sonatas for violin, books 1-3, 1738 to after 1743
31 J.-B. Lully. First edition of "Bellérophon", 1679
32 J.-B. Lully. First edition of "Alceste" and second edition of "Phaëton", 1708-1709
33 J.-B. Lully. Four nineteenth-century vocal scores of his operas, c.1880
34 É.-N. Méhul. First edition of the parts of "Euphrosine", marked up for performance, with manuscript additions, 1791?
35 F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy. 1st edition of the Piano Sonata Op.6, probably presented by Mendelssohn to Betty Pistor, 1826
36 [W.A. Mozart] V. Novello. Autograph manuscript volume of his vocal-score arrangements of masses by Mozart, by 1819
37 W.A. Mozart. First edition of the full score of "Così fan tutte", [1810]
38 W.A. Mozart. Collection of first and early editions of his keyboard works, 1792-1807
39 W.A. Mozart. Clavier Auszug von Mozarts Zauberfloete Fürs Clavier eingerichtet von Fridrich Eunike, [c.1800]
40 W.A. Mozart. First edition, early issue, of the full score of "Le nozze di Figaro", [1811-1812]
41 W.A. Mozart. Early edition of the vocal score of "Idomeneo", 1815
42 W.A. Mozart. Early edition of the vocal score of "Don Giovanni", c.1815
43 W.A. Mozart. Böhme edition of the vocal score of "Le nozze di Figaro", c.1810
44 J. Offenbach. Collection of autograph sketchleaves, mid nineteenth century
45 Piano. Two works by L. Adam and J.B. Cramer, 1804-c.1817
46 J.-P. Rameau. Early edition of "Pigmalion" and first edition of "Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour", c.1760 and c.1748
47 J.-P. Rameau. Pièces de clavecin en concerts, first edition, 1741
48 J.-P. Rameau. Early edition of his ballet "La Guirlande", c.1751
49 J.F. Reichardt. Scribal manuscript of Reichardt's aria "Luci amate", with possibly autograph additions, c.1778