Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph manuscript of part of a cadenza for an unidentified concerto in F, K.624 (626A), [Salzburg, 1771-1772], together with a mount profusely annotated by the concert manager, conductor and critic John Ella, containing a laid-down and cropped 19th-century engraving o...
John Drinkell. Manuscript entitled 'Divine Musick ...', containing 697 pages of manuscript music with hand-written libretti, being a collection of anthems for church organ, collected and scripted by a probable organist John Drinkell, containing the music and libretti for 51 items by various comp...
Gustav Mahler. Annotated 1st edition of the full score of the 3rd Symphony, Vienna: Josef Weinberger. Sotheby's, L11402, 08 June 2011, Lot 296. Creation dates: [1902]
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Undetermined
Date Range:
6 Jul 2011
Extent:
Digital images (1 CD-ROM), 1 colour print and 2 photocopies
Luca Marenzio. Madrigale a 10 voci [Basti fin qui le pene] transcribed, from the Antwerp edition of 1594, by Thomas Oliphant in London. Creation dates: [May 1832]
Domenico Scarlatti. Antonio Soler. Alessandro Scarlatti. Contemporary manuscript containing a substantial collection of Domenico Scarlatti's harpsichord sonatas, together with pieces by Antonio Soler and Alessandro Scarlatti, written in one principal hand and at least three subsidiary hands. Dom...
Herbert Sumsion. Collection of letters addressed to Sumsion and his wife, Alice, comprising: (1) Ralph Vaughan Williams. 6 autograph letters signed, 5 typed letters signed and a receipt signed, Dorking [Sep 1937] - Nov 1955, mostly relating to the Three Choirs Festival, together with one letter ...
Benjamin Britten. Autograph manuscript of Britten's realisation of Purcell's 'The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation', for Solo Voice and Piano, with the words, titles and markings written in the hand of Peter Pears. Sotheby's, L11406, 30 Nov 2011, Lot 108. Creation dates: [1940s]
Benjamin Britten. Engraved proofs of the first edition of 'The Rape of Lucretia', corrected by the composer, being the original 1946 version, containing music later cut or revised. Sotheby's, L11406, 30 Nov 2011, Lot 107. Creation dates: [Circa 1945]
Benjamin Britten. Autograph letters and cards to Enid Vandyk, secretary to the English Opera Group, describing his work on 'Billy Budd' and rehearsals for the Aldeburgh Festival etc., and 3 photographs, ink on paper. Creation dates: [Circa 1947 - 1951]
Johann Sebastian Bach. Manuscript part-books prepared for Mendelssohn's performances of the 'St Matthew Passion' in 1829, incorporating his cuts and alterations to the score. Sotheby's, L11406, 30 Nov 2011, Lot 82. Creation dates: Early 19th century