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Verdi, Giuseppe
Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- Verdi, Giuseppe
- Fine autograph musical quotation from Il trovatore, signed and inscribed (“Trovatore...Napoli 16 Aprile 1858. G Verdi”)
- ink and paper
eight bars from the 'Miserere', written in short score for tenor voice and bass-line, on two systems, with Manrico's words for his complete quatrain “Sconto col sangue mio, l'amor che posi in te, non ti scordar non ti scordar di me, Leonora addio Leonora addio”
1 page, oblong 8vo (13.7 x 24.2cms), 11-stave paper, mounted in a card frame with a lithographed portrait of Verdi by Auguste Hüssener, transcription and translation of the text on the mount, Naples, 16 April 1858, ligth overall browning, remains of mount on verso
1 page, oblong 8vo (13.7 x 24.2cms), 11-stave paper, mounted in a card frame with a lithographed portrait of Verdi by Auguste Hüssener, transcription and translation of the text on the mount, Naples, 16 April 1858, ligth overall browning, remains of mount on verso
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
This quotation by Verdi is from one of the most famous and evocative scenes in Italian opera--the subject of a well-known piano-paraphrase by Liszt.
The music is from the celebrated 'Miserere' from the final part of Il trovatore; Leonora sings at the foot of the tower where the troubador Manrico is imprisoned, and is answered by the funereal chorus of monks. Manrico's voice rings out off-stage in response to the monks, and this is the melody transcribed by Verdi here. The early portrait of Verdi by the engraver and miniaturist Auguste Hüssener (1789-1877) is rarely encountered.