Lot 45
- 45
Mendelssohn Bartholdy [Hensel], Fanny
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Mendelssohn Bartholdy [Hensel], Fanny
- Album of autograph letters and musical manuscripts by Fanny Mendelssohn, Dargomyzhsky, Hummel and many others, from the collection of the singer Elisa Meerti
- ink on paper
including autograph manuscripts, quotations and letters signed etc., by FANNY MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY (autograph manuscript of the song Schwanenlied, Op.1 no.1, signed at the end "Fanny Hensel geb. Mendelssohn Bartholdy", 4 pages, with two pencil drawings on the manuscript by Wilhelm Hensel, one a portrait of Fanny, signed by Hensel, the other of a swan, highlighted with chalk)--CÉCILE MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY (autograph letter signed, lamenting her sad fate [following the death of Mendelssohn], 2 pages, no date), Hummel (autograph letter, 1 page, Weimar, 12 October 1831)--ALEXANDER DARGOMYZHSKY (autograph manuscript, signed, of the romance "Vanne, o rosa fortunata" for voice and piano, 6 pages, St. Petersburg, 1849?)--Anton Schindler (autograph letter, describing the singing voice of Meerti, 2 pages, Aachen, 24 February 1840), J. J. Viotta, Kufferath, Johannes Verhulst (autograph letter and an autograph musical quotation), Malibran, Mayseder, H. W. Ernst, Thalberg, Kittl, Wieniawski, Dreyschock, Benedict, Rosenhain, L. Lablache, Dragonetti, Pierre Erard, Litolff, Ignaz Moscheles, Charlotte Moscheles, Rietz, Reissiger, Panofka, Piatti, Cherubini, Bischoff, Ganz, Elisa Meerti (visiting card), and many others
containing over 290 items in all, c.75 album-leaves, with the traces of many others extracted, oblong 4to (25 x 33cm), most items laid down, some detached, c.20 laid down cartes de visite (including those of Liszt, Meyerbeer and Spontini), later inserted plastic interleaves, the Fanny Mendelssohn song loose in transparent wrappers, manuscript index at end, morocco embossed and gilt covers, gilt initials to upper cover ("E.B."), Leipzig, Brussels, Paris, and elsewhere, 1831-1875, some leaves and various items removed, spine and covers detached, browning and staining to the edges of the Fanny Mendelssohn song, the Cécile Mendelssohn Bartholdy letter torn and repaired with translucent adhesive tape, the Schindler letter torn with some loss of text
containing over 290 items in all, c.75 album-leaves, with the traces of many others extracted, oblong 4to (25 x 33cm), most items laid down, some detached, c.20 laid down cartes de visite (including those of Liszt, Meyerbeer and Spontini), later inserted plastic interleaves, the Fanny Mendelssohn song loose in transparent wrappers, manuscript index at end, morocco embossed and gilt covers, gilt initials to upper cover ("E.B."), Leipzig, Brussels, Paris, and elsewhere, 1831-1875, some leaves and various items removed, spine and covers detached, browning and staining to the edges of the Fanny Mendelssohn song, the Cécile Mendelssohn Bartholdy letter torn and repaired with translucent adhesive tape, the Schindler letter torn with some loss of text
Condition
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"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 nineteenth-century Belgian coloratura singer Elisa Blaes-Meerti (1815-1878) was admired by Mendelssohn, who engaged her for concerts at the Leipzig Gewandhaus in 1839, 1841 and 1842. In September 1843 she married the clarinettist Joseph Blaes, which whom she toured Europe extensively. A particular favourite aria of hers on tour was 'Parto, parto' with obbligato clarinet from Mozart's La clemenza di Tito.