Record ID
344907
Creator
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847.
Biographical Data
German composer.
Object title
Ouvertüre zur Melusina für Orchester : autograph manuscript, 1835 Nov. 17.
Uniform title
Märchen von der schönen Melusine
Date
1835 Nov. 17.
Provenance
Archive of Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig; Walter Schatzki, New York (1950); Broude Brothers Ltd. (1951); Parke-Bernet, New York, Catalogue (23 February 1954), lot 190; Rudolf Serkin, who presented the autograph to Toscanini toward the end of the latter's l
Inscriptions/Markings
"Ouvertüre zu Melusina." At the end: "Leipzig den 17ten No[vember] 1835."
Notes
Full score. Title page, 1 blank p., 45 p. of music, 1 blank p.
Printer's copy for Breitkopf & Härtel's edition of the revised final version.
Printer's copy for Breitkopf & Härtel's edition of the revised final version.
Associated names
Serkin, Rudolf, 1903-1991, former owner.
Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957, former owner.
Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957, former owner.
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