23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Britten (Benjamin).
Sonata in C for Cello and Piano Op.65.
Boosey & Hawkes, [1961], front cover inscribed and signed after the first performance (7th July 1961 at Aldeburgh) by the cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, the dedicatee of the work and possibly the greatest cellist of the 20th century.. The inscription in Russian 'To Lady and Lord Harwood, As a souvenir of the first performance of this wonderful work. With warmest love hoping for more frequent reunions, Mstislav Rostropovich'. original wraps.
idem, The Making of Peter Grimes.
Boydell Press for the Britten Estate, 1996, two folio volumes, Vol I a facsimile of the composition draft and Vol II, Notes and Commentaries, original cloth, slipcase:
idem, Children's Crusade, Kinderkreuzzug Op. 82.
Faber, 1973, limited edition of 1000 facsimiles of the composer's manuscript, folio, illustrated by Sidney Nolan, quarter cloth (3)
Sold for £450
Estimated at £200 - £400
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 23rd Nov, 2022
Highlights include a collection of Opera scores and books from the Library of the late 7th Earl of Harewood, and two first edition Harry Potter books. Also included are early antiquarian books, modern first editions, illustrations, manuscripts, maps, early photographs, autographed letters and historic documents.
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