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Corrected ms. for Fidelio

Scribal manuscript revised by Beethoven for Fidelio, coda to no. 14 and “Er sterbe!.” 8 pp. oblong folio, 23 x 32 cm, 16-staves, fitted half-calf folder, in brown ink with Beethoven’s revisions in ink and pencil.
Item Information
Material Type: 
Corrected copy
Record Number: 
Cc5
Works: 
Opus 72
Previous Owners: 
Fritz Schubart
Provenance: 
From the collection of Fritz Schubart of Dresden (1937). sold at Christie’s 6/29/1995 for £23,000; offered again at Sotheby’s (London) 12/5/97 for £20,000-25,000, unsold; sold at Sotheby’s (London) 5/21/99 for £34,500.
Auction Information
Auction House: 
Sotheby's (London)
Lot Number: 
305
Date of Sale: 
12/01/1993
Pricing Information
Treasures Tracking: 
Manuscript
Estimate Price: 
£40,000-45,000