Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894) - photo 1
Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894) - photo 2
Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894) - photo 3
Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894) - photo 4
Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894) - photo 5

Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894)

Starting price
£ 100
Auction dateClassic
15.12.2023 11:00UTC +01:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 1109053
Lot 253 | Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894)
Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894)
Autograph music manuscript, the stichvorlage of the 'Etudes' for piano, Op. 23, nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5, [c.1860]
15 pages, 275 x 365mm, unbound, mixture of upright (nos. 1 and 5) and oblong orientation (nos. 3 and 4), notated in black ink on eight or nine staves per page, some extended into the margins by the composer, with a number of alterations, deletions and corrections, including the deletion of seven bars at the end of the fifth Etude, marked by the printer in pencil and crayon, inscribed in another hand at the head of the first page: 'A Madame Marie Pleyel 6. Etudes pour le Piano', outer wrappers labelled by a contemporary hand: 'Rubinstein 6 Etuden opus 23 Handschrift'. Provenance: Sotheby's, 18 & 19 May 1989, lot 496

The printer's copy of this important early work by Rubinstein, bearing a number of corrections and alterations. Composed in Moscow in 1849-50 at the beginning of Rubinstein’s professional career, the present set of works went on to form a core part of the composer’s performing repertoire for his European concert tours during the 1850s and later. Designed both to test the performer’s technicality and to astonish the audience in their complexity, these works are not without passages full of the most sensitive music written for the instrument. The dedication which the set had acquired by the time of their first publication in c.1860 is to the Belgian pianist Marie Pleyel (1811-1875).
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
09.12.2023 12:00 – 17:00
10.12.2023 12:00 – 17:00
11.12.2023 09:00 – 20:00
12.12.2023 09:00 – 17:00
13.12.2023 09:00 – 17:00
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.