ID 1349762
Lot 83 | Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 8 000
Autograph manuscript signed (at head, 'Hugo Wolf'), 'Ja, die Schönst'! ich sagt' es offen' (HWW 74), Waidhofen an der Ybbs, 11 August 1878
A fair copy with minor erasures and emendations, notated for voice and piano on six systems of three staves, on two pages, 327 x 255mm, with the indication 'kräftig u. etwas gemessen', dated at head and foot. Provenance: Stargardt, 4 March 1994, lot 1181.
A song by the 18-year old Hugo Wolf. This is the third of six songs composed by the young Wolf during his summer holidays at Waidhofen. The text is by Hoffmann von Fallersleben.
| Place of origin: | Austria, Western Europe, Europe |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts, Books and manuscripts |
| Place of origin: | Austria, Western Europe, Europe |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts, Books and manuscripts |
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