Lot 112 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
working manuscript of the third piano concerto ("ballade"), op. 60, arranged by the composer for two pianos, signed above the music ("n. medtner")
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $11,677–$14,596
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 24 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4478427
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nikolai Medtner, working manuscript of the third piano concerto ("ballade"), op. 60, arranged by the composer for two pianos, signed above the music ("n. medtner"). Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 112. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478427.
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Nikolai Medtner, working manuscript of the third piano concerto ("ballade"), op. 60, arranged by the composer for two pianos, signed above the music ("n. medtner"). Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 112. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478427.
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