Lot 145 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
collection of some twenty autograph commentaries, dialogue drafts and prose notes about his own works, and his address for the prokofiev festival at duisberg in 1990, some signed ("a. schnittke")
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,758–$11,677
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 24 May 2016
- Dimensions
- 29.8 x 20.9cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4478441
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alfred Schnittke, collection of some twenty autograph commentaries, dialogue drafts and prose notes about his own works, and his address for the prokofiev festival at duisberg in 1990, some signed ("a. schnittke"). Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 145. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478441.
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Alfred Schnittke, collection of some twenty autograph commentaries, dialogue drafts and prose notes about his own works, and his address for the prokofiev festival at duisberg in 1990, some signed ("a. schnittke"). Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 145. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478441.
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From the same sale Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| the autograph catalogue of his music library, titled by him "kataloge." | Robert Schumann | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Fine autograph manuscript containing two works for piano | Bedrich Smetana | £40,000–£50,000 | |
| Collection of autograph manuscripts, including of "Masked Ball for Tw… | Selim Palmgren | £8,000–£10,000 | |
| notebook containing 19 letters by mendelssohn to schumann, from 1836 … | Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| poetae minores graeci... accedunt etiam nuperae observationes radulpi… | — | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| collection of 14 humorous ink drawings, mostly on hunting or sporting… | Reiner Zimnik | £1,500–£2,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Alfred Schnittke | autograph graphic score of the "cantus perpetuus", signed by | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Alfred Schnittke | autograph manuscript of the sonata no.3 for violin and piano | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 | ||
| Alfred Schnittke | autograph manuscript of "scherzo" for orchestra, signed in c | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 | ||
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| Alfred Schnittke | autograph manuscript of "the lamentations of dr. johann faus | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Alfred Schnittke | autograph working manuscript of "drei gedichte von viktor sc | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.