Lot 85 · Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts
contemporary manuscript of the early toccata in d minor for harpsichord, bwv 913, in a german scribal hand, the only early manuscript source, hitherto unknown, for the first version ('frühere fassung') of the work
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- Estimate
- £25,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $36,491–$43,789
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts, London · 24 May 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4478765
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Johann Sebastian Bach, contemporary manuscript of the early toccata in d minor for harpsichord, bwv 913, in a german scribal hand, the only early manuscript source, hitherto unknown, for the first version ('frühere fassung') of the work. Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478765.
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Johann Sebastian Bach, contemporary manuscript of the early toccata in d minor for harpsichord, bwv 913, in a german scribal hand, the only early manuscript source, hitherto unknown, for the first version ('frühere fassung') of the work. Sotheby's, 24 May 2016, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4478765.
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