the autograph working manuscript of the second rhapsody for violin and piano, bb 96, containing many revisions and two distinct endings, 1928-1929 — Bartók, Béla

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Estimate: £150,000–£200,000 hammer ≈ $199,156–$265,541
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Sale: Sotheby's — Musical Manuscripts, London · 28 November 2017
Record ID: TB-2026-4619785
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Bartók, Béla. 1881-1945., the autograph working manuscript of the second rhapsody for violin and piano, bb 96, containing many revisions and two distinct endings, 1928-1929. Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2017, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4619785.

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Bartók, Béla. 1881-1945., the autograph working manuscript of the second rhapsody for violin and piano, bb 96, containing many revisions and two distinct endings, 1928-1929. Sotheby's, 28 Nov 2017, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4619785.

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