The one-page signed note is believed to have been written in 1786
This image obtained on October 15, 2015 courtesy of RR Auction shows a rare letter written by Mozart which sold for $217,000. (Picture Courtesy: AFP)
New York: A rare letter written by Mozart to a close friend and renowned Austrian botanist has sold for $217,000 at auction in the United States, the auctioneers said Thursday. The one-page signed note in German, believed to have been written in July or August 1786, asks Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin to return three music scores by way of messenger.
"I ask you to send me by the bearer of this, the Quartet in g minor, the Sonata in Eb and the 'New Trio in g,'" it reads. The pieces referenced are Mozart's Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor published 1785, Violin Sonata No. 33 in E-flat major from 1785, and Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in G Major. Mozart finished the trio on July 8, 1786, suggesting the letter was written shortly afterward, said Boston-based firm RR Auction.
"Mozart letters are among the most sought after of all musical autographs," said Bobby Livingston, Executive VP at the auction house. "This is a truly outstanding example," he added. The identity of the buyer was not immediately revealed. Born in Salzburg in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is considered one of history's greatest composers. His wealth of operas, concertos, symphonies and chamber music profoundly shaped classical music. He died in Vienna in 1791 at the age of 35.
( Source : AFP )
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