LISZT, FRANZ. Two items: Autograph Letter Signed * Fragment of Autograph Musical Manuscript,
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LISZT, FRANZ. Two items: Autograph Letter Signed * Fragment of Autograph Musical Manuscript, unsigned. The letter, "F. Liszt," to pianist Alois Wagdits[?], in German, explaining that the 6 etudes after Paganini were published by Breitkopf and Härtel, declining to send a copy because of the cost of shipping from Rome to Hungary, and sending a photograph [not present]. 1 page, with integral blank; envelope mounted to blank with wax seal intact, brittling and uneven toning overall, chipping at edges with minor loss at upper edge, short closed separations at folds, remnants of prior mounting at scattered points on verso of letter and blank. The manuscript, 13 bars from a working draft of Psalm 129 ("De profundis"; 1880-83), notated on two systems of 3-5 printed staves each, with holograph lyrics and numerous corrections. 5½x6¾ inches; blue pencil cross-out markings overall, vertical fold. Rome, 19 September 1868; Np, nd
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LISZT, FRANZ. Two items: Autograph Letter Signed * Fragment of Autograph Musical Manuscript,
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