DIVORAK; Antonín.

Requiem Mass [vocal score]

Name: Requiem Mass [vocal score]
Brand: DIVORAK; Antonín.
SKU: 125011
Price: 3750.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

for Soli, Chorus and Orchestra...Op. 89.

Stock Code 125011

London & New York. Novello, Ewer and Co., 1891.

£3,750

Sale Sold

Taxes included. Shipping calculated at checkout.

signed to karel bendl

signed and inscribed by the composer to Karel Bendl.

Dvořák's great Requiem Mass was composed in 1890 and first performed in Birmingham on 9 October 1891, with the composer conducting. This copy of the vocal score was presented by Dvořák to his friend the composer and choirmaster Karel Bendl (1838-1897), with whom he had been acquainted since the time of his studies at the organ school in Prague.

'Novello's Original Octavo Edition', signed ink inscription by the composed to Karel Bendl on the title-page; 8vo (250 x 165 mm); slight smudging to inscription and mild age-toning to text block, else internally near-fine; publisher's red cloth stamped in gilt and blind, gilt edges, mild wear and dust-soiling, spine a little sunned, else very good.

Provenance

Delivery

We offer secure and express delivery on all local and international orders of rare books, maps and prints placed through this website.

About us

Shapero Rare Books is an internationally renowned dealer in antiquarian & rare books and works on paper.

Our Bookshop and Gallery can be found in the heart of Mayfair at 94 New Bond Street, where most of our stock is available to view and on public display.

We exhibit at major international art fairs, including TEFAF (Maastricht and New York), Frieze Masters, Art Miami and Masterpiece London, as well as antiquarian & rare book fairs including New York, Paris, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Hong Kong.