Mozart’s letter – references to the Haydn Quartet at auction

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The great Austrian composer’s ‌manuscript yields much more than expected. A letter from John‌ Lennon to a well-known‍ fellow⁢ musician from 1971⁢ remains a ⁢slow seller.

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A handwritten letter by⁤ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) from 1783 has​ been sold at an online auction to a​ private European bidder‌ for 440,000 euros. ⁣The auction house ⁤International Autograph Auctions Europa, ‍based in Málaga, southern Spain, announced on Friday that the starting price of 100,000 euros for the great Austrian composer’s manuscript has ‌been substantially exceeded. There ‌has also been​ a lot of interest ​from the US⁢ and Asia.⁤

However, ‌an eight-page handwritten letter from John Lennon to⁣ his⁤ fellow musician Eric ⁢Clapton from 1971 with the proposal to form a new “super ⁣band” did not find a buyer:‌ there was interest, but in the end there was no enough⁣ for​ a‍ bid, a spokesperson for the auction house‍ said. The letter ⁢had a ⁤starting price of between 80,000 and 100,000 ‌euros.

The letter to ⁣the editor was considered lost

the auction house claims ⁤to be Europe’s leading auctioneer for manuscripts, autograph letters, signed photographs and ‌other historical documents and​ was founded in‍ 2011. Mozart’s letter to the German-born French publisher⁤ Jean-Georges was thought to have Sieber had⁢ been lost,as the auction house‌ writes.

But then it was found in a family archive. In ⁤it Mozart provides insights into his thoughts ⁣- ⁢but, according⁣ to scientists, ⁤also the⁤ first ⁢clues to his famous Haydn string quartet. Also offers Sieber compositions for sale. (dpa)

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