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MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, Felix (1809-1847). Autograph musical quotation, four bars in a single stave from Beethoven's Fidelio, 'O Dank! Ihr habt uns süß erquickt!', signed and subscribed 'Das wiederholt die ganze Familie von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy' and ILLUSTRATED WITH A DRAWING OF A BASKET OF FRUIT, Leipzig, 19 October 1846, one page, 4to (175 x 135mm), framed and glazed.
The quotation is of Florestan's words in the terzetto in Act II of Fidelio (with the substitution of 'uns' for 'mich'): 'Oh thanks, you have sweetly refreshed us!'. The drawing no doubt represents the occasion for this most elegant thanks offering.
The quotation is of Florestan's words in the terzetto in Act II of Fidelio (with the substitution of 'uns' for 'mich'): 'Oh thanks, you have sweetly refreshed us!'. The drawing no doubt represents the occasion for this most elegant thanks offering.
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