Bartok work sends bidders into rhapsody
Possibly the first autograph manuscript of a complete work by Bela Bartok ever seen at auction, a working manuscript for the complete score of the original version of his Second Rhapsody for Violin and Piano (BB96) was bid to £250,000 in a music sale held by Sotheby’s (25/20/12.9% buyer’s premium).
Containing many revisions and two distinct endings, the manuscript dates from 1928-29 and incorpor…