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George Frideric Handel's XXIV Overtures for Violins, &c. in Eight Parts as they were Perform'd at the King's Theatre
HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC.
XXIV Overtures for Violins, &c. in Eight Parts as they were Perform’d at the King’s Theatre [AND] Six Overtures for Violins, &c. in Eight Parts from the Oratorios.
London: Printed for I. Walsh c. 1760.
Rare second and third edition collection of overtures by the greatest composer of the “high baroque” style. Quarto, five volumes, original half calf over marbled boards with hand-written paper labels to the front panel, engraved throughout with sheet music. The collection includes three volumes containing a second edition of XXIV Overtures as they were Perform’d at the King’s Theatre, a second set of XXIV Overtures for Violins &c. in Eight Parts from the Oratorios, and the 9th and 10th collections of Six Overtures; one volume containing just the second edition of XXIV Overtures at the King’s Theatre and the second set of XXIV Overtures; and one volume containing the third edition of XXIV Overtures, a second set of XXIV Overtures, and the 9th and 10th collections of Six Overtures. In good condition with rubbing to the extremities, some loss to the spines, and splitting to the hinges. A rare collection, altogether containing sixty Overtures, plus music for the Celebrated Water Musick, & Musick for the Royal Fireworks.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 146573
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"one of Handel's finest operas": Rare First edition of Handel's Rodelinda: An Opera
HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC.
Rodelinda: An Opera.
London: J. Cluer 1725.
First edition of one of Handel’s finest operas, a highly dramatic work whose taut plot resembles that of Fidelio. Quarto, contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, engraved illustrated title page, index with advertisement, printed list of subscribers. In good condition. Ownership inscription. Rare.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 132176
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Rare collection of late 18th and early 19th century sheet music of the Celebrated Symphonies and Overtures of Joseph Haydn and George Frideric Handel
HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC AND JOSEPH HAYDEN.
Celebrated Symphonies and Overtures of Joseph Haydn and George Frideric Handel.
London: I. Walsh, William Randall, C.S. Thompson, G. Walker, et al. Ossenbach sul Meno: Giovanni Andre c. 1740-1815.
Rare collection of late 18th and early 19th century sheet music of the Celebrated Symphonies and Overtures of Joseph Haydn and George Frideric Handel. Quarto, bound in a variety of marbled wrappers and boards with some disbound. The collection includes Sei Quartetti concertanti per due Violini, Viola e Violoncello al Signor Giuseppe Haydn (Ossenbach Sul Meno: Giovanni Andre) Alexander’s Feast or The Power of Musick: An Ode Wrote in Honour of St. Cecilia By Mr. M. Dryden Set to Musick by Mr. Handel (London: J. Walsh), Six Overtures fitted to the Harpsicord or Spinnet Composed by Mr. Handel (London: J. Walsh), and Haydn’s Celebrated Symphonies Composed for and Performed at Mr. Saloman’s and The Opera Concerts adapted for the Piano Forte No. 5 (London: G. Walker), among others. In very good to near fine condition. A remarkable collection.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 112946