French fight to retain valued Ravel manuscript

French fight to retain valued Ravel manuscript

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norman lebrecht

May 28, 2018

The only known manuscript of Étude en forme de Habanera is to be sold at auction on June 20 for an estimated 25-30,000 Euros.

Ravel’s admirers are trying to raise enough funds to ensure it is bought for the Bibliothèque Nationale.

Report here.

Comments

  • Rob says:

    I wonder how this will unravel

  • Furzwängler says:

    The outcome may turn out to be ravelatory?

  • JS says:

    €25-30,000 for a Ravel manuscript? I doubt such a bargain is likely, now that it has been widely discussed.

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