French fight to retain valued Ravel manuscript
mainThe 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.
I wonder how this will unravel
The outcome may turn out to be ravelatory?
€25-30,000 for a Ravel manuscript? I doubt such a bargain is likely, now that it has been widely discussed.