Mozart, W.A. (1756-1791)
Così fan tutte, K588,"Così fan tutte, o sia la scuola degli amanti, per il Cembalo...Weibertreue oder die Mädchen sind von Flandern, ein komisches Singspiel in zwey Acten...Im Klavierauszuge von Siegfried Schmidt."
Breitkopf & Härtel: Leipzig, [1794]. first edition. Oblong. Three volumes in one: 78 + 80 + 82 pp. 19th-century marbled boards, half-leather with leather tips. Title page lightly foxed, spine in need of repair, title page uniformly browned, occasional foxing and bleed-through throughout; pages trimmed, but with no loss of musical text. Overall a nice copy.Direction line: "Mozarts Cosi fan tutte" with folio signatures: A-U, A-X, A-X in 2s. Title page for first act only. As is frequently the case, this copy lacks the engraved frontispiece.
MUS-05941$3,750