Sale 2461 - Autographs, November 7, 2017

FIFTH SYMPHONY 203 c   SHOSTAKOVICH,DMITRI. Autograph Musical Quotation Signed and Inscribed, to Lionel Okvin[?], in Russian, the opening 3 bars from his Symphony No. 5 in D minor (Op. 47), notated on a two-stave system, with holograph tempo directive and title, in Russian. 3 3 / 4 x8 3 / 4 inches, 4 staves printed on recto and verso; identification at lower edge verso in unknown hand, remnants of hinging at upper edge verso. Moscow, 17 February 1947 [3,000/4,000]