Newly-Revealed Beethoven Fragment Heads for Auction
A newly-discovered sketch leaf by Beethoven for one of his greatest works, the "Emperor" concerto, is heading for auction at Sotheby's.The manuscript is one of the earliest for this great work, possibly containing Beethoven's first draft of its famous themes. It is undocumented, unpublished and new to auction. It has an estimate at hammer prices of £150,000-200,000 (as much as $300,000) at Sotheby's in London on O…