"Etude." At the end: "Berlin am 4 Jan. 1828 An J. Kohlreif zum Geschenk von FMB." The bottom 57 mm. of the first page have been cut away, resulting in the loss of the bottom systems of p. 1 and 2.
For piano; published as the Rondo of his Rondo capriccioso, op. 14.
Ms., primarily autograph.
At the bottom of p. 4, Mortier de Fontaine has written out the missing music, and added the following note: "Nota. Les 6 mesures manquant à la 1ère page, ainsi que les 8 autres manquant à la seconde ont été notées par moi d'après les souvenirs (peut-etre peu fidèles) de Madame veuve Kohlreif, de qui je tiens ce manuscrit, offert par le soussigné à Monsieur Davison. Londres, 22 Juin 1859 Mortier de Fontaine."
Bound in front is an autograph letter signed from George Grove, dated [London], 2 February [1895], to Mr. [Louis Thomson] Rowe, saying he had "bombarded the Mendelssohn people as to Kohlreif but without effect," explaining the significance of the abbreviation "H.D.m" that Mendelssohn wrote on many of his manuscripts, etc.
J. Kohlreif; Henri-Louis-Stanislas Mortier de Fontaine; James William Davison; Louis Thompson Rowe; Alfred Cortot.
Kohlreif, J., former owner.
Mortier de Fontaine, Henri-Louis-Stanislas, 1816-1883, former owner.
Davison, James William, 1813-1885, former owner.
Rowe, Louis Thompson, former owner.
Cortot, Alfred, 1877-1962, former owner.