Russian composer and chemist (1833-1887). Autograph letter draft. St. Petersburg. 01.04.1883. 8vo. ¾ p. $ 4,699 / 4.500 € (76293/BN49052)
Perhaps to the German conductor and composer Carl Riedel, informing him that he will send the score with its single parts of an unnamed work. Riedel - with whom Borodin became acquainted through Franz Liszt - was a highly respected choral conductor in his native country and was one of the founders of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein. - Small traces of mounting on reverse; left margin untrimmed.