] Beethoven's final manuscript of the Ninth Symphony,
] marked with the composer's revisions and insults to
] the copyist who produced it, could fetch up to $4.6
] million at a sale in London next month.
]
] "THIS IS ONE
] of the greatest works ever written by man, and it
] isn't likely there will be another complete
] Beethoven manuscript up for sale ever again; the rest are
] lost or in libraries," Stephen Roe, Sotheby's
] head of manuscripts, said Tuesday.
]
] The owner, described only as a "private
] foundation," is planning to set up a charitable fund
] for musicians with the money, Roe said.

Rare Beethoven manuscript for sale