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BOLCOM, William - SP from the composer of A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE whose new opera A WEDDING premieres in Chicago December 11th
CATALANI, Alfredo- ALS- 1 p in Italian posted 7.2.1893 to Ugo Bassani "I leave tomorrow for Hamburg and am devastated that I cannot be at the premiere of
(Verdi's) Falstaff. I am afraid for this long voyage in the cold...." He would die shortly after this at age 39. He is remembered for his operas la Wally & Lorely. He
was Ponchielli's successor as Professor of composition at the Milano Conservatory. Toscanini was a great champion of his work and named his daughter Wally after the
opera. SCARCE
FLOTOW, Friedrich von- ALS 2 pp in French Schwerin Feb 5,1859 to the unnamed translator of his opera Stradella. He is delighted to feel that the opera is in good
hands. Flotow is best remembered for his opera Martha
GERSHWIN, George-." George Gershwin sends his best wishes" matted with a photo of the young composer 9" x 13"
GOLDMARK, Carl- AMusQS for piano of the Vorspiele to Act 1 from his great opera Die Konigin von Saba (The Queen of Sheba) for years a Vienna repertory
favorite-Caruso recorded the beautiful aria Magische Tone
GOUNOD, Charles- ALS 1 p 2 Janv.(18)86...'Dear Madame all my thanks for your affectionate remembrance and accept the very sincere reciprocation of mine all the
best Ch.Gounod" from the date must be holiday greetings from the composer of Faust
HOLMES, Augusta- AMusQS from the French/Irish lady composer a rarity during her time, she was a Cesar Franck pupil/mistress..." Trois anges sont venus ce soir
m'apporter les bien belles choses..." (NOEL)
JANACEK, Leos- nice large signature 10/Xl/1918 in heavy pencil matted with bust shot of the important Czech composer. Kata Kabanova is back at the Met this
season and Jenufa has taken over Texas!8 x 12"
LISZT, Franz-MOZART's HUNDRETH BIRTHDAY- at the Redoutensaal Vienna 27/28 Janner 1856 - fascinating ensemble documenting the festivities under the leadership
of Herr Hofkapellmeister LISZT- 3 documents a) poster 16 x 22" announcing the terms of the subscription and details of the event announced for 27 Janner 1856 b)
program flyer 7 x 10" for the program that took place 28 Janner 1856 at the Redoutensaal Wien under the baton of LISZT with participants J.Dachs, T.Tietjens,
J.Staudigl, J.Hellmesberger, Frl. Wildauer, Herr Beck, and others. c) Eintritts-karte (ticket) for the concert either parterre or gallerie 5 x 6" -all in excellent
condition
MASCAGNI, Pietro- Pencil greeting and signature on the verso of menu Hotel New York Cluj Roumania 1927.V.14. His name is first among man
PETRELLA, Enrico- AMusQS- on two sides of the music paper marked And(ante) and signed 17 Dicembre 1853. May have been a holiday gift!! Petrella was second only
to Verdi in popularity during his lifetime composing 25 operas before his death in 1877, well before Verdi's. However he died in poverty and his success unlike Verdi's
did not live on. INTERESTING SOUVENIR
PUCCINI, Giacomo- ALS in Italian on a post card sent to conductor Teofilo de Angelis a longtime collaborator by the composer from Viareggio 5 Ottobre (19)22
"Thanks and my satisfaction for you excellent conduction of Fanciulla etc in Napoli- affectionate greetings from GPuccini" together with unsigned image of the composer
RABAUD, Henri- AMusQS from "Roland et le Mauvais Garcon' penned by the French composer of the opera Marouf
RACHMANINOFF, Serge- SIGNED 6 pp program/menu for a Dinner to Serge Rachmaninoff at the Hotel Biltmore (New York City) Sunday January 5, 1919 by THE BOHEMIANS.-
the page with a photo of the honored guest is signed in pencil by him as well as other guests Fritz KREISLER, Josef HOFMANN, Sascha JACOBSEN, Franz KNEISEL, Alma Gluck
and Jascha HEIFETZ. Quite an EXTRAORDINARY GROUP!! Pages loose
TAILLEFERE, Germaine- AMusQS from Pastorale pour Piano Sept 1919 with a nice dedication Aout 1920. Tailleferre was a member of Les Six and a significantly
important woman composer. SCARCE
TCHAIKOWSKY, Peter Ilytch- ALS 1 p in Russian with original envelope .".9 November (no year) "Dear...? I invited Sanya Litke, Volodya Argutinsky and Yuri
Davidov to your dinner. Modest will also be there. Sorry for my impudence Goodbye at 6 o.clock sharp yours Tchaikowsky" The envelope on the composer's hand is
addressed to "Ykaterina Ivonova Laroche (a good friend) Admiralty Embarkment #10" together with image of the composer
VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS, Ralph-AMusQS from Symphony in F minor on AL also signed by conductor Sir Adrian BOULT whose picture is there too!
VERDI, Giuseppe- Signature of the composer matted together with post card image of the primo Italian opera composer
WEBBER, Andrew Lloyd- SP 4 x 6" photo of the seated composer back in the news with Dracula| Abbreviations | |
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SP - Signed Photo AL - Album Leaf AS - Autograph Sentiment PCC - Printed Calling Cards ALS - Autographed Letter Signed D/S - Dedicated & Signed |
ANS - Autographed, Note, Signed SPc - Signed Postcard AMusQS - Autographed Musical Quote Signed TLS - Letter signed by person described LS - Letter signed by person described, written by another |
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