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| 114. ABBADO, Claudio & ARGERICH, Martha- SP 5 x 7" color photo for DGG showing the 2 stars rehearsing and signed by both! .................$175 |
115. ADAM, Franz- SPc of the German conductor of the Nationalsozialistichen Symphonieorchester. He signed the card which has his printed name as Leiter des N.S. Symphonie Orchester- "Heil
Hitler 13.VI.32 Franz Adam" This was shortly after the orchestra was founded. .................$100 |
116. ASAHINA, Takoshi- SP 4 x 6" photo of the Japanese conductor noted for his Bruckner interpretations. .................$150 |
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| 117. BARENBOIM, Daniel- SP 8 x 10" action photo of the Argentine born conductor shown very young! He is currently one of the world's leading maestri having just left Chicago leading the Berlin
State Opera and starting at La Scala plus his West East Divan Workshop. .................$100 |
118. BARBIROLLI, Sir John- SP 7 x 9' action shot of the legendary British maestro. .................$175 |
119. BEECHAM, Sir Thomas- SPc size photo of the GREAT ECCENTTRIC English conductor who did SO MUCH for then contemporary music and opera in England. .................$100 |
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| 120. BERLINER KUNSTWOCHEN 1940- BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Ð BRUCKNER und MOZART 22 April- 4 May, 1940. 62 page program book with German language article and the programs for ALL the
concerts conducted by KNAPPERTSBUSCH (Opening program of Beethoven's Symphony #9!!! ), JOCHUM, FURTWANGLER, BOHM and soloists such as Gieseking, Kulenkampff, Arrau etc.). .................$200 |
BERNSTEIN, Leonard- see COMPOSERS section. | 121. BERTINI, Gary- SP 5 x 7" color action photo of the late Israeli conductor, greatly under appreciated during his lifetime. .................$85 |
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| 122. BOHM, Karl- SP program action photo of the beloved Austrian conductor. .................$65 |
123. BOULT, Sir Adrian- SPc size photo of the important British conductor. .................$65 |
124. COOPER, Emil- SP 7.5 x 10" action shot of the famed Russian conductor d/s "to my dear friend in art Arkady Dubinsky (composer/violinist) with warm friendship Emil Cooper Moscow/Berlin 1922".
Cooper conducted the world premiere of Rimsky-Korsakoff's "Le Coq d'or" was the chief conductor of the Leningrad Philharmonic 1920-23 and conducted the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Britten's
"Peter Grimes" Ð he was truly versatile. .................$175 |
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| 125. DAMROSCH- Leopold- ALS 1 p in German from the violinist on his blind stamped stationery ... "Mr. Alfred Jaell will be kind enough to make music at my home this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Among other works he will play a new Piano Quartet in A major by Brahms, Since I know that you are not only seriously interested in music in general , but also especially in Brahms I am asking your
for a visit today. Should your sister wish to accompany you, it would be my pleasure to welcome you both to my house. With best regards from me and my wife, yours truly, Leopold Damrosch Nov 27/???"
Starting as a violinist he became an intimate of Liszt and lifelong friend of Wagner becoming chief conductor in Breslau. He played violin solo, chamber music conducted and organized. He came to New
York to lead to Arion Society debuting in 1871 as conductor, composer and violin soloist! He founded orchestras, toured orchestras and with Seidl conducted a season of Wagner operas at the Met in
1884-1885 presenting the "Ring", "Die Meistersinger" and "Tristan und Isolde" for the first time. a very important figure in 19th century New York and American musical life. .................$175 |
126. deWAART, Edo- SP 8 x 10" action photo of the contemporary Dutch conductor. .................$85 |
127. DORATI, Antal- SP 4 x 6" program photo of the popular conductor. .................$40 |
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| DRIGO, Riccardo- see COMPOSERS section. | 128. FITELBERG, Gregor- SP 5 x 7" bust portrait of the Latvian born Polish conductor/fiddler who lead the Warsaw Philharmonic and founded the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. He conducted for
Diaghilev in Paris, spent the WW11 years in BA and the USA returning to Poland in 1947. He always championed the music of Polish composers and composed some himself. An A. Sitkowski Warsaw photo d/s
BA. VERY SCARCE. .................$375 |
129. FOSTER, Lawrence- SP 8 x 10" action photo of the American conductor d/s 1975. .................$85 |
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| 130. FRICSAY, Ferenc- SP 7 x 9" GREAT UNUSUAL action photo of the brilliant Hungarian conductor of the Berlin RIAS orchestra d/s 1960 on the dark part poor contrast. .................$100 |
131. FURTWANGLER, Wilhelm- signature on a 2.5 x 4" card with unsigned photo of the legendary conductor. .................$600 |
132. FURTWANGLER, Wilhelm- SPc Unusal photo of the GREAT conductor shown during the rehearsal period for "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg " at the 1938 Salzburg Festival deep in discussion with cast
members Maria Reining,Piroska Tutsek,Erich Zimmermann & stage director Erich von Wymetal. UNCOMMON IMAGE. .................$975 |
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| 133. FURTWANGLER, Wilhelm- SIGNED playbill for the Philharmonic Society of NY Carnegie Hall Jan 23, 1925- 3 x 7"- the ink signature 4" long in brown ink & bold. The program was Berlioz, Schumann &
the first performance of Stravinsky's "Le Sacre du Printemps" by the NY orchestra!! Together with an unsigned photo of Furtwangler. UNCOMMON HISTORIC ASSOCIATION OF THE GREAT CONDUCTOR WITH NEW YORK. .................$1,375 |
134. GATTI, Daniele- SP 5 x 7" action photo of the new Italian star conductor. .................$60 |
135. GERGIEV, Valery- SP 4 x 6" action photo of portrait of the Russian superstar back at the Met for "Eugene Onegin." .................$50 |
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| 136. GIULINI, Carlo- Maria- SP of the LATE GREAT ELEGANT Italian maestro. Signature on the dark background almost invisible , GREAT EXPRESSIVE Action shot. .................$50 |
137. GOMEZ-MARTINEZ, Miguel- SP 4 x 4" head shot of the Spanish conductor. .................$50 |
138. GOOSENS, Sir Eugene- SP 8 x 10" photo of the English conductor who started as Beecham's assistant and then went on to Covent Garden. He led the Cincinatti Orchestra 1931-1947 and subsequently
was chief conductor in Australia. He was a prolific composer in all genres. This backstage photo was d/s to impresario Quesada in Buenos Aires. .................$100 |
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| 139. GUI, Vittorio- SPc size action photo of the supreme mid 20th century Italian conductor long associated with the Maggio Musical Fiorentino which he founded in 1933 and the Glyndebourne Festival
1947-1965 as well as La Scala where he debuted in 1923. One of the ITALIAN GREATS. .................$275 |
140. HARDING, Daniel- SP 5 x 7" color action shot of one of today's rising stars. .................$50 |
141. HARTY Sir Hamilton- SPc bust shot of the Irish conductor/composer who started as an organist. He was long associated with the Halle Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra. He toured the USA
starting in 1931. His arrangement of Handel's "Water Music" is standard repertory. .................$85 |
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| 142. KITTEL, Hermann- SPc photo of the noted German chorus director 1915. .................$60 |
143. KLEIBER, Carlos- SP 4 x 6" color action photo. .................$175 |
144. KLEMPERER, Otto- SP 8 x 10" Trude Fleischmann Wien portrait of the legendary conductor. .................$850 |
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| 145. KNAPPERTSBUSCH, Hans- SPc dapper Phot. A. Sahm Munchen photo of the great German conductor signed Munchen 1936. One of the TITANS. .................$675 |
146. KOCSIS, Zoltan- SP 5 x 7" photo of the Hungarian conductor/pianist. Conducting or hyping his GREAT BARTOK. One of the best around. .................$75 |
147. KONDRASCHIN, Kiril- SP 5 x 7" photo of the superb Soviet period conductor. Many fine recordings-rather SCARCE. .................$200 |
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| MADERNA, Bruno- see COMPOSERS section. | 148. MORELLI, Giuseppe- SP 5 x 7" action photo of the Italian opera conductor long active in Italy as well as Germany and Austria. Signed Wien 1979. .................$50 |
149. MUCK, Dr. Karl- large signature and date Mai 1936 on a card alongside a laid down newspaper photo. Long associated with The Bayreuth Festival 1901 when he led the first Parsifals till 1930 he
was one of the legendary conductors on the Green Hill! Besides being long active in Berlin an and Hamburg he had a fruitful association with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In addition to Wagner he
championed contemporary composers Debussy, Mahler, Sibelius and Schoenberg. .................$150 |
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| 150. MUTI, Riccardo- SP 5 x 7" action photos of the Italian maestro back at the New York Philharmonic with a vengeance. Great success! .................$65 |
151. PARAY, Paul- nice greeting in French on an album leaf Avril 1928 from the sublime French conductor who started with the Lamoreux Orchestra, in Monte Carlo and the Concerts Colonne in Paris till
it was disbanded by the Nazis in 1940 and returned to them after the war. He was the popular conductor the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and opened the new Ford Hall with his own "Mass for the 500th
Anniversary of the Death of Joan of Arc"- He conducted internationally into his 90s. Together with a reproduction photo. .................$60 |
152. PERISSON, Jean- SP 4 x 6" photo of the noted French conductor. .................$50 |
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| 153. PRETRE, Georges- SP 5 x 7 color action photo of the beloved French maitre who has become increasingly active again in his early 80s! He will lead the 2008 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's New
Year's day concert next year. .................$85 |
RANDEGGER, Alberto- see COMPOSERS section. | 154. RATTLE, Sir Simon & KOZENA, Magdalena- SP 8 x 10.5" color photo for DGG of Sir Simon and Lady Rattle. Signed by both. .................$125 |
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| 155. ROSENSTOCK, Joseph- SPc photo of the extremely competent versatile conductor at the Met in the early starting 1929 then again the 1960s after a fruitful stint as pre Rudel head of the New York City
Opera. This photo is signed on the back Juni 1927 when he was in Wiesbaden. He led the Judisches Kulturbund Orchestra in Berlin 1933-36 before settling in Japan where he remained first as conductor then as
enemy alien till 1946. .................$85 |
156. SALONEN, Essa-Pekka- SP 6 x 8" rehearsal color shot of the Finnish chief of the Los Angeles Philharmonic also a composer of note Ð GREAT PHOTO. .................$85 |
157. SEBASTIAN, George- SPc photo of the terrific Hungarian conductor who had a very successful nomadic career conducting almost everywhere as guest. He had lengthy stays at the Moscow Radio orchestra
1931-1937 and The Paris Opera post WW11. The Berlin Opera, Teatro Colon, Chicago Opera , La Scala all benefited from his dramatic readings. .................$85 |
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| 158. SEVITZKY, Fabien- SP of the Russian American conductor/double bass player nephew of Serge Koussevitzky. He was conductor of the Indianapolis Symphony 1937-1955 and free lanced. .................$75 |
159. SOLTI, Sir Georg- SP 4 x 5" program photo of the dynamic conductor. .................$50 |
160. STEIN, Horst- SP 4 x 6" head shot of the German conductor long active in Vienna, Munich, Berlin, Buenos Aires etc etc. Good old fashioned Kapell meister. .................$50 |
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| 161. SZELL, George- SP 5 x 7" bust shot of the long time Cleveland Orchestra boss conductor -one of the mid 20th century GREATS. .................$375 |
162. TIETJEN, Heinz- SPc of the long time eminence grise of the Bayreuth Fesitval & Berlin Staatsoper. A mysterious, inscrutable character he was an organizer of great competence and a much feared
persona. He was also a conductor of great talent leading "Lohengrin" at Bayreuth as late as 1960. This border trimmed photo is signed 1934 at the height of his Bayreuth power! VERY UNCOMMON. .................$475 |
163. TOSCANINI, Arturo- LARGE signature on and album leaf New York June 12, 1945 (perhaps the city most associated with his later career) The 50th anniversary of the Maestro's death was just celebrated
Jan 16th.-together with unsigned photo. .................$300 |
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| 164. VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA- SP 8 x 10 .25" color photo signed by 5 of their current favorite maestri OZAWA/ MEHTA/WELSER-MOST/GATTI & THIELEMANN. SPECTACULAR!! .................$300 |
165. WALTER, Bruno- TLS in German 1 p in German "Wien 25 November 1912, Dear Gnadige Frau (Irene Schlemmer-Ambros singer/teacher) I was again told that you have a very talented pupil named Maria
Ivogun. I would like to meet the lady. Perhaps Wednesday the 27th the day after tomorrow at 12;30 at the Hofoper and please be discreet. With my binding recommendation your attentively devoted Bruno
Walter" Of course the rest is history. Walter was swept off his feet and she debuted as Mimi in "La Boheme" 1913 at the Munich Opera where Walter was chief and remained a great star there for 20 years.
There was a romantic attachment too it seems! Together with unsigned period photos of Walter and Ivogun. .................$375 |
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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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