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| 108. ASHKENAZY, Vladimir- SP 5 x 7" action photo of the Russian emigre pianist/ conductor. .................$60 |
109. BARBIROLI, Sir John- post card with laid down action shot and big bold signature 1949. He was a great conductor and popular favorite. .................$85 |
110. BARLOW, Howard- SP 8x 10” bust portrait of the popular radio and TV conductor- remember "The Voice of Firestone" and other such
shows!! He also lead major symphony orchestras. .................$85 |
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| 111. BERNSTEIN, Leonard- SP 8 x 10” action photo of the beloved maestro/composer being feted on his 90th birthday d/s 1984. .................$475 |
112. BUSCH, Fritz- SP in Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires program bio page in the program book for "EL MURCIELAGO" ("Die Fledermaus")-from the 1930s. Cast included Lemnitz as Rosalinda!! Edita Fleischer &
Wittrisch both of whom sign their program photos. .................$85 |
113. CECCATO, Aldo- SP 5 x 7" conducting shot. Ceccato had long associations with the Bergen and Detroit Orchestras. He recorded la Traviata & Maria Stuarda
with Beverly Sills etc. .................$65 |
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| 114. CELIBIDACHE, Sergiu- SP 5 x 8 " photo of the UNIQUE Rumanian conductor a true original long associated with Munich among other cities- he hated recording and many of his live performances have been
released after his death and are quite astounding and original- these include Munich, LSO and Stuttgart performances of works by Beethoven, Brahms, Bach, Faure, Bruckner Schumann etc He also taught and
his Carnegie Hall concert with the Curtis Institute's orchestra was considered one of the season's highlights. .................$600 |
115. CILLARIO, Carlo-Felice- SP 7 x 10" action photo of the Italian fiddler turned opera conductor active world wide as a bel canto specialist. He finally settled in Australia and continued there. d/s in
Italian "the most sympathetic Nancy (Sorenson-long- time Chicago Opera photographer)TRUE magician of the photograph memories CGFelice Chicago 1961". .................$200 |
116. DAREWSKI, Max- SPc of the prodigy composer/conductor/pianist. He wrote the music for the 1916 Broadway spectacle "The Big Show", the British hit "Clo Clo" among many others collaborating too with Noel
Coward. His hit songs include "Till the Band Comes Home", Suzette" and "Some Day You'll Miss Me". He was actress Ruby Miller's second husband. He made jazz and piano classical records. This photo shows
him as a pre-teener in a conducting pose. He died at age 37!. .................$150 |
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| 117. DELMAR, Norman- signature with laid down photo on a 3 x 5" card. DelMar was long associated with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the BBC and the Goteborg Symphony Orchestra. He was noted for his
recordings of music by Elgar, Vaughan-Williams, Delius, Britten etc. Uncommon. .................$85 |
118. DeSABATA, Victor- SP 4 x 6 Piccagliani La Scala photo of the LEGENDARY Italian conductor the 2nd after Toscanini to conduct at Bayreuth (Tristan und Isolde). He was long associated with Teatro alla
Scala and led the memorable recording of Tosca with Callas! d/s 1952. .................$475 |
119. DIXON, Dean- SP 8 x 10” bust portrait photo signed 1945 of the pioneering African-American conductor- He studied at Juilliard and Columbia University, formed his own orchestra and choral society in
1931, conducted the NBC Symphony and NYPO, Boston and Philadelphia Orchestras. Post WW11 he moved to Europe and built a topnotch career in Israel, Sweden, Germany and Switzerland often guesting in the US.
Many fine recordings for Westminster. .................$175 |
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| 120. von DOHNANYI, Christoph + BEROFF, Michel- SP 4 x 6" action rehearsal photo by Scaffler, Salzburg. .................$65 |
121. DUDAMEL, Gustavo- SP 8 x 10” color photo taking applause or portrait. The dynamic young Venezuelan conductor of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra & LA Philharmonic succesfully debuted at La Scala with La
Boheme this summer. Terrific DGG recordings. He is the NEW STAR!! .................$75 |
122. EDWARDS, Sian- SP 5 x 7" photo of the British conductor a fixture with most of the important English orchestras and a guest in LA, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Sydney etc. She is busy with opera too having
been music director of the ENO for a period and guest at Scottish Opera, Glyndebourne, Paris Opera Comique etc.Fine recordings with the LPO and Liverpool Orchestras. .................$85 |
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| 123. EREDE, Alberto- SP 5 x 7" head shot of the very cultivated Italian conductor. He made some of the early London ffrr/Decca opera recordings, worked at the Met, major Italian houses and Bayreuth. His
last post was in Antwerp/Ghent. .................$85 |
124. FALCONI, Giulio- SPc of the well considered Italian conductor a champion of Wagner in Italy and South America e.g. Santiago de Chile where he conducted Lohengrin & Parsifal
in 1920. UNCOMMON. .................$150 |
125. GHIONE, Franco- SPc of the Italian conductor who started in 1913 and worked the circuit till his death in1964. His first La Scala appearances were in 1922/3. He made many recordings e.g. the Pagliacci
with Gigli, Turandot with Cigna, Merli & Olivero and of course La Traviata with Callas. Signed Teatro Colon 1940. UNCOMMON. .................$150 |
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| 126. GROVES, Charles- SP 5 x 7" action photo of the very active British conductor long associated with the BBC Northern Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
He had vast repertory and championed contemporary music and was the first English conductor to conduct a complete Mahler cycle .Many recordings. .................$85 |
127. JUROWSKI, Vladimir- SP 5 x 7" action photo of the top flight, dynamic Russian conductor making quite a stir He is at home at Glyndebourne, the LPO, Russian National Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra
and has appeared with acclaim at the Met. .................$85 |
128. KERTESZ, Istvan- SP in in the program book for the April 16,1963 Haifa concert of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra where he conducted 378 works in 11 years!!. The brilliant Hungarian conductor built an
important career in Germany (Director of the Cologne Opera, London (London Symphony Orchestra) and guested world wide, Philadelphia, Chicago, Vienna etc He drowned in Israel in 1973 leaving countless top-notch
recordings. .................$200 |
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| 129. LOCKHART, Keith- SP 5 x 7" photo of the music director of the Boston Pops Orchestra having already lead over 900 concerts with them worldwide. .................$75 |
130. LUISOTTI, Nicola- SP 5 x 7" color photo of the Italian born music director of the San Francisco Opera . His international career began in 2002 with "Il Trovatore" in Stuttgart and has been meteoric! He
was immediately invited to Paris, then Genoa, Munich, Vienna Japan, Seattle, Covent Garden and the Met. .................$50 |
131. MITROPOLOUS, Dimitri- SP 8 x 10 profile photo against an open score of the brilliant, dynamic and super exciting Greek conductor. He was truly GREAT both as a symphonic conductor and in opera- the
Vienna Staatsoper and Met were his homes! d/s 1956. .................$475 |
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| 132. MOTTL, Felix- SPc of the noted Wagnerian. He assisted Richter in preparing the first complete Bayreuth "Ring" & in 1886 led the first Bayreuth "Tristan und Isolde" He was chief conductor at the
Karlsruhe Opera from 1881-1903 and later was active in London and the Met. He made some piano rolls of his transcriptions of music from "Tristan". .................$300 |
133. NIKISCH, Arthur- SPC color photo of a portrait of the Hungarian born conductor one of the giants of his time a champion of Tchaikowsky, Beethoven Liszt and Bruckner whose 7th Symphony he premiered.
He was principal conductor of the Leipzig Opera the succeeded Reinecke as director of the Gewandhausorchester and was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic as well as at various time also being
director of the Budapest Opera and Boston Symphony Orchestra and appearing often in London. He brought the LSO to the US which was a first He made the first recording of a symphony- Beethoven's 5th in
1913. He was considered one of the founders of modern conducting style – Stokowski, Boult, Toscanini all admired him and Reiner said...that "it was Nikisch who told me that I should never wave my arms
conducting that I should use my eyes for cues". The signature is on the dark suit so contrast is medium. .................$175 |
134. PAOLANTONIO, Franco- SPc portrait of the noted Argentine conductor/ composer who lead a vast repertory at the Teatro Colon from 1913 till his death in 1934 age 50. He also was active at BA's Teatro
Colisseo, Montevideo, Brasil and he was conductor of the Melba Australian tour of 1924. The writing is faded so contrast is poor. UNCOMMON. .................$100 |
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| 135. SCHWARZ, Gerard- SP 8 x 10" photo of the fine American conductor longtime leader of Mostly Mozart in New York and the Seattle Orchestra which he is leaving after
25 years d/s 1994. .................$85 |
136. SERAFIN, Tulio- SP on the bio page of the Teatro Colon program book for "Aida" 19 June 1938 with Rethberg, Pederzini, Jagel & Damiani. Rethberg ALSO signs her program photo. Serafin is widely
considered perhaps the greatest 20th century conductor of Italian opera. He appeared world wide in ALL the major houses and left his stamp wherever he went. La Scala, Covent Garden, The Met, Teatro
Colon and on and on. He KNEW voices as almost nobody else and was responsible for the great successes of Ponselle and Callas among others. .................$100 | |
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| 137. STOCKHAUSEN, Karlheinz- SP 4 x 6" action photo of the late German composer who used to conduct concerts of avant garde music. Stockhausen was one of the most influential figures in 20th century
music. .................$300 STOCKHAUSEN- see CAGE, John COMPOSER section |
138. STRAVINSKY, Igor- SP 3.75 x 5.5" laid down magazine action photo of another of the UNQUESTIONABLY most influential composers of the 20th century whose popularity remains unrivaled. He lead many
recordings of his music. .................$875 |
139. SZELL, George- large signature of the longtime Cleveland orchestra chief honcho together with photo. One can enjoy so many of his performances on CD. .................$85 |
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| 140. SZENKAR, Alexander- SP 4.5 x 6" action photo with AMQS d/s 1952 of the Hungarian-born conductor who settled in Buenos Aries. Vertical
surface crease, UNCOMMON. .................$125 |
141. TOSCANINI, Arturo- SPc homemade tarjeta postal signed by Toscanini below laid down photo of the young conductor stamped and mailed from Buenos
Aires 1906 where he was a great favorite. .................$350 THEODORAKIS, Michalis- see COMPOSER section |
142. TUCKWELL, Barry- Barry- SP 5 x 7" of the Australian horn player/conductor founding music director of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra among others. .................$75 |
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| 143. WALTER, Bruno- SP 5 x 7" photo of the beloved maestro. Toscanini's contemporary and polar opposite. Walter enjoyed a long, brilliant and productive career with long associations with opera houses
and orchestras in Munich, Vienna, London, Salzburg & New York among others as well as world wide guest stints many, many recitals as collaborator with the world's greatest lieder singers especially
Lotte Lehmann. Countless great airchecks and recordings. .................$475 |
144. WHITEMAN, Paul- SP 8 x 10" Maurice Seymour bust shot of the famed bandleader known as the"King of Jazz"- using more formal arrangements and a much larger "Band" than common. Whiteman commissioned
Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" and gave the world premiere with Gershwin playing the piano. Many of the great white names in jazz played in his orchestra Beiderbecke, Trumbauer, Venuti,Teagarden etc as
well as The Rhythm Boys –Bing Crosby was one of them and this launched his BIG career. Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra appeared in the first fully technicolor film " King of Jazz" 1930. He later appeared
widely as guest conductor with major orchestras, on the radio and TV. Center vertical crease not affecting writing. .................$200 |
145. WOLFF, Albert- SP in the Teatro Colon program book for the 24 November 1940 concert- He gave works by Weber, Beethoven ,Blamey Lafone & Ravel as well Chopin's Concerto en FA Minor played by Witold
MALCUZYNSKI who ALSO SIGNED his photo. .................$100 |
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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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