132. ACCARDO, Salvatore- SP 7 x 9" action photo for EMI. $85	133. ARMILIATO, Marco- SP 5 x 7" of the popular Italian conductor responsible for some of the most enjoyable evenings at the Met. $65	134. BARBIROLLI, Sir John- SP 8 x 10" photo with 4 dramatic conducting poses beautifully posed by the GREAT English conductor. $250
135. BARLOW, Howard- SP 8 x 0" photo in front of the orchestra- remember him from The Voice of Firestone on TV? He also led the major American orchestras. $50	136. BEECHAM, Sir Thomas- SPc of the brilliant English conductor who used his fortune to bring new and great music to the public. The list of works he introduced to the English public is mind boggling & included 5 Strauss operas which he conducted, the Ballets Russes with the Stravinsky scores as well as the Russian operas, and that is just the start He was a colorful figure also to say the least. $475	137. BELOHLAVEK, Jiri- SP 4 x 6" photo of the fine Czech conductor a great success wherever he conducts the Janacek operas. $65
138. BERNSTEIN, Leonard- SPc size informal shot of smiling Lenny. $375	139. BOHM, Dr. Karl- SP 4 x 6" Lauterwasser photo of the great maestro in rehearsal mode. $175	140. BROWN, Iona- SP 8 x 10"photo of the late English violinist/conductor long associated with the academy of St. Martin's in the Fields of which she became director in 1974. Fine recordings. $75
141. DORATI, Antal- SPc photo of the versatile Hungarian conductor early on. He was a pupil of Bartok, Kodaly Wiener at the Budapest Conservatory debuting at the Budapest Opera in 1924. His great postwar career saw him as head of the orchestras in Dallas, Minneapolis, BBC, Stockholm, National Symphony & Detroit doing major rebuilding. He made the first recording of the complete Haydn Symphonies as well as a cycle of Haydn operas in addition to great recordings of Bartok,Stravinksy & Tchaikowky. Truly great. $125	142. DUDAMEL, Gustavo- SP 8 x 10" shot of the dynamic young conductor rehearsing. $75	143. FOSS, Lukas- SP 8 x 10" photo of the smiling late German/American composer a beloved figure on the American musical scene as composer, conductor and pianist for many years d/s to Columbian musicologist Otto de Grieff.He led the Ojai Festival, Kol Israel Orchestra, Brooklyn and Milwaukee Orchestras. $100
144. GILBERT, Alan- SP 5 x 7" action photo of the gifted American conductor who takes over the New York Philharmonic this season. Great things are expected. $65	145. GIULINI, Carlo Maria- SP 5 x 5" program photo trimmed just to the edge of the writing. A bargain. $35	146. HAITINK, Bernard- SP 5 x 7" portrait of the fine Dutch conductor. $60
147. HARTY, Sir Hamilton- SPc of the famed English conductor/composer/accom- panist. He started as the later accompanying Kreisler, McCormack, Szigeti & Agnes Nicholls whom he married and who arranged for Hans Richter to help launch a conducting career. Bt 1913 he was conducting "Tristan" and "Carmen" at Covent Garden but preferred symphonic work and he went from the Liverpool Orchestra to the Halle where he started by replacing Beecham in "The Messiah" & "Mass in B minor" He became the Halle's permanent conductor in 1920 till 1933 making it into a world class orchestra touring it thru the USA and Australia. He composed a number of orchestral tone poems that were successful eg "With the Wild geese" the conducting of which started his performing career. $85	148. IWAKI, Hiroyuki- SP 4 x 6" action photo of the important Japanese conductor NHK Symphony Orchestra of which he was permanent guest conductor and of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra which he led for 23 years 1974-1997. He died in 2006 age 74. $75	149. JUROWSKI, Michail- SP 5 x 7" rehearsal photo of the Russian conductor long associated with Berlin's Komischeoper and Dresden's Semperoper among other theatres. He is the father of young conductor Vladimir Jurowski one of the finest of the younger generation. $85
150. von KARAJAN, Herbert- SP 4 x 6" Ellinger Salzburg informal shot of the smiling" General Music Director of the World" leaning on his car during his peak time. Great shot. $475	151. KERTESZ, Istvan- SP 4 x 6" portrait of the great Hungarian conductor who died in an Israeli swimming accident. Many fine recordings. $275	152. KLEE, Bernhard- SP 4 x 6" action photo of the German conductor who started at the Koln Opera under Ackermann & Sawallisch. He also worked as assistant for both Bohm & Karajan!! He held posts in Germany & England both operatic and symphonic as well conducting in Internationally eg Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago & National symphony Orchestras. Many recordings. $60
153. KUBELIK, Rafael- SP 5 x 7" Neumeister photo for DGG signed 1971 during his peak period. 1 vertical surface line running from his hand to the printed name at the bottom. $50	154. KLEIBER, Carlos- 6 x 5" head shot of the brilliant conductor. $175	155. LITTON, Andrew- SP 8 x 10" photo of the American conductor-very young. Houston and Bournemouth have been 2 of his spots. $75
156. MAAG, Peter- SPc action photo of the late Swiss conductor whom was equally at home with opera or symphonic music. He left many fine recordings. $65	157. MUTI, Riccardo- SP 5 x 7" action shot. The brilliant Italian maestro has just been named head of the Rome Opera! $75	158. NELSONS, Andris- SP 5 x 7" photo of the young Latvian conductor making a splash in the big European Houses - He debuts at the Met this fall conducting "Turandot." $65
159. NEZET-SEGUIN, Yannick- SP 5 x 7" photo of the exciting new Canadian conductor who made a big hit at the Mostly Mozart Festival- his NYC debut. Big things are in store for him! $65	160. NIKISCH, Arthur- SPc seated portrait photo 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 then 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. $475	161. OZAWA, Seiji- SP 4 x 6" Ellinger photo Salzburg signed in Roman and Japanese letters 1971. He is outside the festspielhaus and looks like a teenager. Unusual shot. $85
162. PANIZZA, Ettore- SP 5 x 7" Carmen BA photo of the noted Argentine composer/conductor. He debuted in Rome 1897 & became Toscanini's assistant at La Scala and enjoyed a long brilliant career there, at Covent Garden, Met and of course the Teatio Colon. He was the first to conduct "Turandot" with Alfano's ending. He created many operas including Zandonai's "Francesca da Rimini", Wolf-Ferrari's "Sly" & Menotti's "The Island God" among many others. He wrote 4 operas of which "Aurora" & "Bisanzio" have enjoyed great success. d/s 1942. $150	163. RATTLE, Sir Simon- SP 8 x 10" photo for DGG seated with his wife mezzo Magdalena KOCZENA. $95	164. REIDL, Karl- SP 8 x 10" portrait of the Austrian conductor 1880-1946-He was active at the Metropolitan Opera 1925-40 CDS are on the market. $85
165. RICHTER, Dr. Hans- black bordered funeral notice (8 x 10.5") for the great Wagnerian who conducted the first Bayreuth RING in 1876. He also conducted important premieres of works by Brahms, Bruckner, Tchaikowsky & Elgar. Together with a postcard image. $175	166. SANZOGNO, Nino- SP 4 x 6" photo of the fine Italian conductor going over a score. Long associated with La Scala where conducted the premiere's of Milhaud's "David" Poulenc's " Dialogues of the Carmelites" among others and introduced many operas by Malipiero, Dallapiccola, Pizzetti etc to foreign audiences. He also was at home with the standard repertory and led Joan Sutherland's recording of "Rigoletto" etc. $85	167. STEIN, Horst- SP 4 x 6" bust shot of the no nonsense German conductor noted for his Wagner and Strauss in Berlin, Vienna, Munich & Bayreuth above all. $60
168. STRASSBURG, Robert- SP cover shot of a 4 pp 5.5 x 8" brochure presenting Robert Strassburg Composer-Conductor-Lectures. Interesting. $35	169. WALLBERG, Heinz- SP 4 x 6" portrait of the late German conductor long associated with the Vienna Opera and Salzburg Festival where he conducted the world premieres of Martin's ‘Le Mystere de la Nativite," Wagner-Regeny's "The Mines of Falun" as well as the Munich Opera and Festival. and many international theatres. $60	170. WHITEMAN, PAUL- SP 5.5 x 7" program photo of the "KING OF JAZZ"- He led the most popular dance bands in the USA and most importantly commissioned Gershwin's ‘Rhapsody in Blue" which he premiered. $100
171. YOUNG, Simone- SP 4 x 6" photo of the Australian conductor who maintains a busy schedule with opera and concerts in all the International centers. $60	172. ZINMAN, David- SP 8 x 10" on the cover photo of a 4 pp heavy photo stock publicity brochure. Zinman is a graduate of Oberlin and has been chief conductor in Rotterdam, Rochester, Baltimore and since 1995 the Zurich Tonhalle. His recordings are best sellers. $85

Abbreviations
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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