107. ABENDROTH, Hermann- SPc by E, Hoenisch Leipzig for ODEON records signed by the GREAT conductor "trapped" for the most part in East Germany after World War 11. He was a Mottl pupil and was associated mostly with Koln & Bonn till 1934 and also regularly conducted in the USSR & London. He succeeded Walter at the Leipzig Gewandhaus in 1934 when the Nazis came to power and officially joined the Nazi party in 1937. He taught in Leipzig as he had in Koln and conducted at Bayreuth in 1943 & 1944.After the war his past haunted him but he found a post in Weimar and then returned to Leipzig and toured the Soviet block. What is most important is the vast amount of recorded material he left behind to be judged by both studio and broadcast material. It is noted on the verso that this photo was signed in 1943. SCARCE. .................$475	108. ALBRECHT, Gerd- SP 4 x 6" photo of the conductor well remembered for his posts in Zurich, Berlin & Hamburg. Many fine NDR broadcasts. .................$50	109. BEHR, Hermann- signature alongside laid down photo. The conductor prepared Mahler's Third for Breslau's performances during the 1906-7 season. .................$45
110. BERNSTEIN, Leonard- SP 4 x 6" bust shot for DGG. .................$375	111. BERNSTEIN, Leonard- Leonard TLS on his card to Bob Herman Bing's #2 at the Met." Dear Bob :Many, Many thanks for your good wishes for "Falstaff", and also for all of your cooperation and help fullness Yours Sincerely, Lenny B" This refers to Bernstein's triumphant Met debut with the LEGENDARY Zeffirelli "Falstaff." .................$175	112. BOHM, Karl- SP 4 x 6" action shot for DGG. .................$200
113. CASALS, Pablo- SP 8 x 10" photo of the legendary cellist & conductor conducting signed 1963. Casals was undoubtedly one of the great musical forces of the 20th century both as a performing artist as soloist, member of the Cortot- Thibaud-Casals Trio, conductor and founder of the Festivals in Prades, Perpignan and Puerto Rico as well as for his unswerving political convictions. PRIZE example. .................$750	114. CELIBIDACHE, Sergiu- SP 5 x 7" program photo of the BRILLIANT Rumanian born conductor long associated with the orchestras in Berlin & Munchen. He hated to record but since his death many SUPER live performances have been released. .................$175	115. CHICHON, Karel Mark- SP 5 x 7" action shots of the exciting English conductor who started in Graz , has made a big hit at the Vienna State Opera and takes over the Latvian Orchestra (he is married to Latvian DIVA Elena Garanca) and is active with the English Chamber Orchestra. .................$65
116. CLEVA, Fausto- SP 8 x 10" portrait of the longtime Met mainstay of the Italian repertory during the Bing years. He was especially great with the BIG works like "La Gioconda", "Aida" & "Turandot" d/s 1959 at his peak. .................$125	117. DOBROWEN, Issay + BROOS, Francois- both the Russian conductor and Belgian violist sign the program photos in the 8 page book for 8 Novembro 1948 Teatro de S. Carlos Lisboa concert. Broos played the Jongen Suite for Orchestra and viola. Dobrowen left the Soviet Union in 1923 and gave the first German performance of "Boris Godunov" in Dresden 1922. He had posts in Oslo, Budapest, San Francisco and Gothenburg. Some fine recordings and Dobrowen was also a composer of much piano music a la Rachmaninoff. Broos had a fine career as soloist and chamber music player Dobrowen is VERY SCARCE. .................$275	118. DUDAMEL, Gustavo- SP 8 x 10" action shot of the CHARISMATIC leader of the Venezuela Youth Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic. He goes from triumph to triumph. .................$75 OTHER PHOTOS AVAILABLE. SCANS UPON REQUEST.
119. ERMLER, Mark- SP 5 x 7" action photo of the very versatile English maestro both in the opera house and the concert hall he has command of a vast varied repertory. .................$65	120. FURTWANGLER, Wilhelm- signs the cover page for the Berlin Philharmonic's 4 Mai 1954 performance at the Paris Opera, a GREAT OCCASION. .................$750	121. GIULINI, Carlo, Maria- SP 8 x 10" Barda action photo for DGG. The understated Italian MASTER maestro was one of the true greats of the 2nd half of the 20th century. .................$175
122. von KARAJAN, Herbert- SP 4 x 6" action photo by Lauterwasser partially signed on the dark background. A bargain..................$175 HERBERT von KARAJAN LARGE SELECTION OF UNSIGNED PHOTOS CONDUCTING-REHEARSING- DIRECTING- CURTAIN CALLS-POTRAIT- INFORMAL & FAMILY VARIOUS SIZES. OTHER PHOTOS AVAILABLE. SCANS UPON REQUEST.	123. KITTEL, Bruno- signature on a card from the German conductor who from 1901 to 1907 was conductor of the Royal Theater Orchestra in Brandenburg He was also director of the Brandenburg Conservatory until 1914. In 1902 he established the Kittelsche Chor, which quickly developed into one of the finest choral societies of Europe, and with which he made many tours. He was director of the Stern Conservatory in Berlin from 1935 to 1945. .................$35	124. LANGREE, Louis- SP 5 x 7" photo of the French conductor who galvanized New York's Mostly Mozart Festival. He conducts symphony and opera world wide and will lead the Met's new "Hamlet" next spring. .................$60
125. LORENZ, Alfred- (1868-1939). After various other appointments, he became a conductor at Coburg-Gotha in 1898, but retired, took a degree in 1922, and became a lecturer at Munich University in 1923 and professor in 1926. He edited Richard Wagner's literary works and Carl Maria von Weber's early operas, and wrote several books on the form of Wagner's music dramas, on the history of Western music and on Alessandro Scarlatti signature on a card or ALS. .................$35 or 50	126. LUISI, Fabio- SP 8 x 10" photo with baton!! of the Genoa born maestro associated with Graz, the Vienna Symphony, Geneva's l'Orchestre de la Suisse Rokande, Dresden's Staatskepelle & Semperoper. He takes over as Generalmusikdirektopr in Zurich 2012-13. He returns to the Met this season for "Nozze de Figaro" & "Elektra." .................$65	127. MAAZEL, Lorin- SP 8 x 10" photo of the young maestro in rehearsal mode. He is still going strong and his tenure with the NYPO can only be called a success. .................$125
128. MARRINER, Sir Neville- SP 8 x 10" photo of the popular English conductor shown with Igor Kipnis noted harpsichord soloist. Marriner is long time leader of the orchestra of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and has recorded an astounding amount of music with them from Corelli & Bach to Tippett & Maw. .................$85	129. MITROPOLOUS, Dimitri– TL with printed signature to "My beloved friends and collaborators....my gift to you this time will be only to offer you what is left of my injured heart......so have all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!Dimitri Mitropolous December 1959"" written after his massive heart attack. .................$100	130. MONTEUX, Pierre- SP 7.5 x 10" d/s by the GREAT French conductor. In 1911 he became conductor of the Diaghelev ballet company, the Ballets Russes and he conducted the premières of Stravinsky's "PETROUCHKA" & "Le SACRE du PRINTEMPS" with its famous riot and also Debussy's "JEUX' and Ravel's" DAPHNIS & CHLOE".He became noted for his performances of Russian & French music. In 1916 he took over the French repertoire at the Metropolitan Opera 1917 to 1919 also conducting the American premiere of Rimsky-Korsakoff's "Le Coq d'or" at the Met. Then came the Boston Symphony 1919-1924 giving the New York premiere of "Le Sacre du Printemps" in 1924. At this time he started long relationships with the Concertgebouw and then the Orchestra Symphonique de Paris. From 1935-1952 he led the San Francisco Orchestra and began making records for RCA. In 1943, he founded a conducting school, The Pierre Montreux for Conductors and Orchestra Musicians, in Hancock Maine where he lived. His pupils included Maazel, Marriner,Previn, Torkanowsky, Zinman etc. In 1960 he returned to San Francisco and recorded stereo Wagner and he had already returned to Boston and Tanglewood and was a regular guest till his death in 1964 as well as leading the London Symphony Orchestra from 1961-64. He was one of the greats! .................$250
131. MONTOVANI- SP 8 x 10" photo of the man who brought pleasure to millions with his BEST SELLING records. .................$60	132. MUTI, Riccardo- SP 5 x 7" New years in Vienna photo or 4 x 6" action shot. The illustrious Italian maestro makes his Met debut with "Attila" early next year. .................$65	133. NAGANO, Kent- SP of the American conductor a great modern music specialist. who conducts music from Messiaen to Zappa!!He has been a regular guest at the Salzburg where he premiered Saariaho's "L'Amour de loin" in 2000. He also conducted the world premiere of Adams's The Death of Klinghofer in Brussels as many other works. He started as Sarah Caldwell's assistant and has held posts in Lyon, Berkley, Los Angeles Opera, Berlin and elsewhere. .................$60
134. NELSONS, Andris- SP 5 x 7" photo of the young Latvian conductor making a splash in the big European Houses - He made a great debut at the Met this fall conducting "Turandot." .................$65	135. 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	136. ORAMO, Sakari- SP 6.5 x 9" action shot of the Finnish conductor long associated with the City of Birmingham Orchestra, the Finnish orchestras and now the Royal Stockhom Philharmonic Orchestra where he succeeds Alan Gilbert. .................$60
137. OWEN, Reginald- SP 7 x 8.5" of the English arranger, composer of films scores such as "Very Important Person" & the hit song "Manhattan Spiritual" & as a conductor. .................$75	138. PRITCHARD, Sir John- SP 8 x 10" bust shot of the English conductor one of the finest Mozartians of his period a mainstay at the Glyndebourne Festival and all the major houses. Lots of fine recordings. .................$60	139. SALONEN, Esa Pekka- SP 8 x 10" action photo of the Finnish conductor who triumphed in his Met debut with Janacek's "The House of the Dead." .................$100
140. SAWALLISCH, Wolfgang- SP 4 x 6" Sabine Toepffer action photo of the beloved conductor long associated with Munchen & Philadelphia. .................$65	141. SCHEINPFLUG, Paul- (1875-1937). The German conductor started in Bremen & Konigsberg then on to Berlin. From 1920-18 he was music director of the opera in Duisberg and from 1929-32 chief conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic often appearing in Skandinavia and Eastern Europe. .................$35	142. SEIDL, Anton- TRIPLE AMusQS quotes from "Tristan", "Die Mesitersinger" & "Siegfried"- he writes "I hope, next season, we will hear these three heros, sung by the great Jean de Reszke Anton Seidl New York, April 3, 1895" with photos of Seidl & de Reszke as Siegfried!! GREAT. .................$475
143. SINOPOLI, Giuseppe- SP 4 x 6" bust shot for DGG of the late Italian conductor who fortunately left many GREAT recordings. .................$75	144. SOLTI, Sir George- SP 4 x 6" shot for Decca of the smiling conductor who also left a monumental recorded legacy. .................$75	145. SOLTI, Sir George– TLS of holiday greetings to Robert Herman, Bing's 2nd in command at the MET – Dec 23,1960 at the time of his GREAT "Tannhauser" performances. .................$85
146. STOKOWSKI, Leopold- Large signature together with a FANTASTIC image for for HMV. He is one of the true 20th century conducting LEGENDS. .................$175	147. THOMAS, Michael Tilson- SP 8 x 10" Terrence McCarthy photo for the San Francisco Orchestra. .................$85	148. TOSCANINI, Arturo- LARGE signature NewYork June 12, 1945 on a 5 x 8" album leaf with photo. EVERYBODY knew who Toscanini was! .................$300
149. VIENNA PHILHARMONIC OPRCHESTRA OZAWA + MEHTA + WELSER-MOST + GATTI + THIELEMANN- SP 8 x 10.5" photo of all the MAESTRI in front of the orchestra they feel at home with. HIGHLY UNUSUAL TO HAVE THEM ALL TOGETHER! .................$300	150. WOOD, Sir Henry- SPc of the conductor who founded the London Proms concerts a great venue for over a century. .................$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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