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ARGERICH, Martha- full signature on 4 x 6 card alongside laid down color photo
BERMAN, Lazar- Cyrillic signature on 4 x 6" card below laid down color shot
CARRENO, Teresa-SPc portrait of the Venezuelan pianist/singer s 1910
CHERKASSKY, Shura- SP 7 x 9" of the late great Romantic pianist seated at the piano, matted. D/s "for Madame Schaul (an Israeli music lover/patron) one of the nicest and most
understanding persons I've met ,who makes it a joy for artists to live and work, In friendship Shura Cherkassky 5th January 1954"-the ulti-mate Shura photo!
CICCOLINI, Aldo-SP 8 x 10" bust shot of the late pianist
CLIBURN, Van- VERY YOUNG post card size portrait s verso 1960
DILLING, Mildred- SP 8 x 10" shot of the YOUNG harpist d/s
ELMAN, Mischa- SP on cover of program for April 20,1952 Chicago recital also signed by accompanist Erwin HERBST
GAVRILOV, Andre- large Cyrillic signature of the pianist on 4 x 6" card below laid down photo. Tchaikovsky competition winner in 1974
GOODSON, Katherine- SPc bust portrait heavy stock laid down on a postcard of the English pianist a Beringer & Leschitizky pupil. A very impor-tant artist she did not record. SCARCE
GNIESINA, Yelena- SP 6 x 9" photo of the legendary Russian Jewish painst/teacher-pupil of Safanov and Busoni, head of the Genesin Institute in Moscow which has taught generations of
Russia's leading musicians. The dedication with musical quote reads.."Dear Motya-Mark, I'm calling, calling you but you are keeping your silence and not coming to me Anyway I love you E.
Gnesina. You flying on a space ship but could not reach me May 1"-VERY SCARCE
GUTMAN, Natalia- SP 5 x 7" photo of the fine Russian cellist
GYARFAS, Obolyka- SPc of the Hungarian fiddler d/s 1922. She recorded Schubert & Hummel for Vox
HEIFETZ, Jascha- SP 5 x 7" sepia Mishkin photo of the legendary fiddler BOLDLY signed December 1,1918. Very early
HOFMANN, Josef- SP 8 10" Albert Petersen (his brother in law) profile shot of the legendary pianist d/s to his pupil & later conductor Joseph Levine 1934
KATCHEN Julius- SPc size bust portrait of the pianist
KENNEDY- big signature on 4 x 6" card with laid down newspaper photo
KLEIN, Jacques- SPc Harcourt Paris shot of the Brazilian pianist, a Kapell pupil, who died in 1982 at age 52. Many recordings
KRAUSS, Lili- SP 5 x 7" Fayer Wien photo of the beloved pianist playing d/s 1960 at the height of her popularity
KREISLER, Fritz- SP 5 x 7" bust portrait of the violin legend
KREMER, Gidon- SP 4 x 6" shot with fiddle for DGG or 5 x 7" informal color
KUN, Arpad- Spc of the Hungarian prodigy fiddling s 1904
LANDOWSKA, Wanda-signs cover of April 12, 1949 program for a Jordan Hall Wellesley recital
LANG LANG- large signature in Chinese characters on 4 x 6" card alongside color photo
LI, Yuudi- signature on 4 x 6 card below laid down color photo
LIST, Eugene- SP 3 x 6" shot of the pianist in action d/s
LORAND, Edith- SPc of the fascinating Hungarian / Jewish violinist, a Flesch pupil (1898-1961) & salon ensemble bandleader d/s Wien 1932. Her story reads like an adventure story a
fascinating personality she ended up in Woodstock after fleeing the Nazis. A very prolific recorder with fascinating con-tacts
MATTHAY, Tobias- SP of the English pianist/teacher image is post card size & is signed on the 8 x 9" background 1913. He taught Harriet Cohen, Myra Hess, Ray Lev, Irene Scharrer among
others. SCARCE
MENUHIN, Yehudi- SPc of the prodigy seated with fiddle. Choice shot
MILSTEIN, Nathan- the beloved Russian fiddler signs cover of sheet music for PAGANINIANA (Variations) for violin solo by Nathan Milstein!
MOISEWITSCH, Benno- SP 4 x 5" youthful profile shot d/s 1919. Great artist
MORINI, Erica- SP 7 x 9" of the Viennese born Italian / American violinist d/s 1924 at age 24! 3 years after her New York debut. Great touring world star one recently deceased well into
her 90s. VERY UNUSUAL THIS VINTAGE
MOSZKOWSKI, Moritz- SP - Souvenir de Moritz Moszkowski card -Paris France 1921. These cards were sold by Etude magazine on subscription at the time to raise money for Moszkowski
NICOLET, Aurele- large signature of the flautist on a 4 x 6" below laid down color shot
NOVELLO, Marie- SPc photo of the Welsh pianist, a Leshitizky pupil, who made tons of recordings and died at age 30! SCARCE
ORLOF, Nicolas- SPc bust shot of the Russian pianist a Igumnov pupil and a Rachmaninoff favorite who was helped by the master. Prolific recorder
POGORELICH, Ivo- large signature on 4 x 6" card below photo of him standing at the piano
POUISHNOFF, Leff- SPc of the pianist s 1933. He was an Esipova pupil, Rubinstein competition winner and prolific recording artist. He committed suicide
RANKI, DESZO- SP 5 x 7" photo of the Hungarian pianist
ROSENTHAL, Moritz- SP dramatic 6 x 9" Fayer Wien photo with stamped musical quote on bottom margin
RUBINSTEIN, Artur- SP cover of Chopin Memorial Concert October 17,1949 at the Metropolitan Opera House
SCHILLER, Madeline- large signature from end of a letter Jan 24, (18)91 from the English pianist creator of Tchaikowsky's Piano 2nd Concerto in New York. She was renowned as a super
sight reader and quick learner. SCARCE
SELLICK, Phyllis- SPc shot of the smiling English pianist, an Isidor Philp pupil half of a 2 piano team with husband Cyril Smith, later a 3 handed team when he lost the use of his left
hand. Another prolific recorder
SENOFSKY, Berl- SP 4 x 6" photo of the fine chamber music fiddler with his instrument d/s 1956. Carmen Buenos Aires photo
SERKIN, Rudolph- SP 8 x 10" Lotte Meitner-Graf photo of the pensive pianist studying the music d/s 1968
SHARPE, Cedric- SPc bust shot of the English cellist and composer of both serious and lighter cello pieces
SOLOMON- ALS 2 pp to Harriet Brower, critic, from the very fine English pianist 1926 thanking the recipient for the newspaper article and apologizing for his delay in writing..."you have
really expressed my views on music and teaching, and it is quite amusing to see my own opinions so ably interpreted. I come back to America in January next and shall look forward to seeing you
again. yours very sincerely, C. Solomon" -VERY SCARCE from the then young pianist
STAVENHAGEN, Bernhard- SP 4 x 6" photo of Liszt's last famed pupil taken at about the time he was studying with Liszt on a larger 8 x 10" mount. He made several piano rolls but his one
recording has never been discovered VERY UNCOMMON
STRAUS, Ludwig- AMusQS on 4 x 7" page by the Austrian composer London 12 June 1882. Longtime leader of the Halle Orchestra he was also solo violinist to Queen Victoria and a teacher at
the London Academy of Music
SUK, Josef- SP 4 x 6" photo of the popular Czech violinist/cellist the composer of the same name's grandson and Dvorak's great grandson
THIBAUD, Jacques- SP 9 x 12" program cover photo of the great French violinist who often partnered Cortot & Casals as legendary trio! This recital took place at Valence 6 Decembre 1932
and he was accompanied by Tasso JANOPOULO who also signed the program page
TRETJAKOV, Victor- SP 4 x 6" color shot of the Russian fiddler
WUHRER, Friedrich- SPc photo of the popular Austrian pianist at the piano. Again a very prolific recorder| 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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