HERE IS A GROUP OF STRING ENSEMBLES WHO HAVE GIVEN AND ARE GIVING
GREAT PLEASURE TO THE MANY LOVERS OF CHAMBER MUSIC
82. The ALBAN BERG QUARTET- SP 8 x 10" color action photo for EMI signed by members Gunther PICHLER, Valentin ERBEN, Thomas KAKUSKA, & Gerhard Schulz.
.................$75
83. ARDITI STRING QUARTET- SP 5 x 7" color photo of the ensemble signed by members Irvine ARDITI, Ashot SARKISSJAN, Ralf EHLERS & Rohan de SARAN.
.................$65
84. EMERSON QUARTET- SP 5 x 7 color photo of the ensemble signed by Eugene DRUCKER, Philip SETZER, Lawrence DUTTON & David FINCKEL.
.................$75
85. The Elly NEY TRIO- unsigned post card photo of the then black haired German piano star with the trio she founded in 1929 together with a nice signed greeting by the pianist London March 12,1934.
.................$100
86. FLONZALEY QUARTET- SP on a 5 x 7" matt & signed by Geneva photographer Fred Boissonnas showing the quartet which was financed by banker Edward de Coppet and named after his summer home! The quartet functioned from 1902-1929. It is signed by members Alfred POCHON, Adolfo BETTI, Ugo ARA & Iwan d'ARCHAMBEAU d/s 1905. MANY LEGENDARY RECORDINGS.
.................$275
87. FRITZSCHE QUARTET DRESDEN- SP 7 x 9" photo of the group signed in Rio de Janeiro 5.8.39 by members Gustav FRITZSCHE, Johannes OELSNER and the other 2 members.
.................$150
88. HAGEN QUARTET- SP 5 x 7" color photo of the ensemble signed by members Lukas HAGEN, Rainer SCHMIDT, Veronika HAGEN & Clemens HAGEN.
.................$65
89. KOECKERT QUARTET- SP 5 x 7" Buenos Aires photo of the group signed by all members on the dark background, poor contrast.
.................$50
90. KOLISCH QUARTTET- SP 7 x 9" action photo of the quartet d/s 7 august 1935 Founded by Rudolph Kolisch (Schoenberg's brother in law) in 1922 the quartet championed and premiered works by Schoenberg, Berg, Webern and others as well as playing the classical repertory. They toured world wide. This photo was d/s in South America 7 August 1935 by members KOLISCH, Fritz KUHNER, Bernar HEIFETZ & Eugene LEHNER.
.................$175
91. The KRONOS QUARTET- SP 8 x 10" photo of the current lineup. They introduced much Philip Glass music. Signed by John SHERBA, Jeffrey ZIEGLER, Hank DUTT & David HARRINGTON.
.................$60
92. La SALLE QUARTET- 4 x 6" color photo for DGG showing the quartet and signed by Walter LEVIN.
.................$50
93. LENER QUARTET- SP 5 x 7" Annemarie Heinrich Buenos Aires photo of the ensemble founded in Budapest in 1922 but London based d/s 11 avril 1940 by all 4 members Jeno LENER, Jozsef SMILOWITS, Sándor ROTH, & Imre HARTMANN. Great recording ensemble.
.................$175
94. I MUSICI di ROMA- SP of the famed ensemble as of 1958  founded in 1952 they are the grand daddy of the chamber music ensembles , now in their 55th year they continue to prosper with peerless music making on historic instruments. Countless recordings document their marvelous performances. This 5 x 7 photo taken at Baroque Schloss Schwetzingen 1958 is signed by members Felix AYO, Mario CENTURIONE, Roberto MICHELUCCI, Italo COLANDREA, Maria Teresa GARATTI, Bruno GIURANNA, Walter GALLOZZI, Luciano VICARI, Carmen FRANCO, Anna Maria COTOGNI, Enzo ALTOBELLI & Lucio BUCCARELLA.
.................$375
95. PESSINA QUARTET- SP 5 x 7" d/s by al 4 members 1938.
.................$150
96. The FOUR PIANO ENSEMBLE- SP 8 x 10 photo of the ensemble signatures of the 4 printed (Sylvia DICKLER, Audrey Kooper, Stephen KOVACS & Hans HEIDEMANN) personalized at the top by one of them.
.................$75
97. TOKYO STRING QUARTET- SP 8 x 10" photo signed by all 4 members Peter OUNDJAN, Sadeo HARADA, Kikuei IKEDA & Kazuhide ISOHURA.
.................$175

PROGRAMS





MOSTLY FROM THE LEGENDARY LIBRARY of CONGRESS CONCERTS PRESENTED BY THE ELISABETH COOLIDGE FOUNDATION & GERTRUDE CLARKE WHITHALL FOUNDATION. ALL HAVE 3 LOOSE LEAF STORAGE HOLES ON THE LEFT SIDE MOSTLY NOT AFFECTING SIGNATURES
102.
98. The ALBERINI TRIO- Feb 18, 1955 signed by Giorgio CIAMPI, Benar HEIFETZ & Erich ITOR KAHN. They played Mozart, Finney & Schubert.
.................$50
99. The ALBERINI TRIO– October 30, 1945- Founder's Day Concert– signed by Alexander SCHNEIDER, Benar HEIFETZ & Erich ITOR KAHN with Milton KATIMS As guest (also signing). They played Bruch, Villa-Lobos & Schubert.
.................$50
100. The BERKSHIRE QUARTET- October 30, 1948- Founder's Day Concert-signed by Urico ROSSI, Albert LAZAN, David DAWSON & Fritz MAAG. They played Beethoven, Finney & Brahms.
.................$35
101. The BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET- Nov 17 & 18, 1939- signed by Josef ROISMANN, Alexander SCHNEIDER, Mischa SCHNEIDER & Boris KROYT. They played Dvorak, Smetana & Tchaikowsky.
.................$125
102. The BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET- April 28, 1950- A special concert in observance of the Sesquicentennial year of the Library of Congress- signed by Joseph ROISMAN, Jack GORODETZKY, BORIS KROYT & Mischa SCHNEIDER as well as GUEST Clifford CURZON. They played Mozart, Brahms & Dvorak.
.................$150
103. The BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET- program book for concerts on April 12,13,18,19,20,26 & 17, 1951 in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Gertrude Clarke Whitall Foundation signed by Miss WHITTALL and Joseph ROISMAN, Boris KROYT, Mischa SCHNEIDER and GUEST Clifford CURZON. 14 pp. They played Purcell, Warlock, Schubert & Schoenberg/Schubert – Die WINTERREISE (sung by Svanholm)/Enesco, Schoenberg & Mendelssohn/Mozart, Brahms & Schumann.
.................$175
104. The BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET- March 17 & 18,1955- signed by Joseph ROISMAN, Alexander SCHNEIDER, Boris KROYT & Mischa SCHNEIDER. They played Beethoven.
.................$100
105. The BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET- Oct 22 & 23, 1959 signed by Joseph ROISMAN, Alexander SCHNEIDER, Boris KROYT as well as guests Walter TRAMPLER & Bethanee BEARDSLEE who sang Schoenberg's String Quartet, Haydn & Mozart were also played. BEARDSLEE's autograph is quite scarce. The storage hole does cut into the first B.
.................$175
106. The BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET- October 6 & 7, 1960- signed by Joseph ROISMAN, Boris KROYT, Alexander SCHNEIDER & Mischa SCHNEIDER as well as Walter TRAMPLER who played for guest PIATIGORSKY who did not sign. They played Boccherini, Mendelssohn & Brahms.
.................$100
107. The COOLIDGE QUARTET- Oct 30,1937-Founder's Day Concert- signed by William KROLL. They played Rossini, Malipiero, Beethoven.
.................$40
108. The GRILLER STRING QUARTET- Jan 2226,1951- signed by Sidney GRILLER, Jack O'BRIEN, Philip BURTON, & Colin HAMPTON. They played Haydn, Bliss & Mozart.
.................$40
109. The JUILLIARD STRING QUARTET- Oct 30,1960-Founder's Day concert- signed by Robert MANN, Isidore COHEN, Raphael HILLYER & Claus ADAM. They played Mozart, Carter & Debussy.
.................$60
110. The KROLL STRING QUARTET- Feb 4,1955- A concert in observance of the 5th Anniversary of the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the LOC. Signed by William KROLL, Louis GRAELER, David MANKOWITZ & Avron TWERDOWSKY as well as composer Vincent PERSICHETTI who played the piano for the WORLD PREMIERE of his Quintet for 2 violins, viola, violincello & piano. Fine & Beethoven were also played. 12 pp program book listing all the commissioned works-very interesting.
.................$175
111. The KROLL STRING QUARTET- Founders Day concert Oct 30, 1955- signed by William KROLL, Louis GRAELER, David MANKOVITZ & Avron TWERDOWSKY.
.................$75
112. MOZART- A PROGRAM of CHAMBER MUSIC- April 11, 1939– signed by William PRIMROSE, Roman TOTENBERG & George ROBERT.
.................$175
113. The NEW MUSIC STRING QUARTET- Dec 5,1952- A concert in Memory of John Alden Carpenter- signed by Claus ADAM & Walter TRAMPLER. They played Carpenter.
.................$35
114. The ROTH STRING QUARTET- Feb 17,1934- signed by Joseph ROTH. They played Harris, Casella & Mozart.
.................$35
115. The SCHNEIDER STRING QUARTET- Nov 19,1953- signed by Alexander SCHNEIDER. They played Bernard Rogers & Beethoven.
.................$35


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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