Concert program from the Festival of Polish Music at Carnegie Hall, signed in pencil by conductor Artur Rodzinski, tenor Jan Kiepura, and pianist Stanisław Szpinalski. The performance was presented on Wednesday, May 3, 1939 under the patronage of the Polish Commissioner for the New York World's Fair, and featured works by notable Polish composers Noskowski, Szymanowski, Moniuszko, Nowowiejski, Moniuszko, and Wiechowicz. In fine condition. 8 p. 6 x 9 inches (15.2 x 22.9 cm.).
Fantastic original photograph of the youthful librettist, composer, and lyricist posing in 1927, around the time of their collaboration on A Connecticut Yankee. Captured by the important Broadway photographer Florence Vandamm, Fields and Hart are seen perched on a smiling Rodgers' knees, Hart with his characteristic cigar in his hand. Verso blank apart from later pencil notations; two small scuffs and slight creasing to one corner; otherwise in very fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.5 x 25.3 cm).
Sammelband containing 14 pieces of late eighteenth-century print music for piano, including variations on themes from operas by the Bohemian and Czech composers Gelinek, Gyrowetz, and Vitásek. Also airs by J. B. Cramer and one T. Latour—either Francis Tatton Latour (fl. 1810), Cramer's original partner in the London music publisher Chappell, or pianist and composer Jean Théodore Latour (1766–1837)—as well as overtures and pieces by Arnold, Baumgarten, and Steibelt, and an excerpt from Haydn's oratorio, The Creation. Oblong folio. Music measuring 13 x 9.5 inches (33 x 24 cm). Works bound together in later fine binding, three-quarter blind-tooled red maroquin and marbled paper, gold titling ("MUSIC | BOOK") and lyre emblems to spine. Very fine. Read More...
Original doubleweight photograph of the great Russian composer with his son Maxim, dated 16/3/62, the pair having arrived in London on their way to attend the Edinburgh Festival. Keystone Press Agency stamp and label with press blurb to verso. Light surface creasing to upper left and lower right corners, else fine. 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm.).
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Autograph letter addressed to William Kozlenko with holograph address panel affixed lower right. 1p. [ Järvenpää] 5 December, 1931. "Dear Friend, your letter has very much delighted me. I love youth and I feel very happy having been able to give you something you appreciate. I wish you every success in the life. Yours sincerely, Jean Sibelius." 1/2 page, 4to, with integral blank; even toning overall, some chipping at left edge and hotle to upper blank corner with small losses, horizontal fold. The address panel, 3x5 1/2 inches; faint scattered staining, cancelled and trimmed 2 markka postage stamp. Järvenpää [from postmark], 5 December 1931. Read More...
Autograph Musical Quotation Signed, three bars from his Symphony No. 6 notated on a hand-drawn stave, with holograph title, signed "Jean Sibelius" on verso of his printed visiting card. 1 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches [8.5 x 4.5 cm]; adhesive from mount covering most of printed verso text, else fine. Autograph musical quotations from Sibelius are very uncommon. Read More...
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Signed photograph of the important Polish-American classical conductor and composer, who has inscribed: "To Mr. / Larry Davis / with best wishes / S. Skrowaczewski." In very fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.32 x 25.4 cm.).
Larry Davis was the auditorium manager at Indiana University, where he had the opportunity to meet, and collect autographs from, numerous great performers.
Grouping of six marches by the March King arranged for piano, including "El Capitan", "King Cotton", "The Stars and Stripes Forever!", "The Liberty Bell", "The High School Cadets", and "The Washington Post". Read More...
Autograph musical quotation signed from the important composer, accomplished in pencil in the lower left margin of a large illustrated menu for a dinner in his honor held at the Lotos Club in New York, March 19th 1904. Another short AMQS has been added at the lower right by the important pianist Raphael Joseffy, one of Liszt's most famous students (and who also studied with Moscheles and Tausig!). The elaborately designed and illustrated menu depicts scenes from Strauss' works, a vignette portrait of the composer, and the many courses of the meal, which included "Tenderloin of Beef Don Juan" and "Heldenleben Cream." Folding creases with some splits; mounting remnants on the verso with light show-through, overall fine. 53.7 x 41 cm. Read More...
Paris / Berlin: Russe de Musique / Russicher Musikverlag. 1926. Piano Score. Upright folio. 20 pp. [PN] 429. Signed boldly on the front cover in black fountain pen ink by the composer with his name alone "Igor Stravinsky." Wrappers, faint scattered soiling, overall fine. Read More...
54. Tours, Jacob. (1760 - 1811). Sonate Pour le Piano Forte (...) Avec l'Accompagnement d'un Violon. Oeuvre XIII.
Amsterdam: Chez la Veuve Markordt Sur le Rokkin. ca. 1795. 2 vols, upright folio. Engraved throughout. No PN. Title; 2 - 3pp.; Title; 2-12 pp. Both parts priced and warranted on the title, lower right, by the composer "J Tours" who was organist at the at the Grote Kerk in Rotterdam.
55. Xalon, J. (? - ?). "Six sonates pour le clavecin et le piano forte Avec accompagnement de Violon ad Libitum dédiées à Madame Bouffé...Oeuvre V"
London : Printed for the Author. [ca. 1786]. Oblong folio. 36 pp. Engraved throughout. Composer's autograph paraph to lower right corner. Disbound from a larger volume, ownership signature "Miss Stowe" to upper margin, remnants of leather binding to spine, a couple of markings in 18th century ink, else in very fine condition throughout. 13 x 9.25 inches (33 x 23.5 cm.). Read More...
Single sheet 1969 University of Arizona performance program from the legendary trio, here referred to as the Beaux Arts Trio of New York, signed by the three original members: Menahem Pressler, Isadore Cohen, and Bernard Greenhouse. All have signed in blue ballpoint ink. Overall toned with an inset untoned block, small paperclip indent to the right margin, else fine. 6 x 9 inches (15.2 x 22.8 cm.).
London Philharmonic Orchestra program signed by the great cellist to the wife of conductor Pierre Monteux: "à chère / madame Monteux / Pablo Casals" in blue marker beneath a photograph of Casals with his friend and collaborator, the Catalan poet Joan Alavedra (1896–1981). Program is for the Sunday 29th September 1963 Great Britain premiere of Casals's El Pessebre, an Oratorio setting of poems by Alavedra. 16 pp. Rusting to staples, else very fine. 5.5 x 8.5 inches (14 x 21.6 cm.). Read More...
Signed photograph of the Spanish pianist, who has inscribed "With many thanks / to Larry Davis, / Alicia de Larrocha." Dated January 25, 1972 to lower margin. In fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.32 x 25.4 cm.).
Larry Davis was the auditorium manager at Indiana University, where he had the opportunity to meet, and collect autographs from, numerous great performers.
Signed photograph of the French pianist and conductor, who has inscribed "Pour Madame Roberts / en toute sympathie / Philippe Entremont." Light surface creases, else in fine condition. 9.5 x 7.5 inches (24.2 x 19.1 cm.).
Signed photograph of the Czech-born American pianist, who has inscribed "To Larry Davis— with many thanks and best wishes / Rudolf Firkusny / April 23, 1967." Pin holes to corners, else fine. 8 x 10 inches (20.32 x 25.4 cm.).
Larry Davis was the auditorium manager at Indiana University, where he had the opportunity to meet, and collect autographs from, numerous great performers.
Scarce signature from the important Russian cellist and pedagogue penned on a yellow album sheet and dated 1971. Together with halftone photograph from unknown publication. Mounting remnants to verso, else fine. Autograph page 5 x 3.75 inches (12.7 x 8.9 cm.).
Garbousova had a great European career before settling in the US in 1939. Barber, Rieti and Rathuas all wrote major works for her and she introduced works by Creston, Hindemith, Lopatnikoff, Martinu and Prokofieff.
Uncommon signed photograph of the Hungarian-born American violinist and educator, who has inscribed "To Austin and Cozette Roberts, / wonderful hosts and inspiring friends / Robert Gerle." Fine. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...
Signed J. Abresch of NY photograph of the Latvian pianist, who has inscribed "To Mrs. Roberts / remembering a most / enjoyable visit / Herman Godes." In fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.).