Vintage Piccagliani photograph of Callas in the role of Amelia in Verdi's "Ballo in Maschera." Stamped on the verso by the photographer and measuring 18 x 24 cm. In very fine condition.
Stunning original Luxardo photograph, signed in black ink by Callas with her name alone across the image, "Maria Meneghini Callas." A very fine example of this famous image of La Divina at her most glamorous. 9.5 x 15 cm.
4to. 80 pp. Half green vellum over blue marbled boards. 19th century autograph manuscript in an unknown hand, containing 28 "airs avec accompagnement de guitare" dedicated to Mademoiselle Caroline de Giverville by the composer. Bound together with a further "Recueil de differents Morceaux pour Guitare" by Carulli "a l'usage de Mademoiselle Caroline de Giverville" being 10 additional short works for guitar alone. Read More...
Interesting group of six autograph items from the great tenor to Harry Brunswick Loeb, music critic and owner of a New Orleans music store. Usual folds, mounting traces and traces of old tape to some, overall very good condition and all but the inscribed visiting card, boldly signed in ink. Read More...
Rare original photograph of Rosa Ponselle, Geraldine Farrar, Mr. and Mrs. Gatti- Cassazza and other operatic celebrities gathered in the lobby of the Metropolitan Opera House to place a wreath on the memorial bust of Caruso. Dated 3-3-1935, 8.25 x 6.5 inches. Small tear to upper right corner, else fine.
Vintage signed sepia postcard photograph, the image depicting Caruso standing in a full length pose in costume as Canio from Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci." Photograph by Bert of Paris. Signed boldly in black fountain pen ink with his name alone across a clear area at the base of the image. Two horizontal creases in lower area, otherwise fine. Read More...
Interesting group of four signed letters from Caruso's secretary/manager/biographer (later manager of the Philharmonic Society of NY and of Lily Pons, among others) to Harry Brunswick Loeb, music critic and owner of a New Orleans music store. With the exception of the first, all concerning Caruso's final illness, as follows: Read More...
Paris: Maurice Schlesinger. [1834]. First edition, first issue. 9 pp. Engraved folio. [PN] 1599. Upper right corner of first 2 leaves chipped, otherwise an exceptional copy, remarkably clean throughout and contained in a custom pale blue cloth box. Fuld p. 257-8; Platzmann p. 85.
Perhaps the most famous of all Chopin waltzes, the waltz in E flat major was composed during Chopin's last months in Warsaw in 1830. 1828 - 1832 were the main years of Chopin's concert giving and the waltz was originally written for performance by the composer.
Fine, large high-relief bronze medallic portrait of the composer in profile, turned to the left, with Chopin’s name in capitals around the circumference and the artist’s name and date ‘A. BOVEY. F[ecit]1837’ at foot of the composer’s head, 106 mm in diameter. In very fine condition. Idsikowski & Sydow "Le Portraits de Fryderyk Chopin", 1953, plate 8 and page xvii; Muzeum Fryderyka Chopina, Warsaw [M/96]. Read More...
Bronze left-facing portrait bust medal, unsigned, 1953. The verso encircled with the text: "CELEBRAZIONI CENTENARIE / DEL 1913 E DEL 1953 / COMITATO NAZIONALE PER IL TRICENTENARIO DELLA NASCITA." Very fine.
Original mezzotint portrait of the influential Italian composer. "Arcangelvs Corellius de Fusignano dictus Bononiensus," with five lines in Latin ("Liquisse Internas...Brittanus honores." By John Smith, after Hugh Howard. 25 x 35.5 cm. Trimmed to just outside the plate, a few small tears, one pinhole, mostly around outer edges, otherwise very good. A scarce example of this very famous lifetime portrait. NPG D11509; CS 58 I; Wessely 65.
53. Corelli, Arcangelo. (1653–1713). XII solos for a violin with a thorough bass for the harpsicord or violoncello, opera quinta
London: Printed for and sold by I. [i.e. J.] Walsh, in Catherine Street in Strand. [1740]. 68pp. Lacking the front title page ["The Second Part" is present], but with the engraved portrait of Corelli by H. Howard engraved by Van der Gucht. 33 cm. In a spectacular full leather binding with significant gilt tooling, a repeated pattern of lyres, to boards and spine, the name "Miss Grant" impressed on both boards, additional gilt tooling on inner silked endpages. The final page rather stained and with upper margin torn and repaired, otherwise fine throughout. RISM CC 3827. Read More...
Autograph Letter to Emile Renaud (organist of the palace chapel, Versailles), relating his pleasure at performing Renaud's "Valse Brillante" at his recent mantinée concert with C. Saint-Saens who had transcribed it for 2 pianos. On both sides of a small card, boldly signed by the great French pianist and composer. Read More...
Impressive and unusal signed photograph inscribed by the great inventor to the influential Italian opera manager: "To Gatti-Casazza / Thos. A Edison." The photograph by Walter Scott Shinn of New York and in very fine condition. 18 x 25 cm. A spectacular association. Read More...
A rare original program from a Royal Albert Hall performance of "The Dream of Gerontius," conducted by the composer on March 3, 1928, with soloists Olga Haley, Steuart Wilson, and Howard Fry. In fine condition. Read More...
London: Novello & Co.. 1909. Original 8vo edition. 11pp. Signed on the second leaf with the poem, "Edward Elgar, Hereford, August 1909." Original printed wrappers with ownership name of C. Underwood to upper margin, wrapper edges slightly nicked, title slightly foxed, overall very fine. Read More...
An important grouping of Ellingtoniana from the collection Al Celley, Ellington’s friend and manager from 1942 to 1964. Al Celley handled every aspect of the band’s business for those 22 years, and his collection of Ellington memorabilia includes unpublished manuscript drafts, personal photos, publicity materials and ephemera spanning a large portion of Ellington’s recording career. Of particular interest are the autograph manuscript notes and revised typescript for Ellington's historic "Black, Brown, and Beige." As follows: Read More...