Oblong 4to sheet, in ink, written by the composer on eleven staves across seven measures. Trimmed following the final measure and with the left edge rough and with two small binding holes, overall in very good condition.
A substantial sketchleaf from an unidentified orchestral work by the Italian composer whose development of operatic structures, melodic styles and orchestration contributed significantly to the foundations upon which Giuseppe Verdi built his dramatic technique.
Signed photograph of the joyful samba singer and actress who became a 1940's-50s icon wearing her famous hat topped with tropical fruit. 13.5 x 18.5 cm and in fine condition. Read More...
144. Monsigny, Pierre-Alexandre. (1729-1817). Le Deserteur Drame en trois Actes, Dédié A Son Altesse Sérénissime Monseigneur Le Duc D'Orleans Premier Prince du Sang, Representé par les Comediens Italiens ordinaires du Roi le 6 Mars 1769. Gravé par Mlle. Vendome et le Sr. Moria. [Full score, text in French].
Paris: Claude Herissant. 1769. First edition. Folio. 2ff., 267 pp. Quarter vellum with stamped boards, heavily worn with spine chipped and with some losses. Some browning and occasional minor staining, one page with a tear in the margin, a number of pages creased at lower right corners, and a few pages with pencil markings. Read More...
145. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. (1756–1791). Die Entführung aus dem Serail ein komisches Singspiel in drey Aufzügen. In Musik gesetzt von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Im Klavierauszuge von August Eberhard Müller. [Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384]
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. [1796]. Piano/vocal score, third edition. Oblong. 108pp. Typeset. Bound in original blur stiff wrappers with paper spine label, set in a later heavy blue paper chemise. Covers and first few pages somewhat soiled, one page ragged along lower edge, else fine throughout.
Vienne: Artaria. [1787]. First edition, first issue. Oblong 4to, 225 x 301 mm. 39 pages. Engraved throughout. [PN] 108. With handwritten opus number on title. Modern 1/4 morocco with morocco lettering piece. Occasional light soiling, margins trimmed slightly entering music on several leaves, small horizontal strip torn from lower outer corner of title affecting music on verso, but expertly repaired with a facsimile strip on both sides. Early signature on title. Köchel 497; Haberkamp, page 266. Read More...
147. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. (1756–1791). Die Violinkonzerte. Faksimiles der Autographen. [Mss. Jagiellonian University Library, Krakow; Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. & Staatsbibliothek Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin].
Frankfurt: Peters. 1991. Oblong, 31 x 24 cm, 400 pp. Sepia halftone facsimile of the autograph scores reproduced from originals scattered among three different libraries (Biblioteka Jagiellonska - Krakow, Library of Congress - Washington, DC, and the Staatsbibliothek Preuflischer Kultur Besitz - Berlin). Includes all 5 violin concerti, K.207, 211, 216, 218, & 219, plus the Adagio in E (K.261) and the Rondo in B-flat (K.216a). Limited edition of 1000 copies. Handsome binding in dark blue linen with Mozart's signature embossed in gold. Read More...
Rare original 18th-Century burin engraving of the celebrated German soprano, Mozart's sister-in-law, dedicatee of numerous works by Mozart who sang Donna Anna in the Vienna premiere of Don Giovanni in 1788. In the present engraving, she is shown as Zemire in Gretry's "Zemire et Azor." Engraved by Johan Esaias Nilson and dated 1784. 12 x 16 cm, mounted to a slightly larger sheet. Foxing and some staining around edges, overall very good.
Signed 1921 "Souvenir de Moritz Moszkowski" photograph card of the Polish-born German composer/pianist of whom Paderewski said, "After Chopin, Moszkowski best understands how to write for the piano." These cards were sold by Etude magazine at the time to help raise money for the composer. 3 x 4.5 inches and in fine condition.
Chilling German newspaper clipping from Coburg, dated August 1, 1936, inscribed along the left "article sent by Else Wertheimer." Titled "Arrested Because of Interracial Dating" ["racial disgrace"], with the subtitle "A Typical case of Jewish Impertinence ..." The first paragraph translated in full: "Because of transgression against paragraph 2 and 5 of the law for the protection of the blood and the German honor, the 27 year old Jewish sports teacher Rudolf Kaufmann of Coburg had to be arrested." The article goes on to describe how Kaufmann met and had sex with an Aryan widow. When he discovered that he had venereal disease and sought medical help, telling the doctor who probably infected him, the illegal relationship was discovered, and he and the woman were arrested. "The main guilty party is the man, as he purposely did not disclose his race; and as he did not look particularly Jewish, the widow had no qualms in this respect. She was released, and he was kept in protective custody, as he might try to flee, having connections to Sweden. This case demonstrates the impertinence, how even now, in spite of the laws to protect the Aryan race..." Read More...
A striking image of a procession of Hitler Youth, a line of young girls playing recorders walking down a hill. Dated 1933 on the verso by an unidentified photographer. 7 x 9.5 inches and in fine condition.
152. [WWII]. Safe Conduct Pass for Surrendered Germans
Safe Conduct Pass for surrendered German soldiers, dated 4th September 1944. Measures approx 7" x 4". In folded, slightly battered, but complete condition.
A fine composite photograph of one of the most renowned and most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Acknowledged for the quality of her writing, her diary has become one of the world's most widely read books, and has been the basis for several plays and films. 8 x 10 inches, probably printed in the 1960s.
Zürich: Atlantis Musikbücherei. 1953. 12mo. 138 pp. Boldly signed in blue ink by the influential conductor on the half-title. Ownership signature on first free endpage, otherwise in very fine condition. Read More...
TLS. 1p. 4to., Vienna, Feb. 12, 1941. Obergebietsfuhrer H. Muller writes to Hitler Youth leader Baldur Von Schirach advising that Furtwangler and the Vienna Philharmonic will be performing in Budapest in February and forwards the conductor's passport and entry and exit permits. Fine.
A spirited anti-Hitler 1940's US photograph postcard showing a dog lifting his leg on a newspaper with the headline: "This is what we think of the Hitler gang."
Bold inscription and signature on a small card, in full: "To Ms. Margret Pfahl, on February 8. 1938. Sincerely, Adolf Hitler." Margret Pfahl (b. 1897) was a popular coloratura soubrette soprano favored by Hitler. She recorded numerous performances, frequently with Clemens Krauss, notably in the works of Lehar and Wagner. Light central fold and soiling, else very good. Read More...
A highly unusual caricature of three men in military uniforms and two women making music around a piano. The man in tall boots holding a dog appears to be an emaciated Adolf Hitler, while the standing figure, sweating profusely, sings "Ach gott, ich bin so würde." Ink on paper, 19 x 26 cm. Signed "Zara Simeowic 20-XII - [year indistinct]."
160. 1936 Olympics. Olympic Games 1936: Official Publication of the Publicity Commission for the XI. Olympic Games Berlin
3 large folio programs from the 1936 Berlin Olympics, each 10 x 13 inches. 40 pp, 32 pp (Number 6), 32 pp. Striking cover art, each profusely illustrated throughout with b/w reproductions of photographs and drawings. In English, with detailed information on the competing countries and athletes, and including many illustrated advertisements (in German)( as well as all schedules and programs. All in very good condition with bright colors, cover edges somwhat worn, spines chipped.