Vintage signed Apeda photograph of the dancer and teacher who was son of Michel and Vera Fokine. A dramatic pose, signed and inscribed in 1923, at the age of 18. Silvering, left margin somewhat darkened, else fine.
Large signature, "Furtwangler," on a heavy stock card. A small remark from the original recipient in pencil in the upper corner, notes in Spanish that the piece was signed shortly before the conductor's death. In very fine condition.
Vintage unsigned original Hoenisch of Leipzig postcard photograph of the conductor. 14.5 x 10 cm. Fine, with the raised stamp of the photographer, lower right.
1951 Berlin Philharmonic program, boldly signed by the conductor in pencil on the front cover beneath his image and signed additionally in ink by the longtime Berlin Philharmonic Concertmaster, violinist Siegfried Borries. Together with a ticket stub from the performance, which included works by Haydn, Brahms, Wagner and Strauss's "Don Juan," with solos performed by Borries. The program with a horizontal and vertical creases through the middle, otherwise fine.
Original CDV portrait of the Danish composer. Issued by G. Rosenkildes Atelier [Copenhagen]. The mounted photograph appears within a printed frame and above a facsimile autograph of the composer and a bar of printed music which spells out in notes the composer's name." Unsual and in very fine condition. 6.5 x 10 cm. Read More...
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. [1864]. Piano score. 35 pp. [PN] 10631. Inscribed and signed on the front wrapper, in Danish, to a pastor Wittrup, signed "Niels W. Gade." Chipped around edges, upper right corner perished affecting one word of inscription, rear wrapper lost, otherwise very good throughout. Read More...
A remarkable item from the personal collection of the influential violin pedagogue, originally obtained directly from Galamian's estate.
A finely made chess set of wood and bone pieces (complete, 32 pieces) held in a beautifully ornate white and black wooden box. Box hinge a bit weak, otherwise in very fine condition.
Remarkable 8 x 10 inch photograph of the great Russian pianist, composer, conductor, and teacher, signed and inscribed in 1938 in Russian to the famed violinist and violin pedagogue Ivan Galamian, teacher of Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Michael Rabin and many other successful violinists: "To my dear young colleague, Ivan Alexandrovich Galamian from the old musician. N.Y. May 22, 1938. A.Ziloti." In fine condition, slight stain along left edge, chipped at upper and lower right corners in blank margin, all of which could be easily matted out of view and otherwise in fine condition. Signed photographs of Siloti are uncommon and this is a remarkable example. Read More...
Impressive and unusal signed Mishkin photograph inscribed by the great opera impressario to his eventual wife, Rosina Galli (1906 - 1969): "N. York 4 Nov.bre 1917 / a Rosina Galli dal suo affino amico / Giulio Gatti Casazza." Inscribed on the mount, contained within the original tri-fold Mishkin photograph folder and in very fine condition. 24 x 38 cm. Read More...
A desirable signed real photo postcard of the honey-voiced tenor standing by the sea and holding his captain's hat aloft! Boldly signed and dated 1957 in blue ink. Mounting traces on verso, otherwise in very fine condition. Read More...
Signed 8 x 10 inch early doubleweight Mishkin photograph of the honey-voiced tenor in his youthful prime. Signed and dated New York,1924. Lower right corner perished, nick to right margin, part of the inscription over a dark area, otherwise good. Read More...
Signed photograph of the spectacular Soviet pianist in a May, 1960 Société Philharmonique de Bruxelles program (complete). Signed additionally by conductor, Franz André. Covers lightly stained, a little wrinkled, otherwise fine. 21.5 x 27.5 cm.
Original 1958 concert poster from a 1958 performance by the 26-year-old pianist of the Beethoven 2nd Piano Concerto with the Israel Philharmonic under the baton of Jean Martinon. Printed in red and blue on white paper, 27 x 19 inches. In good condition.
Striking large 1945 doubleweight photograph by Arnold Eagle of Graham in "Mirror Before Me," the original name of her pivotal work, "Herodiade." Graham is shown in a dramatic pose with one of the set elements designed by Isamu Noguchi. 10.5 x 13.5 inches. Pencil notes and date on the verso, in fine condition. Read More...
New York: Theatre Arts. 1961. First edition. Square 8vo, paper covers. 48 pp. Signed in bold blue ink by Graham on the first page and by dancer Akiko Kanda on another page. Including an essay by Robert Sabin, photographs by Martha Swope and including a complete chronological list of dances composed by Graham through 1961. Together with a 4 pp. program for the company dancers, with photographs and bios. Creased through front cover and first pages, else fine.
Solid bronze portrait medal of the Spanish Catalan pianist and composer who died tragically in 1916 when his boat was torpedoed by a German U-Boat. 68 mm (2.7 inches); 190 grams; 6 mm (edge/relief). Signed "Flourat" by the French medalist, Daniel Flourat (1928 - 1968) and in very fine condition. CGMP Vol. 4, p. 752.
Paris: Union Musicale Franco-Espagnole. 1929. "COLECCIÓN DE TONADILLAS," No. 1077. Title, 4 pp (1). A few stray pencil marks on covers, light marking in pencil within, generally fine.
Performance-used conducting baton from the popular American songwriter and conductor, winner of 2 Oscars. Nicely mounted and framed with two original photographs.
Signed 8 x 10 inch glossy photograph of the American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist and bandleader, shown in an unusual image with the great boxer, Max Baer.
123. Haydn, Joseph. (1732–1809). Deux quatuors pour Deux Violons, Alto, et Basse composes et dedies a Son Altesse Monseigneur le Prince Regnant de Lobkowitz...Oeuvre 77.
Leipsic: Breitkopf & Härtel. [1802]. First German edition. Engraved parts for Violino Secondo, Viola and Violoncello [lacking first violin part]. [PN] 83. Contemporary papered pink "carta rustica," each with handwritten contemporary title ink on an affixed slip of paper. Disbound, separations along spine and from wrappers, wrappers with some tears or other markings in ink, internally somewhat browned but generally clean throughout. Hob. 111/81-82; RISM A/I H 3583. Read More...