Superb signed photograph from the GREAT Romanian conductor who refused to record for most of his career, once comparing making a recording with going to bed with a picture of Brigitte Bardot! Luckily, recordings of many live broadcasts do in fact remain. A fine and unusually early original photograph by Villoresi of Rome, boldly signed in blue ink. Very fine and very scarce. 11 x 15 cm [approx 7 x 9 inches].
Boldly signed original photograph of the superb keyboard magician at work. Stamped on the verso by the photographer, Clive Barda. 10 x 15 cm. Uninscribed, very fine.
Intact copy of the 1935 annual publication from the "Columbia Concerts Corporation," then owned by the Columbia Broadcasting Company (CBS), and designed to be a sort of catalogue for concert halls and entertainment promoters. The pages of the handsome 10 x 13 inch publication are printed on heavy enameled stock, with color artwork surrounding large artist photographs in black & white, including Tibbett, Heifetz, Pons, Milstein, Piatigorsky, Menuhin, Grace Moore, Richard Crooks, Lotte Lehman, Jose Iturbi, Rose Bampton, Andres Segovia, James Melton, the Jooss European Ballet, and many others. The book is spiral-bound in hard-cover, cloth spine, and is in near-perfect condition save for a few checks and frays on the cover edges. These are surpsingly hard to find, especially in such pristine condition.
A fabulous original photograph, boldly signed in blue ink by the great choreographer who is shown smiling broadly with Jackie Kennedy. 8 x 10 inches and in very fine condition.
Signed 8.5 x 11 inch cover photograph of the great modern dance choreographer Martha Graham, showing her in her pioneering work "Frontier." From the 1940 Theatre Arts magazine, mounted, with slight edge tears, minor soiling.
Striking original photograph of the American dancer and choreographer, best known as the Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She is shown dancing in "Madness." 6.5 x 8.5inches. Photo is dated 08-08-1974.
Sumptuous souvenir program published by the Metropolitan Ballet Company for the first American tour of the Ballets Russes. 9 x 12 inches. 36 pages, including many full-color illustrations of costumes and scenery by Leon Bakst and others as well as introductions to a number of ballets including: 'Le Pavillon D'Armide'; 'L'Oiseau De Feu'; 'Les Sylphides and Papillons'; 'Le Spectre de la Rose'; 'Narcisse'; 'Schéhérazade'; 'Sadko'; 'Thamar'; 'Le Carnaval of Schumann'; 'Prince Igor'; 'Petrouchka'; 'Snégourotchka'; 'Daphne et Chloe'; 'L'Après-Midi d'un Faune'; 'Le Dieu Bleu'; and 'Cléopâtre'. Printed on heavy ivory uncoated paper, the cover of thick mottled grey paper, with embossed lettering and a figure of a seated Buddha. Program is complete and in very fine condition.
Original 8 x 10 inch doubleweight Deborah Selik photograph of Nureyev as Petrouchka in a performance with the Joffrey Ballet. Boldly signed by Nureyev in gold ink and in fine condition.
In 1981, Nureyev performed the role with the Joffrey for a "Dance in America" special for PBS television entitled "In Tribute to Nijinsky."
Original copper plate portrait engraving of the important French dancer, choreographer and dance master. A half length portrait of Pecour,elegantly dressed and wearing a plumed cap, pointing with his right hand at his opened notebook with a choreography. The engraving by Chéreau after the painting by R. Fourniere. On laid paper, no watermark visible. A very fresh and clean impression, trimmed to .5 cm outside the plate mark, small chip to lower border and lower right corner creased just ouside the image. Reference: Dict. des éd. d'estampes BnF Estampes, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du XVIIIe siècle / par Marcel Roux, 1940, Volume IV, Cathelin-Cochin Père (Charles-Nicolas) p. 317-331 : Chéreau l'aîné (François). Read More...
Visually striking hand-painted photograph collage, signed and inscribed by one of the most innovative soloist dancers of the first decades of the 20th century. Inscribed "A Mlle Tatianoff," and dated 21 VII 15. Framed. 18 x 12 cm. Read More...
A single trilled b-flat, penned by the the highly original and prolific American composer who taught at Julliard and whose works were championed by Monteux, Koussevitzky, Mitropoulos and others. Diamond identifies the note as from his 9th Quartet, a work composed from 1965-68 and dedicated to Roger Sessions in honor of his 70th birthday. On a small index card, signed and dated 1981 beneath a mounted reproduction portrait of the composer, who adds on the verso "This is the best I can do - D.D."
Signed postcard with a mounted halftone portrait photograph above, from the wonderful pianist, a favorite of Toscanini and the first female soloist to be conducted by him. A student of Isidor Philipp in Paris, she later performed with Mengelberg, Beecham and Wood and made superb recordings with Toscanini and others. She taught at Julliard for many years. 9 x 14 cm.
Original 1949 Salle Gaveau concert program boldly signed on the cover bust profile photograph by the great violinist/composer. With pianist Nicolas Caravia, Enesco performed a varied program of works by Nardini, Helle, Samazeuilh, Woollett, Kreisler, Bach, Corelli and the first performance in France of his own "Impressions d'Enfance." June 22, 1949. 6 pages, 12.5 x 16 cms. A little wrinkled, else fine.
New York: New Music. July, 1950. First edition. First edition of one of Feldman's earliest compositions, his first piano work to appear in print and one his first published works of any kind. It appears here in the quarterly magazine of modern compositions, founded by Henry Cowell and first issued in 1927. Also in this issue are the "Four Cantos for Piano" by Seymour Shifrin. Original blue printed wrappers; Title; 2-14 pp.; [biographies of the composers]. Ex-lib, with a few stamps, small tear to first page, else fine. Reference: Sebastian Claren, "Neither. Die Musik Morton Feldmans," p. 578. Read More...
Iconic vintage matte-finish 7 x 10 inch crystal-clear full-length photo of Chaplin as The Tramp, his signature character and most enduring creation. Boldly signed in fountain pen, “Yours Truly, Charlie Chaplin.” Edges worn/chipped, some staining, but nicely matted and framed with these faults almost entirely hidden. Read More...
An unusual signed item from the American actor whose moody, rebellious persona resonated in films such as East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause (both 1955). He died tragically young in an automobile accident but still remains a film legend. Read More...
Color limited edition 11 x 8.5 inch lithograph entitled ‘Il Casanova–il teatro di Dresda,’ done for the World Federation of United Nations Associations, numbered #560/750, signed in black ballpoint. In fine condition.
Il Casanova di Federico Fellini is a 1976 Italian film by director Federico Fellini, adapted from the autobiography of Giacomo Casanova, the 18th century adventurer and writer.