Elusive signed program from a Roubaix performance six months before the tragically early death of the great French pianist and composer. A student of Mascagni (!) as a child, he later studied with Cortot, Long and Boulanger. His extravagant lifestyle, good looks, and passionate but highly disciplined playing, gave him a cult status as a pianist but he had a heart attack on the concert stage in 1968 and died only two years later. 21 x 27 cm, 4 pp. Heavy light blue paper stock, creased, the added notation in an unknown hand "mort le 23 Octobre 1970," else fine.
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Autograph manuscript. 105 pp. mostly religious music in provençale and old French, title inscribed "ce livre de musique a été fait par moy Joseph Brunel le 18 Avril lannée 1758. Livre de musique apparetnant a moy Joseph Brunel de Marseille, Maitre Serbalanquier de cette ville d'Arles, que Dieu me fasse la grace d'en faire mon profit et de m'en servier pour la plus grande gloire. Cayer de musique contenant tous les airs des Cantiques Sprituels a l'usage des missions de Provance en langue vulgaire, composé par le Reverend pere Gautier pretre de l'Oratoire, tres ediffiant pour le peuples et capable d'exiter en aux les veritables sentiments de Religion dons l'auteur a eté si vivement penetré pendant sa vie." Leather binding, stamped "Recueil." 22 x 14 x 3 cm. Fine.
Original 18th-Century stipple engraving of the celebrated contralto. Engraved by Luigi Rados after the portrait by Francesco Scotto. Her name printed with the title "Prima Cantante al servizio di S. M. Re d’Italia." 14.5 x 21.5 cm. Fine.
Gafforini, famous for her portrayal of comic roles, flourished in Italy, Spain and Portugal between 1790 and 1812. Her last recorded performance was at La Scala in 1815. She is celebrated in Stendhal's "Lives of Haydn, Mozart and Metastasio."
Pair of autograph letters, each 1p, from the beloved Austrian-born American-Jewish violinist and music teacher. They are addressed to David Blum, the symphonic conductor and writer on classical music. The first is undated and concerns Arthur Schnabel, about whom Blum had written an article ("One can sense how much you personally liked him and what he meant to you. May I say, that I agree with you 100 per cent and that his pianism speaks to us.") The second, dated 1995, thanks Blum for a gift of his Haydn Symphony recordings ("They are absolutely delightful and I love them. I particularly love the Andante and Menuetto of the G-major Symphony.") Usual folds, in fine condition. Together with an original 1975 10 x 8 inch publicity photograph. Read More...
An original gelatin silver print in fine condition. 8.75 " h x 6.50" w. total size in mat: 14.50 " h x 12.25" w. Signed by the photographer on the verso in small handwriting lower left "photograph by Carl Van Vechten/ March 28, 1933-XII c: 4". Despite the difference in dating, the photograph appears to be number four of a series which is listed in the Library of Congress' collection as dating from March 28, 1937. Read More...
A desirable 8 x 10 inch doubleweight sepia Mishkin photograph of the honey-voiced tenor in his youthful prime, as Vasco de Gama in the 1923 Metropolitan Opera production of Meyerbeer's "L'Africaine." Signed and inscribed to the soprano Elizabeth Millhiser and dated 1923 in white ink and in very fine condition. Read More...
Rare original complete program, 4 pp, from the very first production of H.M.S. Pinafore which opened at the Opera Comique on May 25th, 1878. Undated, this program can be dated to the beginning of June before Rutland Barrington was replaced while ill. In fine condition, 15 x 24.5 cm. Read More...
Autograph Signature of the British composer best known for his collaborations on more than a dozen classic comic operas with librettist W. S. Gilbert. Nicely matted with a reproduction portrait, in excellent condition, 15 x 10.5 inches overall. The signature is dated London, May 1895.
Paris: Chez Des Lauriers. [1790]. Full score, upright folio. Engraved title, [blank verso], [“Catalogue…”], [blank verso], I-293 pp, complete. Front cover with manuscript title plate. Hand-painted wrappers over spine with 4 raised bands. Pp. 11-12: Tear within engraved area resulting in marginal chip, lower corner of last 2 leaves lacking (not affecting within the plate). A generally clean and crisp copy, including the Des Lauriers catalogue of publications on the second leaf, the latest work listed being 'Echo et Narcisse' (1779). Hirsh, II, 264; Hopkinson 44A (h). Read More...
Paris: Chez Des Lauriers. [1790]. Full score, upright folio. Engraved title, [blank verso], [engraved “Catalogue…” page], [blank verso], I-279 pp, complete. Front cover with manuscript title plate. Hand-painted wrappers over spine with 4 raised bands. A generally clean and crisp copy, including the Des Lauriers catalogue of publications on the second leaf, the columns including 29/30 works. Hirsh, II, 268; Hopkinson 45A (f), an unrecorded third edition variant printed from the plates of the first edition, but not specified by Hopkinson (30 works listed as opposed to 31 in the right catalogue column). Read More...
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Paris: Au bureau du Journal de musique. [1777]. First Edition. "Répresenté pour la première fois par l'Académie royale de musique le 23. Septembre 17." Upright folio (34 cm). Title 9v.b.); 1 - 279 pp. Engraved throughout (by Mme Lobry). Price changed by hand from the (still visible) 24 to 36. With several lower right corners chipped, many corners bent or creased (never affecting the printed music), some gatherings loose from the binding, "Rep Fra" red stamps to the margins of a number of pages, binding heavily rubbed/chipped/cracked and with losses to lower spine. Internally, excepting these faults, the pages are generally clean and crisp. Hopkinson 45A; Hoboken 13; Hirsch, ii 267; RISM G 2677. Read More...
Paris: P. De Lormel. 1788. Early printed libretto for a performance of the first work Gluck wrote for the Paris stage. Bound with string and simple non-publisher's wrappers. 8vo. 29 pp. In fine condition, many pages uncut.
An unusual AMQS from the celebrated Polish composer whose music was known only to a small number of connoiseurs, until a 1992 recording of his 15-year-old Third Symphony sold over a million copies. Three measures for S.A.T.B. from an unidentified work, marked "Lento assai," signed and inscribed Katowice, 10.9.1986. 11 x 15.5 cm.
Original 1964 press photograph of the young pianist in full tilt at the keyboard . 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Stamps on verso and clipping affixed to verso, in fine condition. A truly beautiful image.
Two-measure AMQS in ink from the Australian-born pianist, conductor, and composer best known for his folk settings and colorfully experimental works. A quotation from the work the composer considered "by far the best of all my compositions." Boldly penned on an album page and inscribed "Yours heartily / Percy Grainger." 6.5 x 8 inches. Tape remnants along the left edge, one slightly touching the start of the quotation and otherwise fine. Read More...
Paris: Aux Adresses ordinaries ; A Lion : M. Castaud vis à vis la comédie. [ca. 1779]. OEUVRE IIE. LUCILE. COMEDIE EN UN ACTE. Et en Vers. DÉDIÉE. A son Excellence, Monfeigneur,. LE COMITE D’OULTREMONT. Frere et PremierMiniftre de fon Alteffe Monfeigneur. le Prince-Evêque de Liege. Mise en Musique...Graveé par Dézauche. De l’Imprimerie de Basset. Score. Upright folio (32 cm). 131 pp. RISM: G4225. Full green paper binding, front joint quite worn. Toned, scattered foxing, generally very good. Read More...
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Dresden [Christian Bergen]: Seyfferts Druckerey. 1658. Fourth Edition. Violino Primo [one of six partbooks]. Disbound 8vo, self-printed wrapper. [40] pages, unpaginated. [Aaa 1]-[Eee 4], in 4’s, with title as [3A1]. Overall light toning. Tiny wormhole to inner margin of last gathering, else fine. RISM H1945. Read More...
An unusual large silver-gelatin photographic portrait of the young American songwriter and lyricist, in suit and tie. Signed "To Lilly and Kaddy with sincere affection / Oscar Hammerstein 2." The image with a warm overall tone, some oxidation of the silver evident in the background and suit jacket, with the mark of the White Studio of New York, framed. 10 x 13.5 inches. Undated, but certainly 1920s. Read More...
An unusual large original photograph of the important American songwriter and lyricist. 10.5 x 13.75 inches, stamped by the photographer "White Studios." Irregularly trimmed and with some damage to edges, repairs on verso. A very striking and large early image nevertheless.