Very uncommon AMQS from important French composer and conductor, one of the major innovators and forces in 20th century music. 14.5 x 10.5 cm card signed and inscribed with a meticulously penned four-measure quotation from the first ("Fantastique - Modéré") of his 1945 Douze Notations for piano. Sold together with an original and very early doubleweight portrait of the composer by Blackstone and Shelburne of New York, contained in the photographer's original folder and stamped by them l.r.. Read More...
Elusive autograph signature from the influential Austrian composer and organist who has signed on the verso of a menu, Vienna, 21/3/1886. The menu, printed on cardstock, features an embossed Coat of Arms and is inscribed in another hand "Erinnerung vom Festmahl nach der 1 Aufführung von Bruckners VII. Symphonie in Wien durch Philharmoniker im großen Musik-Ver. Saal" ["in memory of the feast after the first performance of Bruckner's VII. Symphony in Vienna by the Philharmonic in the great Music Hall." The verso features the printed menu dated "Vienne le 21 Mars 1886." Autograph material of any kind from Bruckner is extremely rare. Sold together with a vintage postcard photograph. Read More...
Original portrait etching, ca. 1920, by the Viennese political cartoonist, postcard designer and book illustrator especially associated with the magazine, Das Neue Österreich. The plate 7 3/4 x 5 3/4" (197 x 146 mm); paper measuring 10" x 13.75". Good condition, save some foxing in margins. Signed in the plate.
Scarce signed postcard photograph of the pioneering and highly regarded Afro-British musician, known as the “Black Mahler,” who takes a place among the earliest black composers to work in a classical idiom. 8.5 x 13.5 cm. Some skips to the ink from poor adhesion, mounting remnants on verso, else fine. Autograph material from the composer who died tragically young is very scarce.
Autograph letter. 1 page. Lucerne, Oct. 22, 1990. On letterhead of the San Francisco Symphony, the Swedish conductor notes that he is "sorry to say, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt is not 'among the living' anymore," gives various biographical details and notes that "he was a wonderful musician, and a wonderful human being with a great sense of humor. I miss him very much..." Blomstedt, a devout Seventh-day Adventist, signs "May the Lord grant you continuous Peace and Joy. Sincerely, Herbert Blomstedt." Read More...
Sepia-toned publicity photograph depicting French-born conductor. [N.p., n.d.]. Inscribed by Golschmann at the lower margin. Photo measures approximately 9 x 7 inches. Some minor toning, creasing, chipping and edgewear. Ink-stamps of both the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Photographer Fernand De Gueldre on verso.
Boldly penned AMQS by the admired conductor and son of violinist, Jan Kubelik. Dated 10/5/1987, on an oblong sheet 14.7 x 21 cm. with an inset clipped magazine photograph. Fine.
Autograph signature of the important conductor, friend and advocate of Mahler, Strauss, Schoenberg and Reger. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('Willem Mengelberg') and date, 13th May 1927, in his hand on a white card. Some slight scuffing at the head of the card, only very slightly affecting one letter of the signature.
Signed 10 x 8 inch doubleweight photograph of the conductor who led the Philadelphia Orchestra for 40 years. In fine condition, boldly signed and inscribed in the lower blank margin.
Boldly signed early 8 x 10 inch glossy photograph of the popular Choral conductor, who as leader of the Robert Shaw Chorale, commissioned important works from Bartok, Milhaud, Britten, Barber, Copland and others. Ca, 1945, inscribed "with deep thanks for your fine courtesy and magnificent audience." Slight smudging to the inscription, age spotting mostly around the edges. Uncommon so early.
Original cabinet card photograph by E. Bieber of Hamburg and Berlin, boldly signed and inscribed by the important German conductor and composer, a close associate of Brahms and teacher in Cologne of Adolf and Fritz Busch, Hans Knappertsbusch, Franz Mittler, Erwin Schulhoff and others. 4.25 x 6.5 inches and in very fine condition. Read More...
33. Corelli, Arcangelo. (1653–1713) [Cartier, Jean-Baptiste. (1765–1841)]. Sonate a violino e violono o cimbalo / da Arcangelo Corelle da Fusignano. Opera Quinta. Parte Prima. Together with: Preludi Allemande Correnti Gigue Sarabande Gavotte e Follia. Parte Seconda. THE COPY OF JEAN-BAPTISTE CARTIER
London: Printed for and Sold by Benjamin Cooke. [ca. 1735]. Engraved throughout, without PN. The final page states 'The Whole Engraven by T Cross.' Title; 1-69. Violin and Continuo score. Title page with portrait vignette in upper left corner. Title page to Parte Seconda is page 38, preceding sonata vii. Signed at the foot of the first page of music by the important violinist Jean-Baptiste Cartier. Half brown leather, gilt stamping to spine, textured green boards. Very clean and crisp throughout, an excellent copy. Read More...
New York: Breitkopf & Härtel. 1922. Three separate scores, 12.25"x9.25" each, all with blue paper cover with orange print. Individual works are as follows: Read More...
A highly important archive from the pioneering American composer best known for his experimental, avant-garde works employing a wide range of innovative sonic resources, including new ways of playing the piano. The autograph manuscript is of the composer's hitherto unpublished and previously thought lost complete Opus I composition, of central importance to a complete understanding of the composer's oeuvre. Read More...
Signed contract for his arrangement of Thalberg's Opus 70. Vienna, 24 October, 1855. 1 p. 4to. Czerny accepts the sum of 440 francs from C.A. Spina « pour l’arrangement à 4 mains de l’Œuvre 70 de Mr S. Thalberg » and " « cède la propriété de cet arrangement pour tous les pays à Mrs Heugel et Comp. éditeurs de musique à Paris (au ménestrel) ». Usual folds, small tear affecting one letter, edges worns, else fine. Read More...
Autograph letter from the Viennese editor to the French editor, concerning the rights in France to the Etudes Op. 261 of Czerny. 1 page. Vienna, 15 June 1842. Together with an unsigned reply in French (1 page). Edges chipped, else fine. Read More...
A detailed and lengthy AMQS from the German American violinist, orchestral conductor and composer. Fourteen measures scored for piano and marked "Langsam," signed and inscribed and dated Weimar, 23/5/[18]58. 11.8 x 9.4 inches. Toned, overall fine. Read More...
Remarkable 1979 French souvenir program, boldly signed by three of the most influential figures in 20th century dance, each on their respective photograph pages. The program from a performance by Les Étoiles and Le Ballet de L'Opera of Paul Taylor's "Auréole," Balanchine's "Apollon Musagete" or "Le Bourgeouis Gentilhomme" and the premiere of Nureyev's "Manfred." The signatures to Conrad Josipovici, owner of Regine's Club in Paris and sold together with two letters describing the provenance. Balanchine has inscribed "To Conrad, King of the Night!"
A remarkable souvenir program from the Ballet Russe company formed in the wake of the dissolution of Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes following his death in 1929. Orchestrated by the entrepreneur Colonel Wassily de Basil and billed as "Ballets Russes du Colonel W. de Basill ( De Monte Carlo)," the company's dancers were drawn largely from the Ballets de Leon Woizikowsky, augmented by artists from de Basil's own company, from Rene Blum's Ballets de Monte Carlo, and from Diaghilev's troupe. Read More...