Klemperer, Otto. (1885–1973)
Early Signed Photograph
Signed sepia A. Strauch of Wiesbaden bust portrait photograph the German-born conductor and composer. 8.75 x 14 cm. Signed "Otto Klemperer / 1927 Wiesbaden" in the final year of his tenure as First Kapellmeister of the Wiesbaden Opera House (1924-27). Sold together with a letter of provenance from the daughter of musicians who worked under Klemperer's baton. In crisp, fine condition, this is a remarkable and uncommonly early signed photograph of Klemperer who is rare in signed photographs of any period."As the theatre in Wiesbaden was of a lower status than that of of Cologne, Klemperer later recalled that his move to the spa town 'was a diminuendo in my career rather than a crescendo,' but he affirmed nevertheless that in all his life he had 'never felt so happy as during those three years in Wiesbaden.'" (Raymond Holden, "The Virtuoso Conductors," p. 184) (11254)
Signed Document/Item Classical Music