Nikisch, Arthur. (1855-1922) [Sinigaglia, Leone. (1868-1944)]
Signed Cabinet Photograph
Signed cabinet photograph of the important conductor, regarded as one of the fathers of modern conducting. Nikisch is shown seated in a half-length portrait photograph, and has inscribed the card at the foot to the Italian composer Leone Sinigaglia and dated Berlin, November 11, 1907. Photographed by N. Perscheid of Leipzig and embossed with the date of 1901 at the lower left corner. Overall toning and a few surface scratches, but overall in fine condition. 4.25 x 6.5 inches (10.5 x 16.3 cm).The Hungarian conductor Arthur Nikisch held posts as principal conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Gewandausorchester in Leipzig and the Berlin Philharmonic. He was the first to conduct Bruckner's 7th Symphony and to record Beethoven's complete 5th Symphony.
Leone Sinigaglia studied at the conservatory of Turin with Giovanni Bolzoni before moving to Vienna in 1894. There he studied with Mandyczewski and also had a close association with Johannes Brahms. He also spent time in several other European cities, and worked from 1900 on in Prague with Antonin Dvorak. An accomplished mountain climber as well as a composer, he was the first to scale several peaks of the Dolomites. (14669)
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