Strauss, Richard. (1864–1949)
Salome - SIGNED PRESENTATION SCORE
Berlin: Adolph Fürstner. Nouvelle Edition. French piano-vocal score of the seminal opera, boldly signed and inscribed by the composer in blue ink opposite the first page of music "A Monsieur le Ministre / André Marie / hommage de Richard Strauss / Vichy 8.9.35." 203 pp. [PN] 5534. Marbled boards, quarter red leather. Paper toned throughout, head of spine chipped, else fine. A rare signed copy of this great opera.The dedicatee of the score was André Marie (1897 - 1974), a French radical politician who served as Prime Minister during the Fourth Republic in 1948. In 1933, he entered the government as Under-Secretary of State to Albert Sarraut, responsible for Alsace-Lorraine. He served in several Under-Secretarial posts, and represented France at the League of Nations. As World War II escalated, André Marie, a reserve captain, was one of several parliamentarians who enlisted voluntarily. An artillery captain, he was decorated with a second croix de guerre, taken prisoner, and imprisoned at the Oflag at Saarburg. He was therefore absent for the vote of 10 July 1940, which empowered Marshal Pétain and instituted the regime of Vichy France. (8477)
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