21. Crumb, George. (1929-2022). "De Profundis: A Psalm for the Night-Wanderer" - Signed Printer's Proof Page
Signed single-sided black egative paper with white notes, boldly signed and inscribed "from 'The Winds of Destiny'" by the influential American composer, noted as an explorer of unusual timbres and extended avant-garde technique. Read More...
Signed black and white 8 x 10 inch photograph of the legendary American entertainer, a member of the so-called "Rat Pack" of the 1960's. Signed "To Bill, All my Best, Sammy Davis Jr." Mounting remnants on verso, edges a little rippled, "To Bill" evidently added later in a different ink, else fine.
Interesting vintage 10 x 8 inch press photograph of the composer's widow together with Marguerite Long and others at the dedication of a statue in Debussy's honor at St. Germain near Paris, July 8, 1933.
A superb original photograph of the great Italian tenor, an uncommon image as Werther, boldly signed and inscribed with a quotation from the opera ("tornero per il Natale e anche per...Pasqua") in blue ink and dated 1962. 13 x 18 cm and in very fine condition.
Original Piccagliani photograph of the great Italian tenor at his prime in a La Scala production of "Cavalleria Rusticana," boldly signed and inscribed in blue ink and dated 1956. 18.2 x 23.5 cm, upper left corner with a small crease, otherwise in very fine condition. His numerous recordings, many with Callas, show his passionate and exhuberant style.
AMQS on an off-white 7 x 4.5 inch page. Duke pens one measure as "a souvenir of 'Morning Mist,'" signed underneath, “Sincerely, Vernon Duke 1956.” The quotation is apparently from the 1956 show "The Littlest Revue." In fine condition. A scarce musical quotation from the versatile Russian-born American composer of "April in Paris," "Autumn in New York" and many others.
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Scarce signed photograph of the great French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue. Dupré is shown performing on the organ and has boldly signed and inscribed in the lower blacnk margin, dating it March 6, 1939. In fine condition. 10 x 15 cm (4 x 6 inches). Read More...
Scarce signed 1933 San Francisco Civic Auditorium program of the great French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue. 9 x 6 in., four pages. Light scattered wrinkling and handling wear, otherwise fine. Boldly signed in pencil "Marcel Dupre" across the top of the front page. The program included works by Bach, Dupre, Franck, Schumann, Mozart, and Liszt, and ended with an improvisation on a submitted theme. Read More...
London: Novello & Co.. 1899. Original 8vo edition. 7 pp. Signed on the title page, "Feb. 2. / To Mrs. R.C. Burley / with kind regards / from ------> [arrow extending to the composer's name in print] Edward [in ink] Elgar [printed] !"
Composed in 1883, the "Serenade Mauresque" is one of the earliest examples of the composer's use of "Spanish" idioms.
Unusual signed image of the important American jazz composer, bandleader and pianist who remains the most significant composer of the genre. 10 x 8 inch Maurice of Chicago black and white composite photograph, showing Ellington from 2 perspectives at a white piano, boldly signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen ink. Corners nicked or creased, soft horizontal crease in upper third of image, ink smudged but entirely legible.
Autograph signature in blue ink on a small card (11 x 5 cm), "with my best wishes / Emanuel Feuermann / March 1941" from the great cellist. Together with a vintage 8 x 10 inch glossy photograph stamped 1942 on the verso and with some neat in-painting from use in publication. Due to his tragic early death from peritonitis, autographs of Emanuel Feuermann are very scarce.
Interesting original press photograph dated 11/30/38 of the great cellist and his wife, "exiled four years ago from his post as head of the cello department of the famous Berlin Hochschuler Fur Musik...swearing their allegiance to this country as they took out their first naturalization papers at the Federal Building today. Their wish to become 'real Americans' and to have their infant daugher, Monica, grow up to be 'a real American girl' was given by them as the reason for the move." 20.5 x 15 cm and in fine condition.
Doubleweight 8 x 10 inch Electrola promotional photograph of the great Swiss pianist, the first to record Bach's Well-Tempered Klavier. Together with a trimmed 1922 concert program from a performance of Mozart's A Major and Bach's F minor concerti. Program with a few hole punches along the left edge, creases, else fine.
Signed photograph of the great Swiss pianist, the first to record Bach's Well-Tempered Klavier. Signed "Edwin Fischer / Dez. 1939 / mit den besten Wunschen zum Neuer Jahr."
10 x 14.5 cm. Fine.
A probing interpreter, Fischer wrote that "our aim should not be pure soil and sterile air in which nothing will grow."
A wonderful original photograph of the great jazz singer, boldly signed in blue ballpoint pen. 10 x 12.5 cm. Corners and borders somewhat creased, else fine.
A Royal Academy of Dance Christmas & New Year Greeting card signed in blue ballpoint ink "Margot." Together with a printed invitation from The School of American Ballet for a performance of Coppelia by the New York City Ballet & students of the School of American Ballet, a Black Tie event. Also inside the invitation is a facsimile note from Fonteyn asking for support for the event.
Impressive signed photograph of the conductor, boldly signed and inscribed on the mount to his "old assistant," "Meinem alten Mitarbeiter K. Neumann mit den besten Weihnachtswünschen!... XII. 1949." 17.5 x 28.5 cm. A little silvering around the edges of the image, else fine.
Original check from the Harms Music Publisher for $100.00 dated Mar 14, 1924 and addressed in ink to George Gershwin, signed on the back on his behalf "George Gershwin" by Ira. Together with a glossy printed reproduction caricature of Ira by George signed in the image (printed) by Ira!