The Italian cellist, composer, and conductor responds to a query about his favorite composer, responding "L'autore preferito? Bach / Enrico Mainardi. 1927." A prodigy, he later formed a well know trio with Edwin Fischer and George Kelenkanmpff (later replaced by Wolfgang Schneiderhahn), and another trio with the pianist Guido Agosti and the flutist Severino Gazzellon. In black ink, on a small card.