{"product_id":"13398-rubinstein-anton-autograph-letter-to-carl-reinecke-i-want-to-give-up-composing","title":"Rubinstein, Anton. (1829–1894) Autograph Letter to Carl Reinecke - \"I want to give up composing\"","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eAn interesting autograph letter from the great Russian pianist and composer to the composer Carl Reinecke, thanking him for sending him a copy of his overture \"Zenobia,\" and confessing that he wants to give up composing himself.  Rubinstein writes, \"I wish I could return the favor, but... I want to give up composing -- I have written a great deal and my compositions actually only please me, and that is, after all, not a good enough reason to write more.\" \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eWriting in 1887 at the age of 58, Rubinstein was slowing down, but was in fact quite far from the end of his prolific compositional output: before his death in 1894, he would still publish a significant number of stage and orchestral works, piano pieces and songs.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eDated St. Petersburg, April 14\/26, 1887. 1 p. of a bifolium; one slight crease, overall in very fine condition with a beautiful and bold signature. 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 17.5 cm).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eText and translation below:\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eDear Reinecke,\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eMany thanks for the touching inscription and kind delivery of your overture \"Zenobia\" -- I wish I could return the favor, but\u003cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003e ...\u003c\/span\u003ebecause I want to give up composing -- I have written a great deal and my compositions actually only please me, and that is, after all, not a good enough reason to write more. -- So many thanks again and best wishes to you and your wife.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eYours,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eAnt. Rubinstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003eLieber Reinecke,\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eherzlichen Dank für die ehrende Widmung und freundliche Zusendung Ihrer Ouvertüre \"Zenobia\" --\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003ewohl möchte ich mich revangiere\u003cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003en, aber ...werden, \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eda ich das Komponieren aufgeben will -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eIch habe sehr viel geschrieben und meine Kompositionen gefallen eigentlich nur mir allein, und dass ist dann doch schließlich kein genug trifftiger Grund um noch mehr zu schreiben. --\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003ealso nochmal herzlichen Dank und mit besten Grüßen Ihrer Frau und Ihnen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eganz Ihr...\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eAnt. Rubinstein\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eThis is an important and uncommon letter from the composer who in his autobiography wrote that \"my future biographer will not even enjoy the pleasure of collecting my correspondence, since it has absolutely no existence.  I am not a friend to the pen, and especially do I dislike letter-writing.\"\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093516865695,"sku":"13398","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Rubinstein_Anton_ALS_to_Reinecke_13398_001.jpg?v=1722188545","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/13398-rubinstein-anton-autograph-letter-to-carl-reinecke-i-want-to-give-up-composing","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}