{"product_id":"15504-joachim-joseph-joachim-amalie-autograph-letter","title":"[Joachim, Joseph. (1831–1907)] Joachim, Amalie. (1839–1899) Autograph Letter","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eAn interesting letter from the German contralto, the wife of Joseph Joachim and an important interpreter of Brahms, Schubert and Schumann in particular. January 5, 1871. Writing to a \"Herr Musikdirector,\" Joachim mentions that she is looking forward to attending a concert of Peri, sends her husband's best wishes, and then goes on to discuss an upcoming performance, at which she will sing a scene from Gluck's \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eAlceste \u003c\/i\u003eand a song by Bernhard Scholz. Finally, she sends her condolences for her correspondent's recent loss and hopes that 1871 will be a better year. (Full translation below.) 2 pp. of a bifolium. Light overall toning, two very slight splits at the folds, but overall in fine condition. 5.5 x 8.5 inches (14.2 x 22 cm).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eTranslated from the German, in full:\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\"Dear Herr Musikdirektor,\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eI am very glad that it was possible to arrange it, and that I can now come to your Peri concert. My husband sends his best; unfortunately he cannot come on the 10th. He is playing in London on the 13th—so he has to go there on the 11th to rehearse, and also to rest a little after the journey. He is very sorry.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eOn the 10th I wanted to sing the scene from \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eAlceste\u003c\/i\u003e, and a hymn by Scholz, if that's all right with you. Since I failed last year with the Bruch scene, I can try again this time with the Scholz! Or are you against \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e[...]\u003c\/span\u003e? Since the \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eAlceste \u003c\/i\u003eis quite long, we could leave out the songs this time.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eWe heard of your loss with great sadness! May 1871 bring us some recompense for these many losses—and comfort for those left behind!\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eWarmly, yours, Amalie Joachim.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eAmalie Joachim made her opera debut at the age of only 14, and led a stage career until she married Joseph Joachim in 1863. She continued to appear in concert performances of oratorio and lied, with Max Bruch writing the alto parts in his oratorios \u003cem style=\"\"\u003eOdysseus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem style=\"\"\u003eAchilles\u003c\/em\u003e for her. The aria \"Divinités du Styx,\" from Gluck's \u003ci\u003eAlceste\u003c\/i\u003e, was also one of her concert pieces: she performed it at the first of Brahms' Vienna Singakademie concerts in 1872.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093586825375,"sku":"15504","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Joachim_Amalie_ALS_15504_001.jpg?v=1722189009","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/15504-joachim-joseph-joachim-amalie-autograph-letter","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}