Spalding, Albert. (1888–1953). Autograph Musical Quotation Signed.
Signed card from the American violinist and composer, featuring an AMQS of the open strings on the violin, along with a half-tone photograph clipped from an unidentified publication. Fine. Card measures 3.25 x 2.25 inch (8.2 x 5.7 cm.).
The important violinist Albert Spalding is known for premiering Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto in 1941. During World War II, he served in the Psychological Warfare Division of SHAEF, and gave a legendary concert to thousands of terrified refugees stranded in a cave near Naples during a bombing raid. Spalding is also known for the American premiers of the Elgar and Dohnanyi concerti and his fascinating autobiography, Rise to Follow.
Spalding, Albert. (1888–1953). Autograph Musical Quotation Signed.
Signed card from the American violinist and composer, featuring an AMQS of the open strings on the violin, along with a half-tone photograph clipped from an unidentified publication. Fine. Card measures 3.25 x 2.25 inch (8.2 x 5.7 cm.).
The important violinist Albert Spalding is known for premiering Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto in 1941. During World War II, he served in the Psychological Warfare Division of SHAEF, and gave a legendary concert to thousands of terrified refugees stranded in a cave near Naples during a bombing raid. Spalding is also known for the American premiers of the Elgar and Dohnanyi concerti and his fascinating autobiography, Rise to Follow.