{"product_id":"21675-fischer-edwin-three-letters-signed-to-baroness-maria-florsheim","title":"Fischer, Edwin. (1886-1960) Three Letters Signed to Baroness Maria Flörsheim","description":"Two autograph letters signed and one typed letter signed by the great Swiss pianist, then living in Germany, to Maria Flörsheim, née Koch (1895-1955). Maria Flörsheim was a daughter of the wealthy Frankfurt jeweler Louis Koch (1860-1930), who owned a large collection of art, jewelry, autographs, etc. She and her husband Rudolf Flörsheim (1893-1962) emigrated to Switzerland in 1934. In German. In fine condition overall. Uncommon.\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e1. ALS, Cologne, September 12, 1926. 2 pp. One leaf. \"Dear Mrs. Fleursheim [!], As you can see, I switched a bit and has escaped from hot Berlin. And I left the better part of my illness there; at least is seems so. My housekeeper brought me here as I was still very frightened), and I live here in the home of a childless married couple named Leffmann. Except for the domestics, no one is at home, and everything is quiet, which is ideal. And here and now I will combat my nerves and nurse my sick guts, and in another 8 to 10 days the long series of my concerts should resume. I have tried now to take some time off in the first week of October, only to relax at your place for a few more days after my recovery. I am sure you will have been discharged by then... Why are you in [Bad] Kissingen, after all? I hope it is not for vanity reasons, that is, to slim down—I will never like such a toned woman...\" Fischer's host in Cologne was probably Ernst Leffmann (1899-1972), a Jewish lawyer who emigrated to the Netherlands in 1933 but was persecuted during the German occupation and survived detainment in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. 10.75 x 8. 5 inches (27 x 21 cm).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e2. ALS, no place, no date [\"January 1930\" added in pencil in an unknown hand]. 1 p. of bifolium. In full: \"Dear Mrs. Fleursheim [!], Now you have lost your father, and no wish to please him will call him back. My thoughts are with your woe, and I shake your hand in respect and grief. Sincerely, Edwin Fischer.\" Maria Flörsheim's father, Louis Koch, died in Frankfurt on January 14, 1930. 8.5 x 7 inches (22 x 18.8 cm).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e3. TLS, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, April 11, 1934. Addressed to \"Frau Baronin Maria Flörsheim | Beierseich.\" One leaf of Fischer's letterhead paper. \"Just a quick Thank You for your letter. Could you not see to it that you will attend the morning rehearsal because after the concert, I will have to be off to Budapest immediately.\" It appears that this letter was written shortly before the Flörsheims emigrated; \"Beierseich\" (correct spelling: \"Beyerseich\") was the name of the secluded house south of Frankfurt where they had lived since 1921. 10.75 x 8.25 inches (27.5 x 21 cm).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093789135007,"sku":"21675","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Fischer_Three_Letters_to_Baroness_Maria_Florsheim_21675e.jpg?v=1722190367","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/21675-fischer-edwin-three-letters-signed-to-baroness-maria-florsheim","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}