An important collection of scores owned and used by the important cellist Chirstine Waleska, and including some scores previously owned and heavily annotated by Ennio Bolognini, Maurice Marechal, Bernar Heifetz and other cellists. Detailed listed below.
Christine Walevska is an American classical cellist. She is known for her numerous recordings with Philips Records and performing concerts worldwide. In 1975, she became the first American concert musician to perform in Cuba under the regime of Fidel Castro.
Ennio Bolognini (1893-1979) was an Argentine-born cellist, composer, conductor, pilot, and professional boxer. Bolognini began studying cello performance with his father (Egidio Bolognini), completing his education with Jose Garca at the St. Cecilia Conservatory in Buenos Aires. He debuted as a soloist at twelve years of age, winning the Luigi Rovatti cello (presently in the collection of the Smithsonian) at an Ibero-American International competition.Bolognini was awarded an honorary doctorate of music by the University of Buenos Aires in 1921, and spent two years conducting in Chile before immigrating to the United States.
Bolognini served as principal cellist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1929 to 1930. Later, he enjoyed a successful career as a soloist in the night club scene, as well as performing in major music festivals such as Ravinia. In 1951, he moved to Las Vegas, performing in casino orchestras and founding the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra in 1963. Within the course of his career, Bolognini composed several pieces for cello, six of which are dedicated to noted cellist Christine Walewska, one of his students. His musical virtuosity was widely admired by his contemporaries during his lifetime. Pablo Casals praised him as "the greatest cello talent I ever heard in my life". Gregor Piatigorsky told Christine Walevska's father, "No, I am not the greatest cellist in the world; neither is Feuermann. The greatest is the Argentine Bolognini." More information is available at: https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/
Highlights with interesting provenance: 24 scores
1 Lalo concerto, CW ink stamp and note “for full score checking” (who wrote this?)
2 same as 1
3 same as 1 and 2
4 Lalo concerto, title page, written in pencil ENNIO BOLOGNINI A.B.C STUDIOES, CW ink stamp
5 Lalo concerto, pages 1 and 2 of cello part, without markings
6 Lalo concerto, pages 4 and 5 of cello part, without markings
7 Lalo concerto, pages 6 and 7 of cello part, without markings
8 Hindemith concerto, front wrapper, signature of Benar Heifetz and CW ink stamp
9 Hindemith concerto, title page
10 Hindemith concerto, page 1 of cello part, with markings (by whom?)
11 Hindemith concerto, pages 2 and 3 of cello part, without markings
12 Hindemith concerto, pages 4 and 5 of cello part, with markings (by whom?)
13 Hindemith concerto, pages 24 and 25 of cello part, with markings (by whom?)
14 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, page 1 of cello part, red pencil signature of Maurice Maréchal, CW ink stamp, with red pencil markings so presumably by Maréchal
15 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, pages 2 and 3 of cello part, with red pencil markings so presumably by Maréchal (ditto 15)
16 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, pages 4 and 5 of cello part, with red pencil markings so presumably by Maréchal (ditto 14 and 15)
17 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, pages 6 and 7 of cello part, with red pencil markings so presumably by Maréchal (ditto 14, 15, and 16)
18 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, pages 8 and 9 of cello part, with red pencil markings so presumably by Maréchal (ditto 14, 15, 16, and 17)
19 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, pages 10 and 11 of cello part, with red pencil markings so presumably by Maréchal (ditto 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18)
20 Saint-Saens concerto, another copy, front wrapper, written in pencil ENNIO BOLOGNINI
21 Saint-Saens concerto, another copy, page 1 of piano part, CW embossed stamp, with markings but not of fingerings (by CW or a pianist?)
22 Saint-Saens concerto, another copy, pages 2 and 3 of piano part, with a few markings but not of fingerings (by CW?)
23 Saint-Saens concerto, another copy, pages 4 and 5 of piano part, with a few markings but not of fingerings (by CW?)
24 Saint-Saens concerto, another copy, pages 8 and 9 of piano part, with a few markings but not of fingerings (by CW?)
Highlights, mostly with extensive markings or of important editions ( 51 scores)
1 Milhaud Concerto 1934, CW ink stamp
2 Milhaud Concerto, page 1 of music (piano)
3 Milhaud Concerto, page 1 of music (cello), CW signature and markings
4 Milhaud Concerto, pages 2 and 3 of music (cello), CW markings
5 Saint-Saens concerto no 1, Op. 33, what is this page?, CW ink stamp and CW ink name and address stamp
6 Saint-Saens concerto no 1, Op. 33, fly leaf, CW ink stamp
7 Saint-Saens concerto no 1, Op. 33, what is this page?, CW ink name and address stamp
8 Saint-Saens concerto no 1, Op. 33, what is this page?, CW ink name and address stamp
9 Saint-Saens concerto no 1, Op. 33, page 1 of full score, short pencil note “in 2”, with red ink “S.” (this continues on subsequent pages for the solo part, and I will not continue to note it)
10 Saint-Saens concerto no 1, Op. 33, pages 24 and 25 of full score, a few pencil marks but not in solo part
11 Walton concerto, front wrapper, CW ink stamp
12 Walton concerto, pages 2 and 3, with markings in cello part
13 Walton concerto, pages 4 and 5, with markings in cello part
14 Walton concerto, page 1 of piano part
15 Lalo concerto, front wrapper or title page, CW ink stamp
16 Lalo concerto, first 2 pages of cello part (numbered 2 and 3), with markings
17 Lalo concerto, pages 4 and 5 of cello part, with markings
18 Lalo concerto, pages 10 and 11 of cello part, with markings
19 Humberto Allende, concertino, CW ink stamp
20 Humberto Allende, concertino, page 1 of music, not marked
21 Humberto Allende, concertino, page 2 of music, not marked
22 Humberto Allende, concertino, page 3 of music, not marked
23 Eugene d’Albert concerto, op. 20, page 1 of music,Wm. van den Burg ink stamp and CW ink stamp, not marked
24 Eugene d’Albert concerto, op. 20, pages 2 and 3 of music, with markings (by whom?) and pencil note on p. 3
25 Eugene d’Albert concerto, op. 20, pages 4 and 5 of music, with markings (by whom?)
26 Saint-Saens, Allegro Appassionato, Op. 43, front wrapper or title page, CW ink stamp
27 Saint-Saens, Allegro Appassionato, Op. 43, page 1 of cello part, with markings
28 Saint-Saens, Allegro Appassionato, Op. 43, page 1 of piano part
29 Ernst von Dohnanyi, Konzertstück, Op. 12, front wrapper, CW ink stamp
30 same as 29
31 same as 29 and 30
32 Ernst von Dohnanyi, Konzertstück, Op. 12, page 1 of cello part, with markings
33 Ernst von Dohnanyi, Konzertstück, Op. 12, pages 2 and 3 of cello part, with markings
34 Ernst von Dohnanyi, Konzertstück, Op. 12, pages 8 and 9 of cello part, with markings
35 Ernst von Dohnanyi, Konzertstück, Op. 12, pages 24 and 25 of piano part, with note on p. 25 “too much orchestra”
36 Elgar cello concerto, op. 85, title page, CW ink stamp
37 Elgar cello concerto, op. 85, full page note on verso of title page about Elgar and the concerto (written by CW or someone else?), and page 1 of cello part, with markings
38 Elgar cello concerto, op. 85, pages 2 and 3 of cello part, with markings
39 Elgar cello concerto, op. 85, page 14 of cello part, with markings
40 Kabalevsky concerto, op. 49, front wrapper, with Benar Heifetz signature
41 Kabalevsky concerto, op. 49, first two pages, numbered 2 and 3, of cello part, with markings (by whom?)_
42 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, front wrapper, signature of Alec Kompinsky [1906-1960 in a family trio] and CW ink stamp
43 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, pages 2 and 3 of cello part, with markings (by whom?)
44 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, 2 more pages of cello part, CW ink name and address stamp, with markings (by whom?)
45 Dvorak cello concerto, page 1 of cello part, CW ink stamp, with markings
46 Dvorak cello concerto, pages 2 and 3 of cello part, with minimal markings on p. 3
47 Dvorak cello concerto, pages 6 and 7 of piano part, with CW ink name and address stamp
48 Dvorak cello concerto, pages 40 and 41 of piano part
49 Milosz Magin concerto, title page, CW ink stamp
50 Milosz Magin concerto, pages 1 and 2 of piano part
51 Milosz Magin concerto, pages 28 and 27 (in that order) of piano part
Highlights Clippings 3
no need to itemize
Highlights Editions 28
1 Marjorie Patten, MacDowell Romanze Op. 35, CW ink stamp
2 Romanze page 1
3 Saint-Saens concerto no 2 Op. 119, CW ink stamp front wrapper
4 Saint-Saens concerto no 2 Op. 119, CW ink stamp title page
5 Martinon concerto, inscribed by JM to CW
6 Martinon concerto, pages 1 and 2, CW ink stamp
7 Henri Vachey concertino, inscribed by HM to CW
8 Henri Vachey concertino, page 1
9 Servais Konzert Op. 5, front wrapper, A. Reisman ink stamp
10 is same as 9
11 Servais Konzert Op. 5, title page, A. Reisman ink stamp
12 Feuermann edition of Boccherini, Schumann, S. Harris signature and CW ink stamp
13 Feuermann edition of Schumann concerto, pages 1 and 2
14 Milhaud Concerto, CW ink stamp
15 Milhaud Concerto, CW embossed stamp
16 Kabalevsky second concerto 1967, CW ink stamp
17 Kabalevsky second concerto 1967, first page of music (p. 2)
18 Jan Maklakiewicz Koncert (is there writing on front cover?)
19 Joaquin Rodrigo, Concierto galante, CW signature
20 Joaquin Rodrigo, Concierto galante, page 1 CW embossed stamp, Madrid address of Rodrigo written on p. 1 (by whom?)
21 Glazunov, Concerto Ballata Op. 108, front wrapper, CW ink stamp
22 Glazunov, Concerto Ballata Op. 108, title page
23 Kabalevsky second concerto 1966, front wrapper, CW ink stamp (different from 16)
24 Kabalevsky second concerto 1966, title page
25 Prokofiev Concertino Op. 132, 1960, front wrapper, CW signature and ink stamp
26 Prokofiev Concertino Op. 132, 1960, title page, CW embossed stamp
27 Samuel Barber, Concerto, front wrapper, CW ink stamp
28 Samuel Barber, Concerto, title page, CW embossed stamp
An important collection of scores owned and used by the important cellist Chirstine Waleska, and including some scores previously owned and heavily annotated by Ennio Bolognini, Maurice Marechal, Bernar Heifetz and other cellists. Detailed listed below.
Christine Walevska is an American classical cellist. She is known for her numerous recordings with Philips Records and performing concerts worldwide. In 1975, she became the first American concert musician to perform in Cuba under the regime of Fidel Castro.
Ennio Bolognini (1893-1979) was an Argentine-born cellist, composer, conductor, pilot, and professional boxer. Bolognini began studying cello performance with his father (Egidio Bolognini), completing his education with Jose Garca at the St. Cecilia Conservatory in Buenos Aires. He debuted as a soloist at twelve years of age, winning the Luigi Rovatti cello (presently in the collection of the Smithsonian) at an Ibero-American International competition.Bolognini was awarded an honorary doctorate of music by the University of Buenos Aires in 1921, and spent two years conducting in Chile before immigrating to the United States.
Bolognini served as principal cellist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1929 to 1930. Later, he enjoyed a successful career as a soloist in the night club scene, as well as performing in major music festivals such as Ravinia. In 1951, he moved to Las Vegas, performing in casino orchestras and founding the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra in 1963. Within the course of his career, Bolognini composed several pieces for cello, six of which are dedicated to noted cellist Christine Walewska, one of his students. His musical virtuosity was widely admired by his contemporaries during his lifetime. Pablo Casals praised him as "the greatest cello talent I ever heard in my life". Gregor Piatigorsky told Christine Walevska's father, "No, I am not the greatest cellist in the world; neither is Feuermann. The greatest is the Argentine Bolognini." More information is available at: https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/
Highlights with interesting provenance: 24 scores
1 Lalo concerto, CW ink stamp and note “for full score checking” (who wrote this?)
2 same as 1
3 same as 1 and 2
4 Lalo concerto, title page, written in pencil ENNIO BOLOGNINI A.B.C STUDIOES, CW ink stamp
5 Lalo concerto, pages 1 and 2 of cello part, without markings
6 Lalo concerto, pages 4 and 5 of cello part, without markings
7 Lalo concerto, pages 6 and 7 of cello part, without markings
8 Hindemith concerto, front wrapper, signature of Benar Heifetz and CW ink stamp
9 Hindemith concerto, title page
10 Hindemith concerto, page 1 of cello part, with markings (by whom?)
11 Hindemith concerto, pages 2 and 3 of cello part, without markings
12 Hindemith concerto, pages 4 and 5 of cello part, with markings (by whom?)
13 Hindemith concerto, pages 24 and 25 of cello part, with markings (by whom?)
14 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, page 1 of cello part, red pencil signature of Maurice Maréchal, CW ink stamp, with red pencil markings so presumably by Maréchal
15 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, pages 2 and 3 of cello part, with red pencil markings so presumably by Maréchal (ditto 15)
16 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, pages 4 and 5 of cello part, with red pencil markings so presumably by Maréchal (ditto 14 and 15)
17 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, pages 6 and 7 of cello part, with red pencil markings so presumably by Maréchal (ditto 14, 15, and 16)
18 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, pages 8 and 9 of cello part, with red pencil markings so presumably by Maréchal (ditto 14, 15, 16, and 17)
19 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, pages 10 and 11 of cello part, with red pencil markings so presumably by Maréchal (ditto 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18)
20 Saint-Saens concerto, another copy, front wrapper, written in pencil ENNIO BOLOGNINI
21 Saint-Saens concerto, another copy, page 1 of piano part, CW embossed stamp, with markings but not of fingerings (by CW or a pianist?)
22 Saint-Saens concerto, another copy, pages 2 and 3 of piano part, with a few markings but not of fingerings (by CW?)
23 Saint-Saens concerto, another copy, pages 4 and 5 of piano part, with a few markings but not of fingerings (by CW?)
24 Saint-Saens concerto, another copy, pages 8 and 9 of piano part, with a few markings but not of fingerings (by CW?)
Highlights, mostly with extensive markings or of important editions ( 51 scores)
1 Milhaud Concerto 1934, CW ink stamp
2 Milhaud Concerto, page 1 of music (piano)
3 Milhaud Concerto, page 1 of music (cello), CW signature and markings
4 Milhaud Concerto, pages 2 and 3 of music (cello), CW markings
5 Saint-Saens concerto no 1, Op. 33, what is this page?, CW ink stamp and CW ink name and address stamp
6 Saint-Saens concerto no 1, Op. 33, fly leaf, CW ink stamp
7 Saint-Saens concerto no 1, Op. 33, what is this page?, CW ink name and address stamp
8 Saint-Saens concerto no 1, Op. 33, what is this page?, CW ink name and address stamp
9 Saint-Saens concerto no 1, Op. 33, page 1 of full score, short pencil note “in 2”, with red ink “S.” (this continues on subsequent pages for the solo part, and I will not continue to note it)
10 Saint-Saens concerto no 1, Op. 33, pages 24 and 25 of full score, a few pencil marks but not in solo part
11 Walton concerto, front wrapper, CW ink stamp
12 Walton concerto, pages 2 and 3, with markings in cello part
13 Walton concerto, pages 4 and 5, with markings in cello part
14 Walton concerto, page 1 of piano part
15 Lalo concerto, front wrapper or title page, CW ink stamp
16 Lalo concerto, first 2 pages of cello part (numbered 2 and 3), with markings
17 Lalo concerto, pages 4 and 5 of cello part, with markings
18 Lalo concerto, pages 10 and 11 of cello part, with markings
19 Humberto Allende, concertino, CW ink stamp
20 Humberto Allende, concertino, page 1 of music, not marked
21 Humberto Allende, concertino, page 2 of music, not marked
22 Humberto Allende, concertino, page 3 of music, not marked
23 Eugene d’Albert concerto, op. 20, page 1 of music,Wm. van den Burg ink stamp and CW ink stamp, not marked
24 Eugene d’Albert concerto, op. 20, pages 2 and 3 of music, with markings (by whom?) and pencil note on p. 3
25 Eugene d’Albert concerto, op. 20, pages 4 and 5 of music, with markings (by whom?)
26 Saint-Saens, Allegro Appassionato, Op. 43, front wrapper or title page, CW ink stamp
27 Saint-Saens, Allegro Appassionato, Op. 43, page 1 of cello part, with markings
28 Saint-Saens, Allegro Appassionato, Op. 43, page 1 of piano part
29 Ernst von Dohnanyi, Konzertstück, Op. 12, front wrapper, CW ink stamp
30 same as 29
31 same as 29 and 30
32 Ernst von Dohnanyi, Konzertstück, Op. 12, page 1 of cello part, with markings
33 Ernst von Dohnanyi, Konzertstück, Op. 12, pages 2 and 3 of cello part, with markings
34 Ernst von Dohnanyi, Konzertstück, Op. 12, pages 8 and 9 of cello part, with markings
35 Ernst von Dohnanyi, Konzertstück, Op. 12, pages 24 and 25 of piano part, with note on p. 25 “too much orchestra”
36 Elgar cello concerto, op. 85, title page, CW ink stamp
37 Elgar cello concerto, op. 85, full page note on verso of title page about Elgar and the concerto (written by CW or someone else?), and page 1 of cello part, with markings
38 Elgar cello concerto, op. 85, pages 2 and 3 of cello part, with markings
39 Elgar cello concerto, op. 85, page 14 of cello part, with markings
40 Kabalevsky concerto, op. 49, front wrapper, with Benar Heifetz signature
41 Kabalevsky concerto, op. 49, first two pages, numbered 2 and 3, of cello part, with markings (by whom?)_
42 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, front wrapper, signature of Alec Kompinsky [1906-1960 in a family trio] and CW ink stamp
43 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, pages 2 and 3 of cello part, with markings (by whom?)
44 Elgar cello concerto, another copy, 2 more pages of cello part, CW ink name and address stamp, with markings (by whom?)
45 Dvorak cello concerto, page 1 of cello part, CW ink stamp, with markings
46 Dvorak cello concerto, pages 2 and 3 of cello part, with minimal markings on p. 3
47 Dvorak cello concerto, pages 6 and 7 of piano part, with CW ink name and address stamp
48 Dvorak cello concerto, pages 40 and 41 of piano part
49 Milosz Magin concerto, title page, CW ink stamp
50 Milosz Magin concerto, pages 1 and 2 of piano part
51 Milosz Magin concerto, pages 28 and 27 (in that order) of piano part
Highlights Clippings 3
no need to itemize
Highlights Editions 28
1 Marjorie Patten, MacDowell Romanze Op. 35, CW ink stamp
2 Romanze page 1
3 Saint-Saens concerto no 2 Op. 119, CW ink stamp front wrapper
4 Saint-Saens concerto no 2 Op. 119, CW ink stamp title page
5 Martinon concerto, inscribed by JM to CW
6 Martinon concerto, pages 1 and 2, CW ink stamp
7 Henri Vachey concertino, inscribed by HM to CW
8 Henri Vachey concertino, page 1
9 Servais Konzert Op. 5, front wrapper, A. Reisman ink stamp
10 is same as 9
11 Servais Konzert Op. 5, title page, A. Reisman ink stamp
12 Feuermann edition of Boccherini, Schumann, S. Harris signature and CW ink stamp
13 Feuermann edition of Schumann concerto, pages 1 and 2
14 Milhaud Concerto, CW ink stamp
15 Milhaud Concerto, CW embossed stamp
16 Kabalevsky second concerto 1967, CW ink stamp
17 Kabalevsky second concerto 1967, first page of music (p. 2)
18 Jan Maklakiewicz Koncert (is there writing on front cover?)
19 Joaquin Rodrigo, Concierto galante, CW signature
20 Joaquin Rodrigo, Concierto galante, page 1 CW embossed stamp, Madrid address of Rodrigo written on p. 1 (by whom?)
21 Glazunov, Concerto Ballata Op. 108, front wrapper, CW ink stamp
22 Glazunov, Concerto Ballata Op. 108, title page
23 Kabalevsky second concerto 1966, front wrapper, CW ink stamp (different from 16)
24 Kabalevsky second concerto 1966, title page
25 Prokofiev Concertino Op. 132, 1960, front wrapper, CW signature and ink stamp
26 Prokofiev Concertino Op. 132, 1960, title page, CW embossed stamp
27 Samuel Barber, Concerto, front wrapper, CW ink stamp
28 Samuel Barber, Concerto, title page, CW embossed stamp