{"product_id":"26218-friedman-ignaz-autograph-musical-quotation-signed","title":"Friedman, Ignaz. (1882–1948) Autograph Musical Quotation Signed","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eRare autograph musical quotation by the Polish pianist and composer, among the supreme piano virtuosi of his day. Friedman has written out a descending C major arpeggio with a fermata on the lower C, signing with his name alone. On an album page. Fine. 5.25 x 4.25 inches; 13.3 x 10.8 cm.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eVery scarce in all autographic formats, this is the first AMQS of him we've ever offered and one of only three we've ever encountered. From the autograph album of Laszlo Halasz (1905–2001), American opera director, conductor, and pianist of Hungarian birth. A student of Béla Bartók, Zoltan Kodály, Ernö Dohnányi and Leó Weiner at the Budapest Music Academy, in 1943 he was appointed the first director of the New York City Opera, a position he held through 1951. He later served on music faculties of the Peabody Conservatory of Music and the Eastman School of Music. \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62866708693151,"sku":"26218","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Friedman_IgnazAMQS26218.jpg?v=1789679798","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/26218-friedman-ignaz-autograph-musical-quotation-signed","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}