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Click here to subscribeBARTOK BELA: (1881-1945) Hungarian Composer. Signed printed programme, `Bartok Bela´, four pages, 4to, 19th February 1937, in Hungarian. The classical music concert included quartet works by Beethoven, Haydn and Bartok. Signed in bold black ink to the second page alongside his printed name and quartet presentation. With three binder holes to the left border, not affecting the signature. G
KALMAN EMMERICH: (1882-1953) Hungarian Composer of operettas. A.M.Q.S., `Emmerich Kalman´, to an oblong 5.5 x 3.5 card. Reinecke has penned six bars of music, unidentified. Dated alongside in Vienna, 15th December 1924, in his hand. Corner stains as a result of a former framing and stain to the upper right corner, not affecting the quote or the signature. G
THALBERG SIGISMOND: (1812-1871) Austrian Composer and virtuoso Pianist. Attractive A.M.Q.S., `S. Thalberg´, large signature to an oblong large 10.5 x 5.5 page, beneath a cleanly penned a musical quotation of four bars of music, on two staves, with his annotation to the heading indicating the musical tempo `Lento´, also dated in his hand `Napoli, 14th January 1859´. Very small minor crease to the left edge, otherwise G to VG
TOCH ERNST: (1887-1964) Austrian Composer and Pianist. Toch, of Jewish ascendent, went into exile in 1933. He lived in US and composed film scores in Hollywood. His third symphony, 1955, won the Pulitzer price. Rare signed and inscribed photograph, small 4to, New York, 3rd April 1932, inscribed to American conductor Alexander Smallens, in German. The image shows Toch in a close-up head and shoulders pose, alongside his young daughter Franzi. Signed and inscribed in bold black ink to the upper left corner `To Alexander Smallens, with friendly memories, Ernst Toch´, dated beneath in his hand. Vert small clips to the upper corners, very slightly trimmed, otherwise G Alexander Smallens (1889-1972) Russian-born American Conductor. Smallens was the music Director for the premiere of Gershwin´s Porgy and Bess in Braodway (1935)Franzi Toch (1928-1988) Daughter of Ernst Toch.
REINECKE CARL: (1824-1910) German Composer, Conductor and Pianist. Reinecke led the Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig more than three decades and conducted premieres such as the full seven-movement version of Brahm´s A German Requiem (1869). He also served as a teacher for 35 years, his students included names such as Edvard Grieg, Leos Janacek, Isaac Albeniz, Felix Weingartner or Max Bruch. A good A.M.Q.S., `Carl Reinecke´, to a small 4to page removed from an autograph album. Reinecke has carefully penned two bars of music which he identifies as Ballade op.20, also dated beneath in Vienna, 12th March 1897, in his hand. Also signed to the verso by Edyth Walker (1867-1950) American Opera Singer. A reputed soprano in Wagner´s roles. Signed in Austria on 31st January 1896. Very small minor age toning, otherwise G to VG
SEISS ISIDOR: (1840-1905) German Composer, Conductor and Pianist. A very fine and attractive A.M.Q.S., `Isidor Seiss´, one page, folio, score sheet, Amsterdam, 12th December 1873. Seiss has very carefully penned a seven bars of music on two staves which he identifies as the `Andante Spianato von Chopin, op.22´ An excellent and clean autograph musical quotation in Seiss´ hand. VG
WOLF HUGO: (1860-1903) Austrian composer, particularly noted for his Lieder. A good A.L.S., Hugo Wolf, on one side of a plain postcard, Perchtoldsdorf, near Vienna, 10th November 1894, to Dr. Burchard, in German. Wolf writes, in full, 'I am very sorry not to be able to help you with your search for chamber music. Since you do not seem to have a choir or an orchestra, you will have to be content with my songs, of which there is a rich selection available to you. The experiment of filling up an entire concert evening with song recitals seems to me neither new nor risky; I have allowed myself this modest luxury with a few singers and, as I can assure you, always with the greatest success. I thank you most sincerely for your kind dissemination of my works'. Hand addressed by Wolf to the verso. A letter of fine content for its references to Wolf's songs. A couple of very light, extremely minor stains, only very slightly affecting the text (which remains completely legible). About VG
HONEGGER ARTHUR: (1892-1955) Swiss Composer. A.M.Q.S., A Honegger, one page, oblong 8vo card, dated 1946 in his hand, inscribed to Daniel Spoerri. Honegger has cleanly penned five bars of music, unidentified. Some very light, extremely minor age toning, otherwise G to VG Daniel Spoerri (1930- ) Swiss Artist. Spoerri is best know for his snare-pictures object art.
PART ARVO: (1935- ) Estonian Composer. Part´s music is largely inspired by Gregorian chant. He invented a compositional technique called “Tintinnabuli”. Part has been the most performed living composer of the last decade. Rare signed 8 x 10 photograph, the image showing Part seated in a half-length pose. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image. Autograph obtained in person. VG
LUTOSLAWSKI WITOLD: (1913-1994) Polish composer and conductor. An attractive A.M.Q.S., W Lutoslawski, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., 31st January 1989. In bold black fountain pen ink Lutoslawski has penned a manuscript stave and several bars of music which he identifies as being from his Third Symphony. With an inscription in his hand to the upper edge. EX Lutoslawski's Symphony No.3 was written between 1973-83 and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Georg Solti, gave the world premiere on 29th September 1983.
PENDERECKI KRZYSZTOF: (1933-2020) Polish composer and conductor. A.M.Q.S., K Penderecki, one page (manuscript paper), slim oblong 8vo, n.p., 17th January 1992. In bold black ink Penderecki has penned several bars of music from an unidentified composition, adding an inscription in his hand to the upper edge. About EX
PROKOFIEV SERGEI: (1891-1953) Russian Composer. T.L.S., Serge Prokofieff, one page, 4to, Moscow, 24th September 1936, to Irving Schwerke in Paris, in French. Prokofiev thanks his Parisian correspondent, a music Critic and Pianist, for his letter, and states in part `I enclose herewith a list of my recent works. Wouldn´t you like to send me your article? This not in order to interfere with your way of thinking, but to make it more useful if possible.´ Prokofiev further refers to his provisional residence, saying `I live now in Moscow but expect to be in Paris in December and in New York in January.´ Two extremely small pinholes to the upper border, otherwise VG
KABALEVSKY DMITRY - [ROLLAND ROMAIN]: (1904-1987) Russian Composer. Signed letter `D. Kabalevsky´, in Cyrillic, at the base of a typed letter sent by Romain Rolland to Kabalevsky, one page, folio, Villeneuve, 27th November 1937, in French. In a letter of very interesting content, Rolland states in part `I safely received the musical score of your “Maitre de Clamecy” and I read it several times with great pleasure. I do think that you can expect a great success, because the work is neat, full of life and movement. The use of popular songs is a hit. No need to say that my French hearing did not have difficulty to identify them… In general, your work is one of the best that I know of the new Russian music written for scene´ Rolland further asks Kabalevsky to forward to him the Overture and Preludes missing so he can have a proper and complete knowledge of the full work, and adds `Regarding the poem…. there are anachronisms, not only in the situation, but also with the characters. But that is the right of the poet as well as the one of the Soviet musician who write for a different audience than the one of Bourgogne´ before concluding and to a post-scriptum, Romain disagrees with the choice of French names, stating and advising `Why have you renamed Martine (the daughter of Colas) and Céline (Belette)? In French, the two names sound musical and rhyme like bells ring. I miss them. Germaine and Marcelle are not names of this time and country´ G to VG Romain Rolland (1866-1944) French Dramatist & Novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1915.
[TOSCANINI ARTURO]: (1867-1957) Italian Conductor. Rare baton, being one of Toscanini´s batons during his NBC orchestra touring in 1950. An 11.5 baton (30cm), with wooden handgrip, attractively displayed beneath a 9.5 x 7 photograph, the image showing Toscanini standing, in a half-length pose and wearing his hat, alongside James Dolan. Framed in black, and glazed (plastic) to an overall of 12 x 15 (30cm x 38cm). Together with a 12mo clipped piece, bearing a seven bars of music with annotations in Toscanini´s hand. Also including an original unsigned 7 x 5 photograph of Toscanini showing him during rehearsals, two admittance cards to the late Toscanini´s services at the St. Patrick´s Cathedral in New York on 19th January 1957, and two original typed pages listing the honorary pallbearers. The list included among many others, Italian Ambassador Manlio Brosio, Mayor of New York Robert Wagner, Composer Samuel Barber, Director of the Metropolitan Opera Rudolf Bing, Tenor Giovanni Martinelli, Rudolf Serkin, etc… VG, 5 Provenance, the present baton comes from the estate of the late James B. Dolan (1915-2006) Librarian and Archivist of the NBC Orchestra under Toscanini 1942-54 and a friend of the Italian conductor. Dolan took care of all Toscanini´s scores and batons during and after his 1950 touring with the NBC Orchestra. Dolan would later be the Los Angeles Philharmonic´s librarian for 32 years.Dolan traveled with Toscanini on the symphony's 1950 cross-country tour. He was personally responsible for five large trunks of music for the 110 musicians who would perform 50 works during 21 concerts. On the special 12-car train, Dolan commanded an entire car for the music library. He was also the custodian of Toscanini's batons, which a Philadelphia dentist made by hand from the finest materials. Being in charge of them was no easy task, considering that the temperamental conductor could break several batons in anger during the course of a rehearsal. Dolan developed a hobby of making copies of scores with the conductor's notations, "all the editing and markings of his genius," Dolan wrote in a 1967 article. Other conductors have studied Dolan's copies to understand how the man considered the most brilliant conductor of his era shaped a particular piece of music.
KNAPPERTSBUSCH HANS: (1888-1965) German Conductor. Best known for his performances of Wagner´s music. Vintage signed postcard photograph by Knappertsbusch, the Fayer image depicting the German conductor in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue ink across the image to largely clear areas. Together with NEY ELLY (1882-1968) German Pianist, well remembered for her Beethoven´s performances. T.L.S., `Elly Ney´, with annotation in her hand, one page, to the verso of a 4 x 6 photograph, Tutzing, 13th December 1958, to Frau Cornand, in German. The image depicting to the front Elly seated, in a half length pose, playing the piano. VG, 2
CORTOT ALFRED: (1877-1962) Franco-Swiss Pianist and Conductor. A.M.Q.S., `Alfred Cortot´, one page, to an 8vo page removed from an autograph album, n.p., n.d., in French. Cortot, beneath the musical quote, states `.. ce que la musique représente en ce moment pour Alfred Cortot´ ("..what the music means in this moment for Alfred Cortot") Cortot refers to the difficult wartime in France, Vichy 1940. To the heading, Cortot has penned a small musical quotation with three musical notes in his hand. The album page bears beneath Cortot´s signature a second autograph with inscription by Leon Poirier (1884-1968) French film Director. Best known for his silent era films, and for his film Verdun Visions of History (1928).Signed `Leon Poirier´ beneath the wartime inscription in French `Pour Pierre Constantin Meyer qui a devant lui la seule chose qui soit belle en ce moment, l´Avenir. Vichy 24 Aout 1940´ ("For Pierre Constantin Meyer who has in front of him the only beautiful thing in these times, the Future. Vichy 24th August 1940") Small age wear to the edges. About G
CORTOT ALFRED: (1877-1962) Franco-Swiss Pianist and Conductor. A.M.Q.S., Af. Cortot, one page (manuscript paper), slim oblong 8vo, n.p., September 1946. In bold black fountain pen ink Cortot has penned four bars of music across two staves which he identifies as being from a piece by Schumann. Some light age wear and a minor crease to one corner, otherwise VG
Der Weg der Verheisung WEILL KURT: (1900-1950) German-American Composer. Weill held the ideal of writing music that would serve a social purpose. An excellent and rare A.M.Q.S., Kurt Weill, one page, 8.5 x 10.5, (21,5 x 27 cm), on a page removed from an autograph album, in German. In bold, dark fountain pen ink the German composer has carefully penned four bars of music, which he identifies as being from his opera Der Weg der Verheisung, “The Eternal Road”. Signed and inscribed beneath the musical quotation `For Marina Chaliapin´ also dated in Salzburg, 1935 in Weill´s hand. Small overall minor age toning to edges, otherwise G to VG Weill´s opera-oratorio in four acts The Eternal Road is based on Franz Werfel´s playwright Der Weg der Verheisung, (“The Way of the Covenant”), a biblical drama. The work was conceived by Zionist activist Meyer Weisgal to alert public to Hitler´s persecution of the Jews in Germany. He enlisted the help of Max Reinhardt who chose Weill to compose the music and Werfel to write the libretto. The Eternal Road premiered at the Manhattan Opera House in January 1937, with a spectacular production involving 245 actors. Provenance: The present page originates from the personal autograph album of Marina Chaliapin (1912-2009), the daughter of Russian opera singer Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938), widely regarded as one of the finest bass singers of the 20th century, and his mistress Marina Petsold (1882-1964) who became the singer's second wife in 1927. Chaliapin's daughter was married to Luigi Freddi (1895-1977) the Italian journalist and politician who edited the journal Il Popolo d'Italia and who was also hugely influential in Italian political cinema in the second half of the 1930s and beginning of the 1940s
CILEA FRANCESCO: (1866-1950) Italian Composer. Best known for his operas Adriana Lecouvreur (1902) and L´Arlesiana (1897) with his celebrated aria `E la Solita Storia del Pastore´ also known as Lamento di Federico. A good A.M.Q.S., `F. Cilea´, with a three lines inscription, to an 8.5 x 10.5 (21,5 x 27 cm) page removed from an autograph album, in Italian. Cilea states `Alla gentilissima Signora Marina Chaliapin, che al celebre nome paterno aggiunge le sue doti personali di grazia, di bellezza, d´intelligenza.´ (“To the very kind Madam Marina Chaliapin, who adds her personal gifts of grace, beauty and intelligence to the famous paternal name.”). Cilea has also carefully penned beneath a two bars of music which he identifies and entitles `Dall´”Arlesiana”´(`From the “Arlesiana”´), adding the musical tempo `Lento´. Dated in Cilea´s hand at the conclusion, `Varazze (Genova) 1st of August 1937. XVth´. The written and signed page has been neatly affixed in an attractive way to the autograph album page. Bearing to the verso an autograph with inscription by Carmine Gallone (1885-1973) Italian film Director. A controversial screenwriter for his pro-Fascist propaganda. Signed in Venice, august 1937. Small overall minor age toning to edges. About VG Provenance: The present page originates from the personal autograph album of Marina Chaliapin (1912-2009), the daughter of Russian opera singer Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938), widely regarded as one of the finest bass singers of the 20th century, and his mistress Marina Petsold (1882-1964) who became the singer's second wife in 1927. Chaliapin's daughter was married to Luigi Freddi (1895-1977) the Italian journalist and politician who edited the journal Il Popolo d'Italia and who was also hugely influential in Italian political cinema in the second half of the 1930s and beginning of the 1940s
MENOTTI GIAN CARLO: (1911-2007) Italian-American Composer. One of the most frequently performed opera composers of the 20th century. Menotti wrote the libretti of all his operas. A good A.M.Q.S., `Gian Carlo´, with amusing inscription to an 8.5 x 10.5 (21,5 x 27 cm) page removed from an autograph album. Menotti has cleanly penned a one bar quote of music, annotating beneath the voice words `Ah! Il destino….´. Menotti adds an amusing inscription, in Italian, stating `Per Marina ritrovata - Gian Carlo perduto!....´ (“For Marina found - Gian Carlo lost!..´). Small overall minor age toning to edges, otherwise VG Provenance: The present page originates from the personal autograph album of Marina Chaliapin (1912-2009), the daughter of Russian opera singer Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938), widely regarded as one of the finest bass singers of the 20th century, and his mistress Marina Petsold (1882-1964) who became the singer's second wife in 1927. Chaliapin's daughter was married to Luigi Freddi (1895-1977) the Italian journalist and politician who edited the journal Il Popolo d'Italia and who was also hugely influential in Italian political cinema in the second half of the 1930s and beginning of the 1940s
RACHMANINOFF SERGEI: (1873-1943) Russian Composer and Pianist. A fine and clean A.M.Q.S., signed twice, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and `S.R.´ with his initials at the conclusion, one page, 8.5 x 10.5, (21,5 x 27 cm), page removed from an autograph album, in Italian. Rachmaninoff has carefully penned four bars of music in dark fountain pen ink. Signed and inscribed beneath the musical quotation `Per la bella e cara Marina´ (“For the pretty and dear Marina”), also dated 1934 in his hand. Small overall age wear with a very small stain to the lower edge, otherwise G Provenance: The present page originates from the personal autograph album of Marina Chaliapin (1912-2009), the daughter of Russian opera singer Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938), widely regarded as one of the finest bass singers of the 20th century, and his mistress Marina Petsold (1882-1964) who became the singer's second wife in 1927. Chaliapin's daughter was married to Luigi Freddi (1895-1977) the Italian journalist and politician who edited the journal Il Popolo d'Italia and who was also hugely influential in Italian political cinema in the second half of the 1930s and beginning of the 1940s
TOSCANINI ARTURO: (1867-1957) Italian Conductor. An excellent A.M.Q.S., Arturo Toscanini, underlined, one page, 8.5 x 10.5, (21,5 x 27 cm), to a page removed from an autograph album, in Italian. In bold, dark fountain pen ink the Italian conductor has carefully penned three bars of music, partially on two staves, which he identifies as being from Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde (1857-59). Signed, inscribed and underlined beneath the musical quotation `Per la cara e bella Marina´ (“For the dear and beautiful Marina”), also dated 19th May 1934 in Toscanini´s hand. Small overall age wear with a very small stain to the lower edge, otherwise G Provenance: The present page originates from the personal autograph album of Marina Chaliapin (1912-2009), the daughter of Russian opera singer Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938), widely regarded as one of the finest bass singers of the 20th century, and his mistress Marina Petsold (1882-1964) who became the singer's second wife in 1927. Chaliapin's daughter was married to Luigi Freddi (1895-1977) the Italian journalist and politician who edited the journal Il Popolo d'Italia and who was also hugely influential in Italian political cinema in the second half of the 1930s and beginning of the 1940s.
SABATA VICTOR DE: (1892-1967) Italian Conductor and Composer. Widely regarded as one of the most distinguished operatic conductors of the 20th century. He held the post of music Director at La Scala for over twenty years. Well-remembered for his animated conducting style and for his 1953 recording with Maria Callas of Puccini´s opera Tosca. An excellent A.M.Q.S., `Victor de Sabata´, to an 8.5 x 10.5 (21,5 x 27 cm) page removed from an autograph album, in Italian. De Sabata has carefully penned a large three bars of music which he identifies from “Jethsemani”, adding the musical tempos `Lento, contemplativo´ and `soavemente´. Dated December 1938 in his hand. Small overall minor age toning to edges. About VG Gethsemane is a garden at the foot of the Mont of Olives in Jerusalem. According to the four Gospels of the New Testament it is where Jesus suffered the agony in the garden and where he was arrested the day before his execution. Provenance: The present page originates from the personal autograph album of Marina Chaliapin (1912-2009), the daughter of Russian opera singer Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938), widely regarded as one of the finest bass singers of the 20th century, and his mistress Marina Petsold (1882-1964) who became the singer's second wife in 1927. Chaliapin's daughter was married to Luigi Freddi (1895-1977) the Italian journalist and politician who edited the journal Il Popolo d'Italia and who was also hugely influential in Italian political cinema in the second half of the 1930s and beginning of the 1940s
KARAJAN HERBERT VON: (1908-1989) Austrian Conductor. A good and unusual A.M.Q.S., Herbert von Karajan, with inscription, one page, to an 8.5 x 10.5 (21,5 x 27 cm) page removed from an autograph album, Tyrol, 1942, in German. Karajan has penned a four bars of music to the heading. Inscribed in bold black ink beneath the musical quote, Karajan referring to Firenze, probably to the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. An excellent and unusual war-time autograph musical quotation with inscription in the hand of Karajan. Very small minor age toning, mostly to edges, otherwise VG Provenance: The present page originates from the personal autograph album of Marina Chaliapin (1912-2009), the daughter of Russian opera singer Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938), widely regarded as one of the finest bass singers of the 20th century, and his mistress Marina Petsold (1882-1964) who became the singer's second wife in 1927. Chaliapin's daughter was married to Luigi Freddi (1895-1977) the Italian journalist and politician who edited the journal Il Popolo d'Italia and who was also hugely influential in Italian political cinema in the second half of the 1930s and beginning of the 1940s.
[CHALIAPIN MARINA]: (1912-2009) Russian ballerina & actress, daughter of Feodor Chaliapin and wife of Luigi Freddi, the Italian Minister of Culture. Marina Chaliapin was crowned Miss. Russia in 1931. The personal autograph album of Marina Chaliapin, the leather bound 4to album containing 48 signatures (most with personal inscriptions to Chaliapin) by a variety of famous individuals including musicians, singers, actors, artists etc., including (in order of appearance) Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938, Russian opera singer; signed Daddy and with a lengthy inscription in Cyrillic, in part, 'To my dear daughter Marinka - Words, words…where to find them…. No! I have to sum up my life, multiply my love, fuse my feelings, to share all this with you….. Then, I will maybe get to what I want to say…', Kitzbuhel, 1st August 1934), Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962, Austrian-born American violinist and composer; dated at Salzburg, 22nd August 1935), Charles B. Cochran (1872-1951, English theatrical manager and impresario; 'To the daughter of my greatest hero, Charles B Cochran', 1935), Gianna Pederzini (1900-1988, Italian mezzo-soprano; April 1936), Louis Jouvet (1887-1951, French actor & theatre director), Max Dearly (1874-1943, French actor; Salzburg, July 1936), Lotte Lehmann (1888-1976, German soprano; Salzburg, 1936), Bronislaw Huberman (1882-1947, Polish violinist; August 1936), Hannes Schneider (1890-1955, Austrian ski instructor), Joseph Paul-Boncour (1873-1972, French Prime Minister 1932-33), Luigi Freddi (1895-1977, Italian journalist and politician, husband of Marina Chaliapin; Venice, August 1937), Ugo Ojetti (1871-1946, Italian writer, journalist & art critic; Venice, August 1937), Vittorio Cini (1885-1977, Italian entrepreneur and politician), Italo Balbo (1896-1940, Italian fascist politician, Marshal of the Air Force 1929-33 and Governor-General of Italian Libya 1934-40), Rouben Mamoulian (1897-1987, Russian-born American film director; a fine example in Cyrillic, 1937), Luis Trenker (1892-1990, Austro-Hungarian film producer, director & actor; November 1938), Trilussa (1871-1950, Italian poet, writer & journalist; 1942), Edward VIII (1894-1972, King of the United Kingdom January - December 1936. Later Duke of Windsor; A.N.S., Edward P, as Prince of Wales, in pencil, on a small oblong 12mo card, n.p., n.d., in full, 'With many thanks for a most charming evening from Edward P', neatly laid down to the page), Massimo Bontempelli (1878-1960, Italian poet, playwright, novelist & composer; A.M.Q.S., being two bars of music which he identifies as being from Monescia), Eleonora Duse (1858-1924, Italian actress; A.N., unsigned, on her personal printed visiting card, in Italian, neatly laid down to the page), Issay Dobrowen (1891-1953, Russian-Norwegian pianist, composer & conductor; Rome, 1946), Alexander Borovsky (1889-1968, Russian-American pianist; 1946), Tullio Serafin (1878-1968, Italian conductor; A.M.Q.S., being several bars of music, with words beneath, marked Proprio cosi ('Just like that') in his hand and with a further sentiment in his hand, Musica - ragione di vita ('Music - reason for life'), Rome, 31st October 1947), Gino Cervi (1901-1974, Italian actor famous for his performances as 'Peppone' in the Don Camillo movies of the 1950s and 1960s, and later as the detective Maigret), Akim Tamiroff (1899-1972, Russian-born American actor), Paul Robeson (1898-1976, American singer and actor; ink signature on a small piece a little crudely cut from a printed programme for Black Boy, neatly laid down), Tullio Carminati (1894-1971, Italian actor), Ronald Colman (1891-1958, English actor, Academy Award winner), Umberto Spadaro (1904-1981, Italian actor), Renato Rascel (1912-1991, Italian actor & singer), David Lichine (1910-1972, Russian-American ballet dancer and choreographer; 1953), Jean Cocteau (1889-1963, French poet, playwright, novelist, designer & artist), Jose Greco (1918-2000, Italian-born American flamenco dancer; the page also signed by his sister Norina Greco, and Nila Amparo), Gina Cigna (1900-2001, French-Italian soprano), Oswald Mosley (1896-1980, British politician, leader of the British Union of Fascists), Witold Malcuzynski (1914-1977, Polish pianist; A.M.Q.S., being several bars from an unidentified work, November 1961), Earl Warren (1891-1974, American jurist and politician who led the Warren Commission that investigated the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy), Roloff Beny (1924-1984, Canadian photographer; an original black ink drawing of several long, elegant leaves, inscribed 'For Marina, Remembering “Death is a name for Beauty not in use”, with admiration and affection, Roloff Beny', April 1981) etc. The vast majority of the signatures are on individual leaves, and most are neatly annotated to the lower corners in ink by Marina Chaliapin. Her Ex-Libris plate appears to the front free endpaper and her initials ('M.F.C.') are stamped to the upper right corner of the front cover. An interesting collection of signatures with fine provenance. Some very light, extremely minor age wear and slight age toning at the edges of the pages, the covers slightly worn and stained. VG
[CIRCUS]: SAQUI JULIEN (1786-1825) French impresario, husband of Madame Saqui (1786-1866) the French acrobat and tightrope dancer who was a favourite of Napoleon Bonaparte. A.L.S., Saqui, one page, 4to, Boulevard du Temple, Paris, 7th August 1824, to Monsieur de Verneur, in French. Saqui states that, from the observations his correspondent has made to him, 'I beg you to be persuaded that by suppressing the gun fire of the platoon, the fireworks, the music and the drums, the expenditure of the 2 ascensions that I propose will amount to more than the 200 francs costs needed to assemble and disassemble' and further adds 'I will be personally recommending to you that you obtain the authorisation that I am requesting and my wife and I will experience extreme satisfaction if we are permitted to prove our love and devotion to Her Majesty without attaching any value to it.' Very slightly irregularly trimmed and with some light wrinkling and a few small tears to the right edge, only very slightly affecting a few letters of text, otherwise about VG
[TITANIC]: STEAD WILLIAM T. (1849-1912) British newspaper editor who, as a pioneer of investigative journalism, became a controversial figure of the Victorian era. Stead died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. An extraordinary A.L.S., W T Stead, two pages, 4to, Kingsway, London, 2nd January 1912, to Mr. Cochrane (sic; Charles B. Cochran), on the attractive printed stationery of The Review of Reviews. Stead announces 'I have just witnessed “The Miracle”' and continues, in part, 'But the miracle that impressed me most was the fact that in this Protestant land you are not mobbed by zealous Orangemen. Just think of what you are doing twice a day this blessed Christmas tide! Remember the threatened riot which alarmed the Cabinet when it was proposed to take a solemn procession through the streets on the consecration of the new Catholic Cathedral. The protestant drum was beaten & the police were seriously asking whether the Guards would have to be called out to prevent a dangerous & possibly a bloody affray. Yet that was only one short procession whereas you….are exhibiting twice everyday in the week a gorgeous spectacle with every adventitious aid of music & costume to make the Roman rite attractive to the multitude. The other day I secured a bulky pamphlet labelled “Rome & Germany” by “Watchman” who proclaimed about the existence of an informal conspiracy got up by Rome & Germany for the destruction of the British Empire. “Watchman's” evidence was of the slightest. But if he were to bring out a new edition of his pamphlet he would find in “The Miracle” a startling confirmation of his worst surmises. “The Miracle” was “made in Germany” and it is a…..powerful presentation of the most anti-Protestant doctrines. Think Sir of the effect of this twice a day representation of Catholic ritual to eight thousand subjects of our Protestant King…..Has the great Protestant heart that throbs responsive to the Orange drum ceased to beat? Have you had no protests…(against)….this daring challenge thrown down to Protestant prejudice? I fear that if you presented “The Miracle” at Belfast few of your performers would escape with broken heads. How much Sir do you secure from the secret service money of the Vatican or from the coffers of the Jesuits for this imposing & magnificent propaganda in favour of the Roman Catholic Church? I wrote this to you as a friend & not as one sharing the prejudices of my Orange fellow citizens. It is a mere matter of intellectual curiosity. I wonder whether they are going to take it lying down'. A letter of remarkable content, written just three months before Stead perished in the Titanic. Some extensive, although light, water staining, causing minor wrinkling, and with a few minor tears to the edges. Despite the faults, the text of the letter remains completely legible. About G Charles B. Cochran (1872-1951) English theatrical manager and impresario who produced some of the most successful musical revues, musicals and plays in the 1920s and 1930s, becoming associated with the works of Noel Coward. In 1911 Cochran had a success with the play The Miracle. The Miracle is a wordless play written by Karl Vollmoller and tells the story of a wayward nun who deserts her convent with a knight, influenced by the music of an evil minstrel. A statue of the Virgin Mary comes to life and takes the physical place of the nun, who makes her way through the world and its many vicissitudes. She is eventually accused of witchcraft, but escapes. Finally the nun returns to the convent with her dying infant, and is forgiven as the statue of the Madonna resumes its place. Cochran worked closely with Max Reinhardt in the creation of the stage production and the play first appeared as a vast spectacle-pantomime at the London Olympia on 21st December 1911. Reinhardt directed the principal actors, cast and musical performers (who numbered around 1,700) and the music was specially composed by Engelbert Humperdinck.
[TITANIC]: TROUTT MCKENZIE EDWINA (1884-1984) English-born survivor of the RMS Titanic disaster, having boarded the liner at Southampton as a second-class passenger. An interesting A.L.S., Edwina, one page, 8vo, Hermosa Beach, California, 26th June n.y. (1974), to Robert Forrest, evidently a collector of Titanic memorabilia. McKenzie thanks her correspondent for their letter, remarking 'You are very descriptive and I feel your house must be equivalent to a museum' and further stating 'Ed Kamuda wired me of the passing of Mrs. O'Niell [sic, i.e. Margaret Devaney] I immediately sent a Mass card to her family…..my short acquaintance with her will always be well remembered. She said I was perky as a kitten. We had many laughs together. She had a knife with her which was used to cut the ropes over the cars, also a piece of wood carved out of the lifeboat….Won't it be nice if you can meet Miss Russell [i.e. Edith Rosenbaum] in London. She is so truthful about the noise at the time of the sinking. Worse than any siren of thunderstorm. Tell her I was in lifeboat 13. You know she saved a pig (stuffed music box) and some of the papers headlines were a Titanic survivor saved a pig…..I have been under the weather for ten days now and I still have to bathe my foot each hour for twenty minutes. What a past time. I am enclosing a card (no longer present) from Walter Lord, also the Queen Mary schedule. I am still feeling sad over the death of Lance Bonnit and Mrs. O'Niell (sic)'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by McKenzie. A letter of good content relating to the ill-fated RMS Titanic. VG Edward S. Kamuda (1939-2014) American historian who specialised in the study of the RMS Titanic and was a co-founder and president of the Titanic Historical Society. Margaret Devaney (1891-1974) Irish-born survivor of the RMS Titanic disaster, having boarded the liner at Queenstown as third-class passenger. Edith Rosenbaum (1879-1975) American society and fashion journalist, a survivor of the RMS Titanic disaster, having boarded the liner at Cherbourg as a first-class passenger. Rosenbaum had a steward retrieve one treasured possession from her stateroom on the Titanic, a small toy pig covered with white fur which, when winding its tail, would play a piece called the Maxixe. In her latter years she lived in a London hotel where she became increasingly eccentric and disagreeable. Walter Lord (1917-2002) American author, lawyer and popular historian best known for A Night to Remember (1955), being his account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
BREKER ARNO: (1900-1991) German Sculptor & Architect, best known for his public works created in Nazi Germany. Signed postcard photograph, the Gallery Marco edition image showing Breker standing in a half-length pose, working at his atelier in 1976 on a Franz Liszt´s bust for the Salzburg music festival. Signed ('Arno Breker') in bold blue ink to the lower white border. EX
Music Memorabilia - a pair of Paul McCartney of the Beatles"Let It Be Liverpool" Concert Poster (by Marshall Arts Ltd, 1990). In 1990 the ex-Beatle and ex-Wings member, Paul McCartney returned to his hometown of Liverpool for a charity concert event. held on Thursday 28th June at Kings Dock Arena, The bottom right of the poster has a "Friends of the Earth" logo, each approx 155cm x 103cm (2)
British Railways First Aid Efficiency, silver award badges (10), type 1 (Harold J. Wilding, 1948, W 134), type 2 (2: Charles A. Harrison, 1953, W 656, 20, 25 and 30 Year clasps; E.F. Wakefield, 1954, M 688, 20 and 25 Year clasps), type 3 (2: Sam Brayshaw, 1955, N 522; George R. Tutt, 1957, S 338, 25 Year clasp), type 4 (5: Herbert Forster, 1962, NE 153, 20 Year clasp; Kathleen Middle, 1962, WR 1395; R.A. Jones, 1963, M 1426, 20 Year clasp; Edward Seabrook, 1966, S 719; Mr E. Cocker, E 1067); British Railways Scotland, silver award badges (2), type 1 (Robert Houston, 1951, 255, 20 Year clasp), type 2 (Frank McVittie, 1961, 37, together with an unrelated set of clasps for 20, 25, 30 and 35 Years; British Railways Staff Association, medals and badges (5, one silver), three engraved (Bisley 1952; Festival of Music 1958; Association Football 1966/67 Runner-Up) [Lot]. Very fine and better; mostly with ribbons as issued £80-£100
Actress Maureen Lipman signed 6x4 black and white photo. Dame Maureen Diane Lipman DBE is an English theatre, film, radio and television actress, writer, comedian and political activist. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and her stage work has included appearances with the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Est. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Musician Cliff Williams from the band AC/DC signed 12x8 colour photo in excellent condition. Clifford Williams is an English musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He started his professional music career in 1967 and had previously been in the English groups Home and Bandit. His first studio album with AC/DC was Powerage in 1978. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Musician Norman Watt Roy signed 12x8 colour photo. Norman Joseph Watt Roy is an English musician, arranger and composer. Watt Roys music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s, during the punk and new wave era of rock music as the bass player for Ian Dury and the Blockheads. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Musician Martyn Ware signed 12x8 colour photo. Martyn Ware is an English and Irish musician, composer, arranger, record producer, and music programmer. As a founding member of both The Human League and Heaven 17, Ware was partly responsible for hit songs such as Being Boiled and Temptation. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Classical Music The Great Composers and Their Masterworks by John Stanley 1994 First Edition Hardback Book published by Mitchell Beazley (Reed Consumer Books Ltd) good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Music collection, 5 signed items. Petula Clark, early Pye signed 5. 5x3. 5 photo on paper. The Batchelors, signed 5. 5x3. 5 photo from 1963. David Ballantyne, singer and Monty Python comedy actor, signed and dedicated 6x3. 5 photo. Gordon Heath, musician and actor who narrated Animal Farm 1954, signed 5x4 photo in two coloured inks. Al Saxon, singer who sang the title song in the Peter Sellers film, Im Alright Jack. Signed 4x3 card from end page of album. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
ABBA; a music score for 'Waterloo', bearing the signatures of the four stars, 28 x 21.5cm.We have not authenticated these signatures, please satisfy yourself as to the veracity of the item prior to bidding. CONDITION REPORT There has been Sellotape marks around the edges, leaving an unsightly mark, but signatures are clear. Two are in black pen, two are in blue.
ABBA; 'Knowing Me, Knowing You', a music score for the song, bearing the signatures of the four stars, 28 x 21.5cm.We have not authenticated these signatures, please satisfy yourself as to the veracity of the item prior to bidding. CONDITION REPORT Crease top right corner and also heavy crease along the lower section, with various surface scratches. The nature of the image is also slightly obscuring the signatures, noticeably the one above the word 'ABBA'.
BILLY J KRAMER & THE DAKOTAS; a 'Little Children' music score bearing various signatures to the cover.We have not authenticated these signatures, please satisfy yourself as to the veracity of the item prior to bidding. CONDITION REPORT This item comes from a very good local private source and while we cannot guarantee the authenticity of these signatures, we have every reason to believe in their veracity.
THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL; a 'Summer in the City' music score bearing signatures of the band members to the cover.We have not authenticated these signatures, please satisfy yourself as to the veracity of the item prior to bidding. CONDITION REPORT This item comes from a very good local private source and while we cannot guarantee the authenticity of these signatures, we have every reason to believe in their veracity.
THE SHADOWS & CLIFF RICHARD; a music sheet signed by Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Tony Meehan, Jet Harris and Cliff Richard, with a small pen sketch at the bottom titled Apache' signed and by Jim Goff. PROVENANCE: The vendor worked evenings at The Winter Gardens in Bournemouth as a waitress when she was a teenager. Here she met song writer Jim Goff who obliged in obtaining the autographs for the vendor, she was thirteen at the time.
VARIOUS ARTISTS; a large collection of mainly 1950s-60s single vinyl records to include The Platters, Everley Brothers, Connie Francis, Brenda Lee, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, The Denisons and other artists, singles from the 1950s to include Carl Dobkins, The Clovers, Chan Romero, a quantity of TV themes and shows music to include 'The Army Game', 'Rawhide', recordings from 65 Special featuring Don Lang, and a quantity of demo recordings for Alvin Stardust, Mike Berry, The Shirelles, Fats Domino, The Crystals, and a quantity of 78rpm records to include Peter Lowe, Dean Martin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gary Miller, Dickie Valentine, etc (3). CONDITION REPORT Full lists of the demo records and the 78rpm records in this lot are available on request.
A SWISS 8 AIR MUSIC BOX FOR RESTORATION, housed in a pine painted box, having a lyre shaped zither holder and glass dust coverCondition Report:Main spring appears fine, missing teeth on comb, ruby missing on governor, section of teeth missing on small primary drive gear. Lacking tuning card, lid separated - broken hinges, no visible signs of woodworm.
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