615 - Gaetano DonizettiRR Auction
Italian composer (1797–1848) known as a leading composer of the bel canto opera style. ALS in French, signed “Donizetti,” one page, 4.75 x 7.25, blind
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616 - Antonin DvorakRR Auction
Supremely bold ink signature, “Antonin Dvorak, 5/10/1891,” on an off-white 4.75 x 5.75 decorative card. Also signed on the reverse by pianist Fanny Da
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617 - Edward ElgarRR Auction
ALS, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, March 21, 1895. Letter to Novello & Co., in part: “Many thanks for yours of the 30th.—in answ...
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618 - Edward ElgarRR Auction
Two ALSs to Austrian Jewish composer Heinrich Schalit: one on a 5.5 x 3.5 postcard, May 30, 1905, in part: “I had the pleasure to ask my publishers to
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619 - Alexander GretchaninovRR Auction
Russian Romantic composer (1864–1956) who worked during a transitional era in the history of Russian music. Expansive musical manuscript penned within
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
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620 - Edvard GriegRR Auction
AMQS on an off-white 5.75 x 3.5 album page, crisply signed below, “Edvard Grieg, Troldhaugen near Bergen, Septbr 1892.” Grieg pens five quick bars fro
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621 - Dinu LipattiRR Auction
Romanian classical pianist and composer (1917–1950), who died of Hodgkin’s disease at the age of 33. Uncommon TLS in French, one page on the reverse o
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622 - Franz LisztRR Auction
Rare 2.5 x 4.25 carte-de-visite bust-length portrait of Liszt, signed in black ink, “F. Liszt.” Published by Fritz Luckhardt of Vienna. In very good t
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
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623 - Gustav MahlerRR Auction
ALS in German, signed “Mahler,” one page, 4.5 x 7, no date [stamped as received on July 8, 1907]. Letter to German concert promoter Emil Gutmann, in f
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624 - Felix Mendelssohn-BartholdyRR Auction
Prodigiously gifted German Romantic composer (1809–1847) whose musical output represents virtually every form and genre of the era. ALS in German, one
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625 - Carl NielsenRR Auction
Important Danish composer (1865–1931) best known for his six grandly scaled symphonies, a number of which bear such evocative subtitles as ‘The Expans
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626 - Francis PoulencRR Auction
Sheet music booklet for ‘Poemes de Ronsard’ featuring cover artwork by Picasso, published by Heugel in Paris, 1925, 23 pages, 10 x 13, signed and insc
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 600.00 - 800.00
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627 - Serge ProkofievRR Auction
Scarce two-bar AMQS on a light green 5.5 x 5.25 album page, signed below in fountain pen, “Serge Prokofieff, 1930.” Also signed on the reverse by pian
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628 - Sergei RachmaninoffRR Auction
LS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, May 30, 1920. Letter to the New York offices of his German music publisher Breitkopf & Haertel. In ...
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629 - Giacomo PucciniRR Auction
Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.25 postcard portrait of Puccini in a half-length pose, signed in the lower border in black ink. Upper left corner bears a
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
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630 - Gioacchino RossiniRR Auction
ALS in French, one page, 6.75 x 8.5, no date. Letter to a musical director, in part (translated): "Kindly allow me to recall the past exploits ...
No Online Bidding For This LotEstimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
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631 - Gioacchino RossiniRR Auction
ALS in Italian, signed “G. Rossini,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 8, May 23, 1830. In part (translated): "I do not want Gigia to leave without g...
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632 - Johann StraussRR Auction
Eminent Viennese composer (1825–1899), known as the ‘Waltz King,’ best known for such all-time favorites as ‘The Beautiful Blue Danube’ and the ‘Emper
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633 - Richard StraussRR Auction
ALS in German and French, one page, 6.75 x 10.75, Parc-Hotel Merano letterhead, March 13, 1938. Letter to a friend, in part: “I am delighted to be her
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634 - Richard StraussRR Auction
Two items: an ALS in German, one page both sides, 4.25 x 7, July 20, 1929, making concert arrangements for some of his most famous works, in part (tra
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635 - Arthur SullivanRR Auction
English composer (1842–1900) best known for his operatic collaborations with W. S. Gilbert, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and Th
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636 - Richard WagnerRR Auction
Choice ALS in German, one page, 5.5 x 8.75, August 15, 1878. Letter to his assistant and collaborator in the staging of the Ring, the composer and con
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637 - Bela BartokRR Auction
Pencil signature, “Bartok Bela,” on an off-white 6.5 x 4.5 album page. In fine condition.
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638 - Lennox BerkeleyRR Auction
Eminent British composer (1903–1989) of opera, choral, orchestra, chamber, and instrumental music. AMQS on a musically lined 8.75 x 3.5 sheet, signed
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639 - Leonard BernsteinRR Auction
AMQS on an off-white 9 x 7.75 musically lined sheet, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “For James Russell, Leonard Bernstein, ‘74.” Bernstein pe
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640 - Ferruccio BusoniRR Auction
Important Italian composer, pianist, and conductor (1866–1924) best known for his complex contrapuntal keyboard works. ALS in German, three pages on t
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641 - ComposersRR Auction
Program for a 1962 concert by Dmitri Rostropovich at the Royal Festival Hall, 7.25 x 9.5, boldly signed in ink on the program page by Benjamin Britten
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643 - Vernon DukeRR Auction
AMQS on an off-white 4.25 x 7 sheet, signed and inscribed in black ink, “For Ed Breck—a souvenir of ‘Morning Mist, Sincerely, Vernon Duke, 1956.” Duke
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645 - Alexander GlazunovRR Auction
Well-regarded Russian composer (1865–1936) best known for his lush orchestral works, including nine symphonies and concerti for various instruments. S
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646 - Charles GounodRR Auction
French composer (1818–1893) best remembered for his composition of ‘Ave Maria.’ Three items: a 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Gounod, signed and
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647 - Charles GounodRR Auction
ALS in French, signed “Ch. Gounod,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, Ville de Paris letterhead, May 18, 1857. Letter to Mr. d’Orbigne, in full (translated): &...
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648 - Ferde GrofeRR Auction
American composer, arranger, and pianist (1892–1972) best known for his symphonic jazz works. Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed
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649 - Victor HerbertRR Auction
AMQS on a trimmed off-white sheet of Placid Park Club letterhead, neatly refitted to the lower portion of the original letter to an overall size of 5.
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650 - Jacques IbertRR Auction
French composer (1890–1962) best remembered for his orchestral works. TLS, one page, 5 x 7, Academie de France letterhead, December 30, 1949. Response
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651 - Joseph JoachimRR Auction
Hungarian violinist and composer (1831–1907) ranked second only to Paganini among 19th-century virtuosi. Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.25 postcard phot
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652 - Fritz KreislerRR Auction
Vintage glossy 8 x 10 portrait of the violin virtuoso, signed and inscribed in white ink, “To Dr. Alfred Kaiser, very cordially, Fritz Kreisler, Feb.
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653 - Franz LeharRR Auction
Distinguished matte-finish 6 x 8 portrait of Lehar in a dark three-piece suit by Hermann Bruehlmeyer, boldly signed and inscribed in the wide lower ma
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654 - Ruggero LeoncavalloRR Auction
AMQS on an off-white 4 x 3.25 sheet, signed in black ink, “R. Leoncavallo, London, 23 Sept. 1911.” Leoncavallo pens two bars of music, adding the titl
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655 - Jules MassenetRR Auction
Four items: an ink signature and inscription in French on a 6.5 x 7 section of a page from the score of his famed work Manon, “To Madame Patel-Bernard
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656 - Jules MassenetRR Auction
Two ALSs in French: one signed “J. Massenet,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, November 15, 1887, in part (translated): "A letter addressed...
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657 - Giacomo MeyerbeerRR Auction
German-born composer (1791–1864) best known for such operas as Les Hugenots and Robert le diable. ALS in German, signed “Meyerbeer,” one page, 8.25 x
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658 - Arthur NikischRR Auction
Internationally renowned Hungarian conductor (1855–1922). Vintage matte-finish 3.5 x 5.5 photo postcard of Nikisch with his arms crossed in a three-qu
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659 - OperaRR Auction
Signed book: Opera Cavalcade. NY: The Metropolitan Opera Guild, 1938. Hardcover, 9.25 x 12.25, 68 pages. Signed throughout in ink by numerous opera fi
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660 - Hans PfitznerRR Auction
Self-proclaimed ‘anti-modernist’ German composer (1869–1949), best known for his opera Palestrina, based on the life of the famed sixteenth-century co
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661 - PianistsRR Auction
Collection of more than 125 items signed by pianists, consisting of a variety of signatures, letters, programs, AMQSs, and photos, with some of the mo
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662 - Anton RubinsteinRR Auction
ANS in German, signed “Rubinstein,” one page, 8.75 x 5.5, no date but likely circa 1893. Note to Otto Lohse at the City Theater in Riga, in full (tran
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663 - Russian ComposersRR Auction
Three items: an ALS in Cyrillic by Dmitri Shostakovich, one page, November 20, 1964, to the Austrian consul in Moscow, mentioning that he would be ple
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664 - Camille Saint-SaensRR Auction
Two ALSs in French, both with musical content: one signed “C. Saint-Saens,” one page both sides, October 13, 1886, in part (translated): "With ...
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