RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Romantic era composer and pianist (1811–1886) whose prowess at the keyboard earned him a cachet as perhaps the greatest virtuoso in the history of the

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Massenet,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, August 8, 1897. In fine condition, with an edge chip and

ALS in German, signed “Felix,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, November 20, 1837. Letter to a friend. In part (translated): “Your letter is in a bad mood

Collection of 17 items, each signed by an opera performer, including: Paul Plishka (2 flyers and an SP), Joan Sutherland (SP), Luciano Pavorotti (3 Po

AMQS on an off-white 7 x 5.5 sheet, signed in fountain pen, “Francis Poulenc, 1945.” Poulenc pens three bars of music from his 1924 ballet, titling it

Intricate and neatly penned collection of eleven AMQSs on a single 7.75 x 9.25 off-white sheet, bearing a skillful pencil drawing of Sergei Ivan Tanei

ALS in French, one page, 4.75 x 5, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to French politician and theater critic Georges Pioch, asking where and when t

Schoenberg (1874–1951) was an Austrian-born composer whose development of the ‘twelve-tone’ system proved to be one of the most far-reaching innovatio

Glossy 9 x 7 photo of Stern playing his violin, signed and inscribed in black felt tip. In very good condition, with scattered creases and some skippi

German composer (1864–1949) whose colorful symphonic poems and operas earned him a place among the most important figures in late-19th and early 20th-