RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

Handsome matte-finish 3 x 4.5 postcard photo of Caruso in a three-quarter-length pose, signed in black ink, “Enrico Caruso, London, 1905.” Attractivel

Autograph musical manuscript in pencil, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 9.75 x 13.25, signed in the upper right, “Furtwangler,” and dated 1897. Fu

Extremely rare unsigned self-portrait pencil sketch by Gershwin on an off-white 4.25 x 6 sheet of telephone message paper; and a fountain pen signatur

LS in French, one page, 8.25 x 10, November 1, 1803. Letter to Madame Moreau, an accomplished pianist of Creole descent and the wife of the Napoleonic

Composer and bandmaster (1829–1892) who served in the Union Army, during which time he famously wrote ‘When Johnny Comes Marching Home.’ AMQS on an of

Versatile and prolific German-born composer and performer (1895–1963) whose best-known works include ‘Mathis der Maler,’ ‘Nobilissima Visione,’ and ‘D

Austro-Hungarian composer (1897–1957) who, after producing much well-received ‘serious’ music, enjoyed great success as a film composer and was nomina

Handsome matte-finish 3.25 x 5.25 postcard photo of Lehar in a head-and-shoulders pose, signed in the lower border in fountain pen. In fine condition,

ALS in pencil in German, one page, 5.75 x 4.75, personal letterhead, August 7, 1933. A brief letter including an eight-bar AMQS for piano on two stave

Signed book: the piano and vocal score for Giuditta. Leipzig: Verlag W. Karczag, 1933. Expertly rebound in a quarter-leather blue binding with origina

Third-person ANS in German, one page, 5.25 x 3.25, docketed on the reverse March 12, 1855. In full (translated): “Transcription by F. Liszt the songs

Dramatic soprano (1860–1936) associated with Wagnerian roles. Untranslated ALS in Russian, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, September 5, 1930. In fine condition.

DS in German, one page, 9 x 11.5, October 1908. A music-related document sent to Theodor Hammerle, chairman of Vienna’s Konzerthaus Society, in which

Violinist and conductor (1916–1999) widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25

Italian composer (1795–1870) best known as a predecessor to Giuseppe Verdi and for operas such as Il Giuramento and Orazi e Curiazi. Boldly penned aut

Collection of 19 items, each signed by an opera performer, including: Geraldine Farrar (SP), Pol Plancon (signature), Beesie Abbott (signature), Ernes

Highly regarded Hungarian-born conductor (1899–1985) who became internationally famous as the music director and conductor of the Philadelphia Orchest

Self-proclaimed ‘anti-modernist’ German composer (1869–1949), best known for his opera Palestrina, based on the life of the famed sixteenth-century co

Austrian-born composer (1874–1951) whose development of the twelve-tone system proved to be one of the most far-reaching innovations in the history of

Eminent Russian composer (1844–1908) best known for such brilliantly orchestrated works as Scheherazade and for operatic staples like Sadko, The Tale