RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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