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admiration for “den nationalen Aufbau Deutschlands”.
3.
Hagengut, 22/8/?, hotel stationary, 2 p.
on 1 f., 4to. Writing by Somsme Tcherepnin i.e. Lee Hsien Ming, the wife of Tcherepnin.
4.
Baden
Baden, 17/7/?, same paper as the 2nd letter, 1 p. on 1 f., 8vo. Letters to G[erhard]? Tischer (1877-
1959) publisher and lecturer in musicology “who became an early proponent of National Socialism
in the pages of his journal” (K. Painter, Mahler and his world).
616 TOSCANINI, Arturo
- [Portrait of Toscanini], photogr., 18 x 13 cm,
signed
in red ink on a separate
paper pasted on a passe-partout.
€
100/150
Nice frontal b/w portrait of A. Toscanini (1867-1957), Italian conductor. “Riverdale on Hudson”
may refer to Toscanini’s home during and after W.W. II.
617 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Ralph
- Typed letter with autogr. sign. to “Professeur J. Migeon”,
Surrey, 15/10/1952, 1 p. on 1 f., 8vo.
€
80/100
Short letter of R. Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), English composer to a professor at the “College
Moderne de Redon”.
618 VERDI, Giuseppe
- Autogr. dedication to Sofia Hanslick, Rome, 19/4/1893, on a photogr. portrait,
pasted on cardboard, 15 x 11 cm.
€
1000/1500
Showing the composer facing right. Sofia Hanslick was the wife of the German Bohemian music
critic Eduard Hanslick. Stamp “Proprieta Riservata G. Ricordi & C. deposito”.
619 VIEUXTEMPS, Henri
- Autogr. sign. letter to “Herrn Kapellmeister Reinecke”, Paris, 5/1/1877, 2
pp. on 1 f., double 8vo.
€
200/300
In German. Letter to C. Reinecke (1824-1910), German composer and conductor recommending
the young Joseph Servais (1850-1880), cellist and son of the renowned François Servais.
Vieuxtemps writes that Servais would like to come to Leipzig to perform with the world famous
“Gewandhausorchester” which was led by Reinecke. He hopes Reinecke takes his request serious
and ascertains him “...dass Sie dadurch ein grosses künstlerisches Vergnügen dem Leipziger
Publikum bereiten werden...”. Vieuxtemps (1820-1881), Belgian composer and violinist, is seen as
a prominent exponent in the history of the violin during the mid-19th century.
620 WAGNER, Richard
- 7 handwritten envelopes to Albert Niemann, various places, dates and
sizes.
€
150/200
Envelopes adressed to A. Niemann (1831-1917), leading German tenor opera singer especially
associated with the operas of Richard Wagner. They were sent to “Konigliches Opernhaus Berlin”,
to “Mitglied des Konigliches Hoftheaters Hannover” or to “Konigliches Hofopern sänger” in
Hannover. All with postage or other stamps, 1 with an intact red seal and 1 with “R.W.” embossing
on the backside, dated 22/4/1860, 25/11/1859, 19/12/1881, 15/12/1881, etc.
Joined: Id.
- Autogr.
sign. envelope to Wendelin Weissheimer, Biebrich, [c. 1862], 7 x 11 cm, with postmark and stamps.
Weissheimer (1838-1910), German composer and conductor, became a good friend of Wagner
in the autumn of 1861 when he returned to the Mainz theatre as music director. In that time
Wagner completed “Die Meistersinger” renting a small apartment nearby Biebrich where he and
Weissheimer were together almost every day. (8 pcs)
621 WAGNER, Richard
- Autogr. sign. letter to [Sarah Oppenheimer], Bayreuth, 17/7/1875, 2 p. on 1
f., 8vo.
Cfr. ill.
€
600/700
InGerman. Letter to singer SarahOppenheimer inwhichWagner tells her he has lost “das Vertrauen”
that she would be able to attend the rehearsals of 1875. She was due to other appointments not able
to take part in the rehearsals for the performances of 1876. Oppenheimer had sung for Wagner in
1874, in Bayreuth after he had seen her in 1873 as Fides in Meyerbeers “Der Prophet”.
