Correspondence of the pioneering Polish-born harpsichordist and pianist to Herbert Bittner, a book publisher in New York. Each document on one leaf of Landowska's letter-size letterhead paper with the Lakeville, Conn." address. In English if not noted otherwise. In fine condition if not noted otherwise. Read More...
Sixteen rare postcards, each depicting one class or venue of the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau, France, with their professors or leaders named and identified, ca. 1925. The students are not identified. Printed by Ménard, Fontainebleau. Each card in oblong format, 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 13.8 cm). In fine condition. Read More...
Signed Jack Mitchell portrait photograph of the American opera singer who was particularly well known for her performances of Verdi and Donizetti. Verrett has boldly inscribed "To Paul / Shirley Verrett" in black ink. Two small points of spotting to upper right corner, overall in very fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...
Signed Toppo of NY photograph of the pianist, a student of von Sauer and Schnabel and known especially for performing the complete sonatas by Franz Schubert in London and New York in 1938, when they were rarely played. Signed and inscribed in 1942 to Harry Friedgut (1901-1975), managing director of the New York City Center of Music and Drama. Very fine. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm).
Striking original photograph by the acclaimed photographer of the great dancer and choreographer, who has signed and inscribed (faintly) in ink to the lower right quadrant "For Paul / From / Francisco / April 1953." Stamped with photographer's credit to verso and from the same series of images of Moncion with this distinctive backdrop and as appear in such publications as "George Platt Lynes: Portrait 1927-1955" (Twin Palms Publishers, 1994). Somewhat low contrast to signature, light bumps to corners and edges, else fine. 7.75 x 9.45 inches (19.7 x 24 cm.). Read More...
Autograph music manuscript, a partial draft of the song ‘Ich möchte hingehn’ (LW N31; S.296), n.d. [c.1858-59]. 3¼ pages on two leaves, 192 and 196 x 300mm, the paper cut down from larger sheets, ruled with 12 staves per page, scored for voice and piano, four systems of three staves per page except for the final page, 104 bars (9 of which cancelled), pages 1 and 2 marked ‘3’ and ‘4’ in autograph, autograph cancellations and emendations (worn and split along central vertical fold and a little tattered at the horizontal margins of the second leaf, erasure marks). Read More...
Four issues of the influential experimental literary journal that featured Surrealist, Expressionist, and Dada art and artists, including literary, visual and musical contributions. Issues 24 and 25 with toning and moderate soiling to covers, some wear to edges, but overall fine; Issue 26 with more significant wear around edges and tears and separation along upper and lower spine; Issue 27 with chipping around the edges, toning and small stains to front and rear, spine paper torn and separating at head, with separation from front wrapper (still firmly attached, however); otherwise, all issues generally clean throughout. Read More...
Felt-tip pen and ink on offset lithograph. 39.5 x 36 cm. (15.6 x 14.2 in.) Signed and inscribed in ink along the lower blank margin by Tinguely, with further additions by hand to the printed imagery in thick black ink (for example, the black drawings above "La Sirène" and the spouting figure on the far right of that line; the Xs on the line below; the arrow from the red heart; the spouting elephant lower right, and the section division lines and inscription to one Sali Loukas. Lower inscription including dating "7 Marz 1983...IRCAM" rather faded, vertical crease along the right perpendicular intersecting ink line, else fine. Read More...
Exceedingly rare signed Columbia Records bust portrait photograph of the Canadian pianist, composer, and commentator revered as one of the foremost classical pianists of the 20th century, and renowned for his interpretations of the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Signed in black ink "To Paul / Glenn Gould" in the upper left area of the image. Stamped "Columbia Records Photo / Please Credit" on verso; in his lifetime, the vast majority of Gould's albums were published by Columbia Masterworks (later CBS Masterworks). Some evidence of pen/ink trouble and light smudging to middle of the signature but otherwise in very fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.5 x 25.5 cm). Signed photographs of the reclusive pianist are very scarce. This is the very first true signed Gould photograph we have handled and have encountered only a few on the market in the past 20 years. Read More...
Boldly signed TLS from the great conductor to the president of G. Schirmer, Inc., New York. October 19, 1934. 1 pp. Personal stationery with Stokowski's Philadelphia address (1716 Rittenhouse Street) printed to foot. He thanks his correspondent for an invitation to New York but complains about his crowded schedule. In part, "There are so many things I would like to do, like sitting and talking with you, that become brushed aside by things which are really less interesting and yet seem to be more urgent." 10 x 8 inches (6 x 21 cm). Read More...
Signed program of a recital given by the outstanding Russian composer and pianist at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels on December 11, 1930. Bold signature, "Serge Prokofieff", to first page in black ink. Prokofiev's (first) wife, the singer Carolina Codina (1897–1989), also participated in the recital—under her stage name of Lina Llubera—but did not sign. 8.25 x 5 inches (20.7 x 13 cm). In fine condition. Read More...
Superb signed General Artists Corporation promotional photograph of the great jazz singer and pianist, shown in full song at the microphone. He has boldly signed in black ink and inscribed to Paul McMahon. In very fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.5 x 25.5 cm). Read More...
Vienna: Joseph Czerný. [1829]. First Edition (of this arrangement). Disbound upright folio. 31 pp. Engraved throughout. [PN] J. Cz. 2639. Flauto: Title, 2–13 pp.; Violin: blank, 2–9 pp.; Viola Primo [sic]: blank, 2–9 pp.; Viola Secondo [sic]: blank, 2–9 pp.; Violoncello: blank, 2–9 pp. Part names in English added in ink to title and initial blank pages; markup in pencil including directives in English uniformly added to all parts. 13 x 10 inches (33.3 x 25.4 cm). Outer bifolium of Flauto part detached and torn to spine; minor tear to other leaves of Flauto; damp staining to outer edge of Flauto; all parts somewhat foxed. In envelope from Hawkes & Son, London, with 9-pence stamp showing the profile of King George V (reigned 1910–36). Kinsky p. 51 (Übertragungen, "d"). Read More...
Unusual clipped sheet music of the opening bars of "Where is it Written?" from the 1983 film Yentl with music by Legrand and the lyrics by the Bergmans. Signed in blue ink "Thank you / Barbra Streisand." The printed music is a facsimile of a musical manuscript, possibly from an early rehearsal copy of the score. 6.4 x 3.5 inches, mounted to a slightly larger crimson board backing. Two pencil notations in an unknown hand, small tape remnants to upper corners, else fine. An unusual format for her signature. Read More...
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Candid photograph of the German conductor and the German impresario Hans Sellschopp (1891–1978) being greeted by John Charles of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society outside the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool. Matted, with Heger's signature to lower margin. The location and the persons are identified in the upper margin, in Charles's hand; however, Sellschopp is misspelled "Schellschopff." Oblong format, 9 x 11 inches (22.7 x 28 cm). Upper margin stained and slightly bumped; else in fine condition. Read More...
An uncommon AMQS from the American avant-garde composer, pianist, author, and inventor who co-patented a 'Secret Communications System' with actress Hedy Lamarr in 1941. AMQS on an off-white card imprinted "Collection of Bernard J. Klug." Antheil pens two bars from one of his works, signing below in bold ink, "October 29, 1954, George Antheil." In fine condition. 5 x 3 inches (12.7 x 7.6 cm).
Signed halftone photograph of the great dancer and choreographer practicing in a ballet studio, apparently in character. Cut from an unidentified book. Signed in Latin script. 10.75 x 8 inches (27.2 x 20.2 cm). Read More...
A most unusual portrait photograph by Scotty Welbourne of the actress and singer in front of an unsettling surreal backdrop prominently featuring a disembodied human eye. Newspaper clipping mounted to verso reads "It Is Doubtful If Ida Lupino, the Movie Star, Can Explain Why a Hollywood Cameraman Took Her Picture Against a Surrealistic Backdrop Made Up of Converging Lines and a Disembodied Over-sized Human Eye." There are several stamps to verso, including the date May 30, 1943, and stamps from Acme Newspapers and The American Weekly. Areas of overpainting, staple marks to corner margins, light rippling to upper edge, else in fine condition. 7 x 9 inches (17.8 x 22.9 cm.). Read More...