Original multicolor holograph mail art broadside lettered and designed on both sides of a blank sheet of musical orchestral score manuscript paper. A bit of toning to sheet, some fading to lettering in various colors; overall in fine condition. 10.5 x 13.25 inches (26.5 x 33.8 cm.); set in a floating glass frame to an overall size of 12.5 x 16.5 inches (32 x 42.3 cm.). Read More...
"Eros et Psyché ... Fragment de Psyché. Transcription pour deux pianos par Paul Braud." An inscribed and hand-corrected early, possibly final proof, printing of the final movement of Franck's symphonic poem Psyché, as arranged for two pianos by Paul Braud, this copy inscribed by the pianist and arranger to the composer's granddaughter, "À Mlle Thérèse César Franck / respectueux hommage de Paul Braud / Les Eolides / 25 Septembre 1905," and inscribed additionally with a further autograph note reading (Translated from the French), "Finished on October 15, 1890 and performed for the first time before César Franck on the 30th of the same month, this transcription is the last piece the author of Psyché ever heard."["Terminée le 15 octobre 1890 et exécutée pour la première fois devant César Franck le 30 du même mois, cette transcription est le dernier morceau qu'ait entendu l'auteur de Psyché"]. Upright folio. Separate parts for Piano 1 and 2: Title (vb); 1 - 12pp [identified in pencil at the head "...le 1er piano"], title with above inscriptions, music with handwritten tempo markings at the head and corrected publication date at foot of first page (both in ink) and with markings throughout in pencil, including tempi, expressive instructions and fingerings; 1 - 12pp. music with handwritten tempo markings at the head and corrected publication date at foot of first page (both in ink) and with occasional markings in pencil. Both parts heavily worn, with title separated and spine reinforced with tape, tears and chipping around margins. From the Collection of Alfred Cortot. Read More...
"Sonate transcrite pour piano à 2 et 4 mains par Alfred Cortot.... A 4 mains." Annotated engraved pre-publication proof copy of Alfred Cortot's arrangement of the Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano, as arranged for two pianos, with autograph title pages and corrections in the Cortot's hand in ink or blue pencil throughout. Upright folio. 13.75 x 9.87 inches (35 x 25 cm.). Parts for Primo and Secondo Piano on facing pages, complete in four movements with continuous pagination and three separate autograph title pages in the hand of Alfred Cortot. Engraved throughout. [PN] 5067 (1-4). [1] ("No 1 / Corrigé - Alfr. Cortot / dernière epreuve - Bon a tirer après correcti[ons]"); 3 - 9 pp; [1] ("No II / Corrigé - Alfr. Cortot / dernière epreuve - Bon a tirer après corrections"); 10 - 31 pp; [1] ("Nos III et IV / dernière epreuve corrigé Alfr. Cortot / Bon a tirer après corrections"); 32 -57 pp. Unbound, thin paper in fragile state with heavy wear to edges, heavily chipped edges with tears and gaps in the margins particularly in the first and final pages, else fine. These proof copies gifted by Cortot to Georges Franck, son of the composer. Read More...