AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS & HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AUCTION

HALEVY FROMENTAL: (1799-1862) French Composer, best known for his opera La Juive (1835). A.L.S., F. Halevy, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., in French. ...

BERLIOZ HECTOR: (1803-1869) French Composer. A.L.S., H. Berlioz, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to Georges, in French. Berlioz states in full `Plaigne...

GOUNOD CHARLES: (1818-1893) French Composer. A very good A.M.Q., two pages, folio, blue score paper, n.p., n.d. Gounod has neatly penned over seve...

`..in Paris, at the Opera, as well as in Monte-Carlo, Roma is a great success..´MASSENET JULES: (1842-1912) French Composer. A.L.S., `Massenet´, o...

MASSENET JULES: (1842-1912) French Composer. A good A.L.S., `Massenet´, a large signature, two pages, written to the first and third page, 8vo, Pa...

PUGNO RAOUL: (1852-1914) French composer, organist & pianist. A.M.Q.S., Raoul Pugno, one page, 8vo, n.p., 16th May 1905. In dark fountain pen ink ...

DEBUSSY CLAUDE: (1862-1918) French Composer. A good A.L.S., Claude Debussy, one page, French “lettre pneumatique”, on his printed stationery, Pari...

SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE: (1835-1921) French Composer. A good A.L.S., `C.Saint-Saëns´, two pages, 8vo, Paris, 18th November 1902,to an unidentified cor...

`I went through those terrible times, many years ago´RAVEL MAURICE: (1875-1937) French Composer. A.L.S., `Maurice Ravel´, two pages, oblong 5.5 x ...

HAHN REYNALDO: (1874-1947) Venezuelan-born French Composer and Conductor. A prolific composer, best known for his Mélodies. A close friend of Sara...

MILHAUD DARIUS: (1892-1974) French composer, a member of Les Six. Signed and inscribed folio edition of the printed sheet music for Concerto pour ...

TURINA JOAQUIN: (1882-1949) Spanish Composer. A.M.Q.S., `Joaquin Turina´, one page, oblong 12mo (manuscript paper), n.p. (Madrid?), December 1931....

`..You, illustrious artist, have given life to the dying Fosca!´GOMES ANTONIO CARLOS: (1836-1896) Brazilian Composer. Largely considered the first...

MEYERBEER GIACOMO: (1791-1864) German Composer. A very fine A.L.S., `G. Meyerbeer´, one page, 4to, Paris, 25th February 1825, to Viscount de la Ro...

THALBERG SIGISMOND: (1812-1871) Austrian Composer and virtuoso Pianist. A curious A.L.S., `S. Thalberg´, one page, 8vo, n.p., 7th March, n.y., to ...

LEHAR FRANZ: (1870-1948) Austro-Hungarian Composer of operettas. Vintage signed sepia postcard photograph of Lehar in a half-length pose with his ...

STRAUSS RICHARD: (1864-1949) German Composer. T.L.S., `Dr Richard Strauss´, one page, 8vo, Berlin, 8th April 1919, to an unidentified publisher, o...

`All my older operas, notably Tannhauser, Lohengrin, the Flying Dutchman and also Rienzi would be in this case´WAGNER RICHARD: (1813-1883) German ...

HINDEMITH PAUL: (1895-1963) German composer and conductor. A.L.S., Paul Hindemith, one page, 4to, Frankfurt, 19th November 1922, to [Emil] Hertzka...

KRENEK ERNST: (1900-1991) Czech-born Austrian and later American Composer. Krenek worked on atonality and also wrote a number of books related to ...

PENDERECKI KRZYSZTOF: (1933-2020) Polish Composer and Conductor. A fine signed 8 x 10 photograph by Penderecki, the image showing the Polish compo...

PONIATOWSKI JOZEF MICHAL: (1814-1873) Polish Composer and Tenor. 1st Count and Prince of Monte Rotondo. Nephew of Polish General Prince Jozef Anto...

DONIZETTI GAETANO: (1797-1848) Italian composer. A.M.Q.S., Mr. Donizetti, one page, slim oblong 8vo (apparently clipped from the head of a larger ...

DONIZETTI GAETANO: (1797-1848) Italian Composer. A fine A.L.S., `Gaietan Donizetti´, two pages, 4to, n.p., 22nd February, n.y. [1835], to the Stat...

ROSSINI GIOACHINO: (1792-1868) Italian Composer. A rare and excellent D.S., `Gioachino Rossini´, two pages, 4to, thin paper, Paris, 15th March 186...

`Here is the Romanza. Quite late…´VERDI GIUSEPPE: (1813-1901) Italian Composer. A very fine A.L.S., G. Verdi, one page, 8vo, Genoa, 16th February ...

VERDI GIUSEPPE: (1813-1901) Italian Composer. A very fine signed 4 x 6.5 photograph card, the sepia image depicting Verdi in a head and shoulders ...

BOITO ARRIGO: (1842-1918) Italian Composer, Poet and Novelist. A.L.S., Arrigo Boito, n.p., 22nd January 1902, to a "Dottore", in Italian. Boito th...

`..(we are now at the duet Scarpia Tosca)..´PUCCINI GIACOMO: (1858-1924) Italian Composer. A very interesting A.L.S., G. Puccini, one page, 8vo, P...

PUCCINI GIACOMO: (1858-1924) Italian Composer. A.L.S., `Giacomo´, to a postcard, Torre del Lago, 28th June 1917, to Carlo Claussetti at Ricordi, M...

MASCAGNI PIETRO: (1863-1945) Italian composer of operas, notably Cavalleria rusticana (1890). Vintage signed postcard photograph (neatly trimmed t...

ISOUARD NICOLAS: (1773-1818) Also known as ''Nicolo di Malta''. French-Maltese Composer. A good and rare A.L.S., Nicolo, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d....

GRIEG EDVARD: (1843-1907) Norwegian composer and pianist. A.L.S., Edvard Grieg, two pages, 8vo, Leipzig, 12th January 1898, to Mr. William, in Ger...

CUI CESAR: (1835-1918) Russian Composer, a member of The Five Group. Professor, Engineer and General. A very fine A.M.Q.S., `C. Cui´, to the lower...

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV NIKOLAI: (1844-1908) Russian Composer, a member of The Five Group. An excellent A.L.S., N.R. Korsakov, in Cyrillic, two pages, 8vo...

STRAVINSKY IGOR: (1882-1971) Russian composer. A good vintage blue ink signature ('I Stravinsky') on an 8vo page removed from an autograph album. ...

STRAVINSKY IGOR: (1882-1971) Russian composer, pianist & conductor. Book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of Chronicle of My Life, F...

`..a page of music in memory of Debussy..´STRAVINSKY IGOR: (1882-1971) Russian Composer. A very good content A.L.S., `I. Stravinsky´, one page, Ca...

STRAVINSKY IGOR: (1882-1971) Russian Composer. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed large 8 x 10 (20cm x 25cm) photograph by Stravinsky in 19...

KHACHATURIAN ARAM: (1903-1978) Russian Composer. Regarded as one of the main Soviet Composers. Signed 6 x 8 programme, twelve pages, issued on the...

KHACHATURIAN ARAM: (1903-1978) Armenian Composer. Regarded as one of the main Soviet Composers. Vintage signed 7 x 9 photograph, the attractive an...

 KABALEVSKY DMITRY: (1904-1987) Soviet Composer. T.L.S., `D. Kabalevsky´, one page, folio, Moscow, 8th December 1964, to P. J. Eckstein of the Pra...

[ELGAR EDWARD]: (1857-1934) English Composer. GORTON CHARLES V. (1854-1912) English Canon, a friend and advisor to Elgar. A printed 8vo copy of th...

GERSHWIN GEORGE: (1898-1937) American Composer and Pianist. Dark fountain pen ink signature ('George Gershwin') on a small oblong 12mo piece, evid...

GLASS PHILIP: (1937- ) American Composer. Widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the second half of the 20th century. Glass h...

WILLIAMS JOHN & MUTTER ANNE-SOPHIE: John Williams (1932- ) American Composer and Conductor. Academy Award winner, being the second most-nominated ...

KARAJAN HERBERT VON: (1908-1989) Austrian Conductor. Unusual signed 12 x 8 portrait ink drawing by Karajan. The portrait drawing, also signed by t...

BERNSTEIN LEONARD: (1918-1990) American Conductor & Composer of West Side Story (1957). A good signed 3.5 x 5.5 photograph of Bernstein in a profi...

CONDUCTORS: Selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs by various leading conductors comprising Seiji Ozawa, Riccardo Chailly, Placido Domingo, Christ...

BULOW HANS VON: (1830-1894) German Conductor, Pianist & Composer. A very fine early and lengthy A.L.S., `Hans V.Bulow´, three pages, 4to, Utrecht,...

CORTOT ALFRED: (1877-1962) Franco-Swiss Pianist and Conductor. A.L.S., `Alf Cortot´, two pages, 8vo, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 22nd July 1946, on his per...

PREVIN ANDRE: (1929-2019) German-American Composer, Pianist and Conductor. Academy Award winner. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 colour photograph by ...

ARGERICH MARTHA & BARENBOIM DANIEL: Marta Argerich (1941- ) Argentine-Swiss Pianist. Widely considered one the greatest pianists of the 20th Centu...

PIANISTS: Selection of very good signed colour 8 x 10 photographs by various leading pianists of the last few decades. The clean and attractive im...

JOACHIM JOSEPH: (1831-1907) Hungarian violinist, conductor and composer. A.L.S., Joseph Joachim, two pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d. (annotated 1872 in ano...

JOACHIM JOSEPH: (1831-1907) Hungarian violinist, conductor and composer. A.L.S., Joseph Joachim, on two sides of a printed correspondence card, Ch...

JOACHIM JOSEPH: (1831-1907) Hungarian Violinist and Composer. A close collaborator of Johannes Brahms. A good A.L.S., `Joseph Joaquim´, four pages...

MENUHIN YEHUDI: (1916-1999) American-born violinist and conductor. T.L.S., Yehudi Menuhin, one page, small 4to, Highgate Village, London, 19th May...

VIOLINISTS: Selection of signed colour 8 x 10 photographs by various leading violinists, most female. The attractive images comprising Anne-Sophie...

CLASSICAL MUSIC: Small selection of signed clipped pieces, album pages etc., by various classical musicians, composers, conductors, and a few oper...