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1953980261953 2000. 1953 2000. Very good. - A collection of facsimile letters consisting of 256 sheets of watermarked paper reproducing the title page and 255 letters addressed to Theodore E. Steinway which formed an album created in 1953 honoring the centenary of the House of Steinway. The individual leaves are here laid loose in the sleeves of a binder. The original album from which this facsimile was produced was sold at auction circa the year 2000 and 3 sets of facsimiles of the letters were created by the new owner. The album was subsequently broken up and the pages sold separately. The album in in fine condition.<p>This set of facsimiles of the letters are being sold together with an original 10 inch by 8 inch vintage gelatin silver print of Franz Liszt with his famous student Alexander Siloti. The photograph was purchased at auction with other items from the Steinway collection. The top corners of the vintage photo are chipped with small pieces out and a tiny piece is out from the bottom right corner. A heavy crease along the left edge has been reinforced with archival linen tape from the verso. The verso of the photograph is soiled with an early glue stain. This striking image is in good condition. <p>The album was sold at auction circa the year 2000 and 3 facsimiles of the letters were created by the new owner. The album was subsequently broken up and the pages sold separately. This is one of two sets of the facsimiles that are being offered for sale. This set is being sold with the Liszt-Siloti photograph. Another copy of this photo is on display at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. It was inscribed to Gardner by Siloti in 1898. Siloti states that the photo was created in 1883. The photograph is the work of Liszt protege Louis Held 1851-1927. The Russian virtuoso pianist Alexander Siloti 1863-1945 was a student of Franz Liszt and is said to have been particularly proud of this photograph.<p>Among the musicians included in the album are: Walter Piston Fritz Reiner Pablo Casals Percy Grainger Sammy Kaye Cab Calloway Samuel Barber with a musical quotation Lauritz Melchior Morton Gould Richard Rodgers Wilhelm Kempff with a musical quotation Gerald Moore Henry Cowell Ernest Bloch Count Basie Gary Graffman Ernest Krenek Leon Fleisher Egon Petri Yehudi Menuhin Eugene List William Kapell Isaac Stern Gaby Jean and Robert Casadesus on one sheet with a musical quotation Artur Rodzinski Eileen Joyce Wilhelm Furtwangler Vladimir Horowitz Hector Villa-Lobos Rudolf Serkin George Szell Jascha Heifetz Josef Hofmann Shura Cherkassky Myra Hess Arthur Rubenstein Alexander Tcherepnin with 6 musical quotations Gina Bachauer Fritz Kreisler Bruno Walter Jean Sibelius Cole Porter Gian Carlo Menotti Gregor Piatigorsky Xavier Cugat with his self-portrait Byron Janis Arturo Toscanini Wanda Landowska Mischa Elman Howard Hanson with a musical quotation and Solomon. 1953 [2000]. unknown
1943012282no place: No publisher 1943. Autograph. Very good condition. Unbound. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Quarto 4to. Black and white photograph with an image area measuring approximately 7 inches by 8.75 inches. The great conductor is posed in concert dress; this is a portrait showing him resting his head gently upon his hand. In the margin below the photograph is handwritten and signed in green ink "To Hortense & Robert Jacks cordially Arturo Toscanini Nov. 8 1943." Minor rippling to the margins not affecting the image and minimal surface wear. The photographer is not identified but "13 C" or "B. C." appears in the negative at the bottom left corner. No publisher Paperback
1943012282no place: No publisher 1943. Book. Very good condition. Unbound. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Quarto 4to. Black and white photograph with an image area measuring approximately 7 inches by 8.75 inches. The great conductor is posed in concert dress; this is a headshot showing him resting his head gently upon his hand. In the margin below the photograph is handwritten and signed in green ink "To Hortense & Robert Jacks cordially Arturo Toscanini Nov. 8 1943." Minor rippling to the margins not affecting the image and minimal suface wear. The photographer is not identified but "13 C" or "B. C." appears in the negative at the bottom left corner. No publisher Paperback books
1944199181944. Near Fine. The four line inscription beneath a large photo of the great conductor is written and signed by Arturo Toscanini and dated Natale 1944 which is Christmas 1944. The photo is large measuring 19 by 16.5 cm not counting margins or the space below with the inscription. Including the matting the object is 37.5 by 28 cm. We don't know to whom the inscription was dedicated and part of the cursive script is utterly indecipherable to us. The only words entirely clear are the most antiseptic and obvious -- his wishing whomever a most affection good wishes. It is clear to us though that the photo wasn't given merely to a fan but rather to someone professional or socially connected to the conductor and we favor the former as the likelier. The photo is one that was used promotionally at the time as it is a flattering image of how he looked at his age then. He looks distinguished without appearing the least bit stuffy and while posed you can easily imagine that he might be listening to you in a casual conversation. At the time Toscanini lived in New York. He had fled Italy with the outbreak of the Second World War and in 1944 resumed the leadership of the NBC Symphony Orchestra. He was unquestionably one of the most influential and famous conductors of the early to mid-20th Century having been head conductor of the Metropolitan Opera the New York Philharmonic etc. and having also conducted the premiers of countless standard works among them "La Boheme" when he was just starting out. The matting is fairly heavily age toned. Otherwise there are no condition issues. unknown
1906012283no place: No publisher 1906. Autograph. Very good condition. Unbound. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Quarto 4to. Two page note of approximately 80 words handwritten and signed by the great conductor Toscanini in red ink. Included is an envelope addressed to Augusto Berger Coreografo Hoftheater Dresden. It appears to be postmarked 4/12/1906. The envelope has another ten handwritten words and is also signed by Toscanini in red ink. The two items are accompanied by a black and white photograph from a later era with an image area measuring approximately 4 inches by 5.25 inches showing him conducting. The ensemble is attractively framed with double-sided glass to allow both sides of the note and envelope to be viewed and read. No publisher Paperback
38123showing him head and shoulders with his conductor's baton to his lips 7½" x 5" no place no date unknown
1906012283no place: No publisher 1906. Book. Very good condition. Unbound. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Quarto 4to. Two page note of approximately 80 words handwritten and signed by the great conductor Toscanini in red ink. Included is an envelope addressed to Augusto Berger Coreografo Hoftheater Dresden. It appears to be postmarked 4/12/1906. The envelope has another ten handwritten words and is also signed by Toscanini in red ink. The two items are accompanied by a black and white photograph from a later era with an image area measuring approximately 4 inches by 5.25 inches showing him conducting. The ensemble is attractively framed with double-sided glass to allow both sides of the note and envelope to be viewed and read. No publisher Paperback books
CAT0169Various Places. Most 1940s-1950s various formats. Very Good. A wide-ranging collection of Toscanini material found amongst his scores in the estate of his grandson Walfredo. The highlight is a late draft of his speech “To The People of America†an important document in Italian-American history that was printed in Life Magazine during the Second World War. <br /> <br /> Full descriptions as follows:<br /> <br /> Typed Draft of Arturo Toscanini’s “To The People of America†with Corrections in Toscanini’s Hand.<br /> New York September 3 1943. <br /> A late typed draft of Arturo Toscanini’s “To The People of America†which appeared ten days later in Life Magazine. Corrections in the hands of Walfredo and Arturo Toscanini. From the Toscanini estate. “On 13 September 1943 the editorial page of Life Magazine was occupied by an article entitled ‘To the People of America’ and signed by Arturo Toscanini; It was the only extensive declaration he ever wrote - and it was about politics not music… The article had originally been intended as a letter to President Roosevelt and the first drafts had been prepared for Arturo Toscanini by the Italian historians in exile Gaetano Salvemini and Giorgio La Plana who were both teaching at Harvard University at the time. They knew that their beliefs and Arturo Toscanini’s coincided perfectly and they wanted the letter to appear over his signature because his fame was much greater than theirs. In their letter to President Roosevelt the exiles stated their hopes and fears for Italy’s immediate future and they tried - as the text illustrates - to influence allied policy toward their native country.†Harvey Sachs The Letters of Arturo Toscanini page 389. Sachs wrote in his 1978 biography of Toscanini that Toscanini wrote the article on his own but then found evidence to the contrary. Regardless of its hidden origins this letter was a defining moment in Toscanini’s career in the United States. This copy from September 3 would have been one of the final drafts. The text is nearly identical to the published version with a few small changes - “defying everything†is added in the fourth paragraph of the published version the “…†marks are replaced by simple periods in a few instances and “just†has been replaced by “righteous†in the published version. Strangely the one error in AT’s hand - moving the word “either†in the sixth paragraph - did not make it into the printed version. A remarkable piece of Toscanini ephemera. Four pages carbon paper with text on rectos only. Excellent condition overall with some normal tanning. A few stray corrections in pencil which an accompanying folder from the estate states are in Walfredo’s hand. <br /> <br /> A Collection of Nine Letters to Arturo Toscanini from his Colleagues.<br /> <br /> These letters were found inside various scores and sheet music in the Toscanini estate. A wonderful collection quite effusive in nature most containing high praise for the maestro discussing the works of various composers and lamenting the passage of time. Contains the following items: 1 Typed Letter Signed from Harold Byrns to Arturo Toscanini. New York 1942. 2 Typed Letter from Associated Music Publishers to Arturo Toscanini. New York 1949. 3 Manuscript Letter from Max Reiter to Arturo Toscanini. San Antonio 1948. 4 Typed Letter from Domenico Savino to Arturo Toscanini. New York 1945. In Italian. 5 Manuscript Letter from Adolf Busch to Arturo Toscanini. S.p. s.d. 6 Manuscript Letter from Carlton Cooley to Arturo Toscanini. Stockton New Jersey 1956. 7 Autograph Letter from Robert Casadesus to Arturo Toscani. Princeton 1940. 8 Autograph Letter Signed from Pina Carmirelli to Arturo Toscanini. Rome 1951. In Italian. 9 Typed Letter from Foetisch Freres to Arturo Toscanini. Lausanne 1948. scanini. Lausanne 1948. <br /> <br /> Four Original Photographs of Arturo Toscanini in Rehearsal March 1954 with Negatives.<br /> New York 1954. <br /> <br /> A collection of four 9 x 7 photographs of the great Toscanini in rehearsal with their original negatives. From the estate of Arturo Toscanini. The images show Toscanini casually dressed in a white short-sleeved shirt conducting his orchestra. All photos are stamped “File Copy / Do Not Remove†and have holes in upper left corners from thumbtacks and have inventory numbers written in ink. The inventory numbers - which all contain the prefix “33107†suggest that they could be for the rehearsals from his final performance on April 4. <br /> <br /> Typed Letter from Arturo Toscanini to his Orchestra 1940.<br /> N.p. July 22 1940. Typed letter text on recto only.<br /> Arturo Toscanini wrote this letter to his orchestra upon the completion of a successful South American tour in 1940. He writes: “My dear friends sic Tomorrow our trip will be over… To-morrow we will be separated after two months we lived day by day the same life. It is very sad indeed but that is life… We have never been so linked all as one as in these 16 concerts… We must be proud of what we have done… God bless you all.†The full text of the letter appears on page 374 of Harvey Sach’s The Letters of Arturo Toscanini. Some indecipherable notes on margins in an unknown hand a few small various stains good condition overall. <br /> <br /> Christmas Card to Arturo Toscanini from the Embassy of the USSR 1943.<br /> Washington 1943. Card with stamped envelope 6 x 5 inches. <br /> A Christmas card to Arturo Toscanini from Fedor Orekhov First Secretary and Press Representative of the USSR Embassy in Washington. Addressed to Toscanini at his Sycamore Street residence in Riverdale New York.<br /> An interesting group all quite well preserved in excellent condition. unknown
CAT0169Various Places. Most 1940s-1950s various formats. Very Good. A wide-ranging collection of Toscanini material found amongst his scores in the estate of his grandson Walfredo. The highlight is a late draft of his speech "To The People of America" an important document in Italian-American history that was printed in Life Magazine during the Second World War. <br /> <br /> Full descriptions as follows:<br /> <br /> Typed Draft of Arturo Toscanini's "To The People of America" with Corrections in Toscanini's Hand.<br /> New York September 3 1943. <br /> A late typed draft of Arturo Toscanini's "To The People of America" which appeared ten days later in Life Magazine. Corrections in the hands of Walfredo and Arturo Toscanini. From the Toscanini estate. "On 13 September 1943 the editorial page of Life Magazine was occupied by an article entitled 'To the People of America' and signed by Arturo Toscanini; It was the only extensive declaration he ever wrote - and it was about politics not music. The article had originally been intended as a letter to President Roosevelt and the first drafts had been prepared for Arturo Toscanini by the Italian historians in exile Gaetano Salvemini and Giorgio La Plana who were both teaching at Harvard University at the time. They knew that their beliefs and Arturo Toscanini's coincided perfectly and they wanted the letter to appear over his signature because his fame was much greater than theirs. In their letter to President Roosevelt the exiles stated their hopes and fears for Italy's immediate future and they tried - as the text illustrates - to influence allied policy toward their native country." Harvey Sachs The Letters of Arturo Toscanini page 389. Sachs wrote in his 1978 biography of Toscanini that Toscanini wrote the article on his own but then found evidence to the contrary. Regardless of its hidden origins this letter was a defining moment in Toscanini's career in the United States. This copy from September 3 would have been one of the final drafts. The text is nearly identical to the published version with a few small changes - "defying everything" is added in the fourth paragraph of the published version the "." marks are replaced by simple periods in a few instances and "just" has been replaced by "righteous" in the published version. Strangely the one error in AT's hand - moving the word "either" in the sixth paragraph - did not make it into the printed version. A remarkable piece of Toscanini ephemera. Four pages carbon paper with text on rectos only. Excellent condition overall with some normal tanning. A few stray corrections in pencil which an accompanying folder from the estate states are in Walfredo's hand. <br /> <br /> A Collection of Nine Letters to Arturo Toscanini from his Colleagues.<br /> <br /> These letters were found inside various scores and sheet music in the Toscanini estate. A wonderful collection quite effusive in nature most containing high praise for the maestro discussing the works of various composers and lamenting the passage of time. Contains the following items: 1 Typed Letter Signed from Harold Byrns to Arturo Toscanini. New York 1942. 2 Typed Letter from Associated Music Publishers to Arturo Toscanini. New York 1949. 3 Manuscript Letter from Max Reiter to Arturo Toscanini. San Antonio 1948. 4 Typed Letter from Domenico Savino to Arturo Toscanini. New York 1945. In Italian. 5 Manuscript Letter from Adolf Busch to Arturo Toscanini. S.p. s.d. 6 Manuscript Letter from Carlton Cooley to Arturo Toscanini. Stockton New Jersey 1956. 7 Autograph Letter from Robert Casadesus to Arturo Toscani. Princeton 1940. 8 Autograph Letter Signed from Pina Carmirelli to Arturo Toscanini. Rome 1951. In Italian. 9 Typed Letter from Foetisch Freres to Arturo Toscanini. Lausanne 1948. scanini. Lausanne 1948. <br /> <br /> Four Original Photographs of Arturo Toscanini in Rehearsal March 1954 with Negatives.<br /> New York 1954. <br /> <br /> A collection of four 9 x 7 photographs of the great Toscanini in rehearsal with their original negatives. From the estate of Arturo Toscanini. The images show Toscanini casually dressed in a white short-sleeved shirt conducting his orchestra. All photos are stamped "File Copy / Do Not Remove" and have holes in upper left corners from thumbtacks and have inventory numbers written in ink. The inventory numbers - which all contain the prefix "33107" suggest that they could be for the rehearsals from his final performance on April 4. <br /> <br /> Typed Letter from Arturo Toscanini to his Orchestra 1940.<br /> N.p. July 22 1940. Typed letter text on recto only.<br /> Arturo Toscanini wrote this letter to his orchestra upon the completion of a successful South American tour in 1940. He writes: "My dear friends sic Tomorrow our trip will be over. To-morrow we will be separated after two months we lived day by day the same life. It is very sad indeed but that is life. We have never been so linked all as one as in these 16 concerts. We must be proud of what we have done. God bless you all." The full text of the letter appears on page 374 of Harvey Sach's The Letters of Arturo Toscanini. Some indecipherable notes on margins in an unknown hand a few small various stains good condition overall. <br /> <br /> Christmas Card to Arturo Toscanini from the Embassy of the USSR 1943.<br /> Washington 1943. Card with stamped envelope 6 x 5 inches. <br /> A Christmas card to Arturo Toscanini from Fedor Orekhov First Secretary and Press Representative of the USSR Embassy in Washington. Addressed to Toscanini at his Sycamore Street residence in Riverdale New York.<br /> An interesting group all quite well preserved in excellent condition. unknown books
1949689201949. Happy Birthday" 1949.<br> <br> Full Description:<br> <br> TOSCANINI Arturo. Autograph Musical Bars Signed . "Happy Birthday" n.p. July 4-1949.<br> <br> Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inch; 129 x 210 mm note on Arturo Toscanini's monogrammed letterhead. "Happy birthday to Shotzi July 4- 1949" with eleven bars of music hand-drawn in maroon ink a version of "Happy Birthday" with notes and lyrics. Underneath signed "AToscanini"<br> <br> The "Shotzi" that this note is made out to is Samuel Chotzinoff "the man who scored a musical coup by persuading Arturo Toscanini to conduct the National Broadcasting Company Symphony Orchestra series. Mr. Chotzinoff was a friend of many famous musicians and a confidante of Toscanini. Known throughout the music world as "Shotzi" Mr. Chotzinoff was at his death music consultant to N.B.C. and producer of the N.B.C. operas on television But he was far more. He was a music critic a pianist a novelist a playwright a raconteur a wit and an urbane and gentle man. Mr. Chotzinoff lived at 171 West 57th Street with his wife the former Pauline Heifetz sister of Jascha Heifetz the violinist." From his NY Times Obituary 2/11/1964.<br> <br> Arturo Toscanini an Italian conductor is "considered one of the great virtuoso conductors of the first half of the 20th century. He came into prominence as a conductor in Italy and elsewhere and was appointed musical director of La Scala Milan in 1898 and of the Metropolitan Opera New York City in 1908. He conducted the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra from 1928 to 1936 and appeared with orchestras all over the world except those of Italy and Germany during the Fascist regimes. From 1937 to 1954 he directed the NBC Symphony an orchestra sponsored by the U.S. radio network." Britannica<br> <br> The musical manuscript is tipped on on front free endpaper to a large oblong folio book:<br> <br> DONIZETTI Gaetano composer. CAMMARANO Salvatore libretto. Lucia di Lammermoor dramma tragico. Milan: E. Bestetti 1941.<br> <br> Autograph musical manuscript facsimile full score of this tragic opera. Limited edition of 300 numbered copies this being number 313 "Extra" and with bookplate of Istituto di Alta Cultura pasted to colophon. Large oblong folio 11 3/4 x 15 7/8 inches; 298 x 400 mm.<br> <br> Quarter red morocco over red cloth boards. Spine stamped and lettered in gilt. Front board tooled in blind and lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt others uncut. Red and gilt coated endpapers. Some chipping to head and tail of spine. A bit of rubbing to board edges and joints. Cloth with some minor soiling. Preliminary pages a bit brittle at edges. Still a very good copy with an exciting autograph tipped in.<br> <br> "Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico tragic opera in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Salvatore Cammarano wrote the Italian libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor. Very successful from creation today it remains one of the leading bel canto operas." Balletandopera dot com. This opera was a staple at The New York Met during the seven years that Toscanini was its conductor.<br> <br> HBS 68920.<br> <br> $5000. unknown
8997Used; Like New/Used; Like New. A black hooded cape with red lining owned and worn by one of the most acclaimed musicians of the late 19th and of the 20th century renowned for his intensity his perfectionism his ear for orchestral detail and sonority and his photographic memory.  He was at various times the music director of La Scala Milan the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Later in his career he was appointed the first music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra 1937–54 and this led to his becoming a household name especially in the United States through his radio and television broadcasts and many recordings of the operatic and symphonic repertoire. The present striking garment comes by descent to his grandson Walfredo and was acquired by us directly from his Estate. unknown books
