Autographs - Other

• Bonaventura, Mario De (1924-2017)
  AMQ, small card, 1965. The Italian-American conductor offers a tone row by Dallapiccola.
  AMQ-08312 $20Inquire
• Bori, Lucrezia (1887-1960)
  SIG of the Italian soprano who performed at the Metropolitan Opera no fewer than 629 times and helped to keep its 1933 season afloat by raising more than $300,000. Small album leaf, 1929. (Three hole punches at left, not affecting).
  SIG-00670 $25Inquire
• Bottesini, Giovanni (1821-1889)
  SIG. A rare signature of the Italian double bassist, composer, and conductor, best known for his contribution to double bass technique. On a piece of light brown paper, probably clipped from a letter. Very top of the letter B slightly cropped. Still, rare and nice.
  SIG-16470 $150Inquire
• Boult, Adrian (1889-1983)
  SIG of the prominent English conductor who established the BBC Symphony Orchestra and later became the conductor of the London Philharmonic. On a small beige card to which he has added with Good wishes from, 1966.
  SIG-00777 $40Inquire
• Brailowsky, Alexander (1896-1976)
  SIG on verso of Fritz Fehl visting card, 1927. Brailowsky was among the leading pianists of the inter-war period. In 1924 he became the first to give Chopin's entire works in a concert series and would repeat the feat no fewer than thirty times throughout his career.
  SIG-08982 $25Inquire
• Brard, Magdeleine (1903-1998)
  SIG of French pianist Magdeleine Brard, who enjoyed some success as a performer but is perhaps best remembered as Mussolini's mistress. Small album leaf, 1925. On the verso, signature of American contralto Carmella Ponselle (1892-1977), mezzo-soprano and elder sister of Rosa, dated 1925.
  SIG-00736 $25Inquire
• Braslau, Sophie (1892-1935)
  PHO, signed, n/d. The American contralto signs a black-and-white matte portrait in which she is shown looking upwards in partial profile and wearing a black top. A nice image. 6" w x 8" h.
  PHO-16174 $20Inquire
• Braslau, Sophie (1892-1935)
  SIG of the American opera singer. On thick cardstock (likely trimmed from mounted photo), n/d.
  SIG-09135 $15Inquire
• Braun, Carl (1886-1960)
  AMQ, album leaf, n/d. The German bass offers a quotation from Die Zauberflöte, with sentiment.
  AMQ-09411 $20Inquire
• Broughton, James (1833-1887)
  ALS, 1 p., 1866. The longtime choral director of the Leeds Festival writes to recommend a contact and offer his sympathies on mourning stationery.
  ALS-15990 $30Inquire
• Burmeister, Richard (1860-1944)
  ALS, small card, n/d. The German-American pianist and former Liszt pupil seeks a meeting with a Mr. Kaltenborn before sending the score of Liszt's Concerto pathétique to the copyist. (Burmeister arranged the work for piano and orchestra). Signed R. Burmeister. On letterhead of the New York German Liederkranz. Glue residue on verso.
  ALS-09237 $35Inquire
• Burmester, Willy (1869-1933)
  SIG of the German violinist and Joachim student. Small clipping from birthday book, n/d, but written on March 16, his birthday.
  SIG-00909 $10Inquire
• Busch, Adolf (1891-1952)
  SIG of the important German violinist on an index card, 1930. Busch seems to have been using a faulty pen and traces over part of his signature to ensure its legibility. Uncommon.
  SIG-14590 $75Inquire
• Busch, Adolf (1891-1952)
  SIG of the German-Swiss violinist. Small card, 1936. Nice example.
  SIG-00896 $85Inquire
• Calvé, Emma (1858-1942)
  SIG at the top of a gray album leaf, 1902. A nice example of the French soprano's broad signature.
  SIG-14512 $20Inquire
• Campanini, Cleofonte (1860-1919)
  SIG of the Italian opera conductor on a gray album leaf. London, 1906.
  SIG-01099 $20Inquire
• Carducci, Giosue (1835-1907)
  ALS, 4 pp., 1885. The Italian poet writes a letter of recommendation (not musical). Formerly in the collection of Arturo Toscanini.
  ALS-07281 $40Inquire
• Caruso, Enrico (1873-1921)
  SIG of the famous Italian tenor on a large album leaf, 1904. Additional unidentified signature beneath Caruso's; signature of Polish soprano Marcella Sembrich on verso.
  SIG-16483 $200Inquire
• Cehanovsky, George (1892-1986)
  SIG of the Russian baritone, who ranks third on the list of most performances at the Metropolitan Opera House with 2,394, including the American premiere of Turandot. On small album leaf, n/d.
  SIG-00674 $10Inquire
• Chaliapin, Feodor (1873-1938)
  SIG of the Russian operatic bass. Small sheet with newspaper photograph laid down (Chaliapin's signature spans across part of both). 1929.
  SIG-15681 $10Inquire
• Chamlee, Mario (1892-1966)
  SIG of the American lyric tenor who inherited several of Enrico Caruso's roles at the Metropolitan in the 1920s. Album leaf, New York, 1923.
  SIG-00677 $15Inquire
• Chemet, Renée (1887-1977)
  SIG of the French violinist. Album leaf, n.d. Ink a bit uneven. Chemet's international career included performances at Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Proms (under Henry Wood).
  SIG-00897 $15Inquire
• Cleva, Fausto (1902-1971)
  ALS, postcard, 1951. The opera conductor pens a brief greeting to Brooks McCormick.
  ALS-08601 $25Inquire
• Coates, Albert (1881-1953)
  SIG of the English conductor with small pasted photo and biography. On a card, London, 1920. Last name written over bottom of photo.
  SIG-08987 $20Inquire
• Cornelius, Peter (1865-1934)
  SIG of the Danish baritone/tenor and noted Wagnerian on crisp textured paper. Covent Garden, 1914.
  SIG-00678 $20Inquire
• Cortot, Alfred (1877-1962)
  SIG of the preeminent French pianist on a small card. 1931. A nice example.
  SIG-14580 $45Inquire
• Cortot, Alfred (1877-1962)
  SIG on an album leaf, with sentiment. 1925. Bold.
  SIG-09232 $25Inquire
• Costa, Michael (1806-1884)
  ALS, 2 pp., 1864. The Italian-English conductor who founded the Royal Italian Opera in London writes on lined paper in Italian to a Mr. Harris. Sold together with a slightly spotted but fine contemporary engraved portrait (10.5" h x 7" w).
  ALS-08605 $100Inquire
• Cowen, Frederic Hymen (1852-1935)
  AMQ, 1 p., mostly likely Leeds, 1874. The English composer writes two bars on treble clef and signs below. Additional signature of bass-baritone Luigi Agnesi and AMQ by operatic bass Jule E. Perkins. Also signed by singer Giovanni Catalani. Attractive.
  AMQ-15989 $100Inquire
• Cowen, Sir Frederic H. (1852-1935)
  SIG of the English composer, conductor, and pianist. Signed Yours truly. Small pink album leaf, 1911 (the same year he was knighted).
  SIG-00858 $25Inquire
• Cowen, Sir Frederic H. (1852-1935)
  AMQ, small pink sheet, 1895. The British composer-conductor offers two unidentified bars in 3/4 marked Allegretto.
  AMQ-01655 $80Inquire
• Cowen, Sir Frederic H. (1852-1935)
  SIG of the English composer with brief sentiments. Album leaf, 1919.
  SIG-09022 $35Inquire
• Crooks, Richard (1900-1972)
  SIG of the American tenor, who was a fixture at the Metropolitan Opera in the 1930s and who sang in the American premiere of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. On small album leaf, 1933.
  SIG-00682 $10Inquire
• Curzon, Sir Clifford (1907-1982)
  SIG of the English pianist. Small card, n/d.
  SIG-00808 $20Inquire
• Dambois, Maurice (1889-1969)
  SIG of the Belgian cellist, who enjoyed an international career and for a time played in a string trio with Ysaÿe. Album leaf, August 21 (no year). Nice example. Additional unidentified signature on verso.
  SIG-09294 $15Inquire
• Damrosch, Walter (1862-1950)
  SIG of the New-York based German-American conductor. Small cardstock (1.75" x 3.5"), n/d.
  SIG-08992 $25Inquire
• Damrosch, Walter (1862-1950)
  SIG of the Prussian-born American conductor who helped found Carnegie Hall and led the premieres of Gershwin's An American in Paris and Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3. Clipped from letter with Sincerely yours typed above the name. Pasted on an album leaf, n.d. Vertical crease.
  SIG-08977 $15Inquire
• Damrosch, Walter (1862-1950)
  ALS, postcard, 1889. The conductor reminds a Mr. Lambert about a meeting time and place. Franked over part of message; small water smudge to ending flourish of signature.
  ALS-08650 $30Inquire
• Davies, Ben (1858-1943)
  AMQ, pink album leaf, 1913. The Welsh tenor offers a quotation from "I'll Sing Thee Songs Of Coraby".
  AMQ-08295 $40Inquire
• Davies, Sir Walford (1869-1941)
  SIG of the English composer and organist. Small slip laid down on cardstock, n/d.
  SIG-00859 $15Inquire
• Davison, James William (1813-1885)
  ALS, 2 pp., 1874. The prominent English music critic commends James Broughton on recent choral performances at the Leeds Festival. Folding embossed stationery, detaching at fold with crease at left margin. Still, clean and a good example.
  ALS-16164 $20Inquire
• Dawson, Frederick (1868-1940)
  ALS, 1 p. on letterhead, 1900. The English pianist invites a Mr. Berger to his upcoming recital. Paper/glue residue at left margin (not affecting).
  ALS-08796 $10Inquire
• Dawson, Peter (1882-1961)
  SIG of the Australian bass-baritone known especially for his best-selling recordings. Small card, 1947. With sentiment.
  SIG-09064 $15Inquire
• De Koven, Reginald (1859-1920)
  SIG of the American comic opera composer. Signed Yours sincerely on a small white card, n.d.
  SIG-00862 $35Inquire
• De Luca, Giuseppe (1876-1950)
  SIG of the Italian baritone on cast list clipped from Metropolitan Opera program for performance of Massenet's Manon in which de Luca sang Lescaut. 1929.
  SIG-15674 $15Inquire
• Delaye-Fuchs, Elisa (1872-?)
  ALS, 1 p., 1922. The Swiss composer and harmony professor jots a brief note horizontally on an album leaf. Signed E. Fuchs. Small tear at bottom only just affecting date, but otherwise clean.
  ALS-16138 $20Inquire
• Denza, Luigi (1846-1922)
  AMQ, small square music paper, 1911. The composer of "Funiculì, Funiculà" offers ten bars from his lesser-known "Creole Swing Song".
  AMQ-14430 $75Inquire
• Destinn, Emmy (1878-1930)
  SIG of the soprano, who signs with her Czech birth name: Ema Destinnová. London, 1919. Pinned at the right is a small red, white, and blue ribbon stamped with a crest of four letter Cs and the date April 27, 1919. Pretty and unusual.
  SIG-16136 $30Inquire