Autographs - Other

• Solti, George (1912-1997)
  SIG of the Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor, best remembered as the longtime director of the Chicago Symphony. On a large album leaf with German sentiment, Chicago, 1956. A broad example.
  SIG-09008 $45Inquire
• Soomer, Walter (1878-1955)
  SIG of the German bass-baritone with sentiment in German (translated: In life you will often drudge and toil--in art you will find relief). From the album of Renée Reiss, the daughter of German tenor Albert Reiss. New York, 1910/1911. Signature of American basso Putnam Griswold (1875-1914) on verso, dated 1912. Scarce.
  SIG-15966 $40Inquire
• Sousa, John Philip (1854-1932)
  SIG of the famous American bandleader and composer on a small card. 1901. A nice example.
  SIG-00881 $125Inquire
• Spalding, Albert (1888-1953)
  SIG of the American violinist, below which is the signature of German-American conductor Walter Damrosch (1862-1950). Nice pairing on an album leaf, 1920.
  SIG-15677 $30Inquire
• Sparkes, Leonora (1878-1969)
  SIG of the British-American mezzo who sang at the Metropolitan Opera, both under Toscanini and alongside Enrico Caruso. Album leaf, 1924.
  SIG-00753 $20Inquire
• Sparkes, Leonora (1878-1969)
  SIG of the British-American soprano, whose long Metropolitan Opera career began the very same night that Toscanini made his conducting debut with the company in 1908. On clipped sheet, 1910. With smudges, but legible.
  SIG-00754 $10Inquire
• Spolinsky, Mischa (1898-1985)
  AMQ, small card, 1947. Two bars on treble clef written and signed by the Russian composer of cabaret and British film music.
  AMQ-08247 $35Inquire
• Steber, Eleanor (1914-1990)
  SIG of the American soprano. Album leaf, n.d.; very bold example in black marker. Steber was among the first American-trained opera singers to receive international renown. She sang at the Metropolitan Opera from 1940 to 1961, appeared at the Bayreuth Festival in 1953, and premiered Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (which she herself had commissioned!).
  SIG-09121 $25Inquire
• Stokowski, Leopold (1882-1977)
  SIG of the charismatic conductor long associated with the Philadelphia Orchestra, who writes With good wishes for your ideas and plans above his name. Signature in purple crayon on a small clip of paper, apparently from a letter.
  SIG-09003 $25Inquire
• Stolz, Robert (1880-1975)
  AMQ, small card, 1950. Quotation of "Wild Violets" from his operetta Wenn die kleinen Veilchen blühen.
  AMQ-01657 $60Inquire
• Strachey, Jack (1894-1972)
  AMQ, small card (3.25" h x 4.25" w), 1947. The first two bars of Strachey's most famous song, "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You", signed by him with sentiments. The popular tune was a top-ten hit for five different artists in 1936 alone.
  AMQ-16141 $30Inquire
• Stransky, Josef (1872-1936)
  PHO, signed Josef Stransky, 1916. A signed, half-length sepia portrait photograph of the New York Philharmonic conductor, shown seated in a suit. 6" w x 8" h. A handsome image.
  PHO-02052 $75Inquire
• Straus, Ludwig (1835-1899)
  SIG of the Austrian violinist on birthday book page for March 28 (his birthday). Slightly smudged.
  SIG-09204 $20Inquire
• STRAUSS AND NIKISCH Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
  SIG of both Richard Strauss and Arthur Nikisch. Strauss appears on one side of a white album leaf (n.d.) and Nikisch on the other (London, 1919). They collaborated on several occasions, with Nikisch conducting Strauss' works and Strauss expressing admiration for Nikisch's interpretations. A nice association and a fine example.
  SIG-16475 $350Inquire
• Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
  SIG of on the great German composer of operas and tone poems. On a horizontal album leaf. Original ink blot on the "D" of Dr.
  SIG-16466 $300Inquire
• Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
  SIG of the great Russian composer. In pencil but very nice. On a beige card, Budapest, 1933.
  SIG-09020 $300Inquire
• Suggia, Guilhermina (1885-1950)
  SIG of the renowned cellist, with sentiment. On a folded sheet with pasted black-and-white magazine photo and biography inside. Uncommon.
  SIG-09217 $50Inquire
• Sutermeister, Heinrich (1910-1995)
  AMQ, laid down on postcard, n/d. The Swiss composer writes four bars on treble clef from his most famous work, the opera Romeo und Julia. Signed Sutermeister. Attractive.
  AMQ-15739 $60Inquire
• Szeryng, Henrik (1918-1988)
  SIG of the Polish-Mexican violinist, who was the first to record Paganini's newly discovered Violin Concerto No. 3 in 1971. On a small beige card. Slight abrasion to its left, just touching the H but overall very nice.
  SIG-09220 $35Inquire
• Szigeti, Joseph (1892-1973)
  SIG of the widely admired Hungarian violinist: Joska Szigeti. At the top of a small beige album leaf. Slight original smudging.
  SIG-09200 $35Inquire
• Talley, Marion (1906-1983)
  PHO, signed, 1926. The American soprano signs her sepia bust-length photograph portrait the same year that she became the then youngest-ever prima donna to debut at the Metropolitan Opera. 7" h x 5"w. A very light crease at right.
  PHO-00301 $15Inquire
• Taylor, Deems (1885-1966)
  TLS, 1 p., 1934. The American critic and composer declines a speaking engagement.
  ALS-01252 $35Inquire
• Telva, Marion (1897-1962)
  SIG of the American singer who became one of the Metropolitan's leading mezzos in the 1920s, noted for her interpretation of Adalgisa in Norma. Album leaf, with sentiment, 1924.
  SIG-00760 $20Inquire
• Tertis, Lionel (1876-1975)
  SIG of the great English violist with a chord placed between his first and last names. On birthday book page on the date of his birth (December 29). In pencil.
  SIG-00926 $45Inquire
• Tertis, Lionel (1876-1975)
  SIG of the accomplished English violist, who changed the history of the instrument, with note about his lesson fees: my fee for professionals is L1.10 for a lesson of one hour. On a small piece of paper (clipped from?). Slightly smudged at right margin, n/d. With interesting newspaper obituary. Scarce.
  ALS-09269 $50Inquire
• Tetrazzini, Luisa (1871-1940)
  SIG of the Italian coloratura next to her portrait (likely clipped from a magazine or program). London, 1921.
  SIG-16476 $20Inquire
• Teyte, Maggie (1888-1976)
  SIG of the English operatic soprano with the inscription Souvenir of "Cherubino". Album leaf with deckled edges, 1914. (Likely signed at Boston or Philadelphia, where she held contracts that year). Teyte was the only singer to ever be accompanied by an orchestra with Debussy at the piano.
  SIG-09103 $20Inquire
• Thalberg, Sigismond (1812-1871)
  SIG of the Austrian pianist, possibly clipped from a letter, 1862. Dark beige paper, cropped a bit close at top. Thalberg was a leading virtuoso of his time, once described as Liszt's only true rival. Uncommon.
  SIG-08968 $60Inquire
• Thomson, Virgil (1896-1989)
  AMQ, small card, 1980. Two bars from the American composer's Bugles and Birds. Quotation with some wite-out to cover ink blotting from water stain.
  AMQ-01630 $35Inquire
• Thomson, Virgil (1896-1989)
  PGM signed on front by the emminent American composer-critic. For Alice Tully Hall Clarion Concert including two works by Thomson, 4 pp., 1971.
  PGM-09140 $35Inquire
• Tibbett, Lawrence (1896-1960)
  SIG of the American baritone, who was a fixture at the Metropolitan Opera and popular radio personality. On a small card, inscribed to a Ralph Lewis, 1947.
  SIG-09105 $25Inquire
• Tibbett, Lawrence (1896-1960)
  TLS, 1 p., 1926. The American opera singer returns a program (not present) to dentist and arts patron Oliver Austin, with thanks for his compliments on a recent performance. Typical folds.
  ALS-16159 $15Inquire
• Tiffany, Marie (1881-1948)
  SIG of the American comprimario soprano, who was the only singer to perform in the premieres of all three operas comprising Puccini's Il Trittico. On small album leaf with sentiments, 1924.
  SIG-09106 $10Inquire
• Tokatyan, Armand (1894-1960)
  SIG, dated Vienna 1931, of the Armenian operatic tenor who originally sang in cafes in Egypt and became a matinee idol, singing in Europe and the U.S. Pasted onto another sheet which has remains of other signatures on it.
  SIG-16494 $20Inquire
• Tokatyan, Armand (1894-1960)
  SIG of the Armenian tenor, who performed at the Metropolitan Opera over 400 times and also enjoyed immense popularity as a operetta singer in Egypt. Small album leaf, 1924.
  SIG-00765 $10Inquire
• Tosti, Francesco Paolo (1846-1916)
  SIG of the Italian composer. With brief sentiment. On small square of paper, n/d.
  SIG-15670 $25Inquire
• Uchida, Mitsuko (1948)
  PGM signed by the renowned Japanese-British pianist with sentiments. For Mozart recital in New York, 1 p., 1991. (Evidently removed from larger booklet: on bottom corner is printed -page 35).
  PGM-15615 $20Inquire
• Ussachevsky, Vladimir (1911-1990)
  PGM, Currier Gallery of Art, 1968. The Russian composer signs a program for a lecture-concert he gave on electronic music. In 1951, Ussachevsky and his teacher, Columbia University composition professor Otto Luening, were among the first to create electronic music. Uncommon.
  PGM-15909 $75Inquire
• Verne, Adela (1877-1952)
  SIG of the British pianist and Paderewski pupil on a folded sheet, the inside of which bears her image in a crest. n/d.
  SIG-08970 $10Inquire
• Verne, Mathilde (1865-1936)
  SIG of the English pianist, teacher, and pupil of Clara Schumann. Clipped from bottom of letter. n/d. Vertical fold through the n of Verne.
  SIG-08969 $20Inquire
• Vidal, Paul Antonin (1863-1931)
  ALS, 1 p. (small lettergram), 1929. The French conductor-composer pens a brief note to Polish soprano Marya Freund.
  ALS-01256 $25Inquire
• Viviani, Lodovico (-1926)
  SIG of the Italian bass, whose Metropolitan Opera career spanned over 400 performances between 1891 and 1905. On small album leaf, n/d.
  SIG-09110 $10Inquire
• Wagner, Friedelind (1918-1991)
  TLS, 2 pp., 1961. The granddaughter of Richard Wagner and a composer in her own right, Friedelind writes to music critic Paul Affelder with publication details about the forthcoming volume The Complete Piano Works of Richard Wagner, the first of a series we plan to produce and publish…of early and/or unknown Wagner… Signed Mausi, the nickname by which she was well known. On Bayreuth Festival Master Class stationery, with original envelope.
  ALS-01407 $70Inquire
• Wagner, Johanna (1828-1894)
  SIG of the German mezzo-soprano, niece of Richard Wagner, and the first to sing Elisabeth in Tannhäuser. On an album leaf, 1856. On the verso, a long note penned and signed by Italian soprano Angiolina Ortolani.
  SIG-09313 $20Inquire
• Wagner, Siegfried (1869-1930)
  SIG of the German conudctor and composer who was the son of Richard Wagner & grandson of Franz Liszt. On verso of colorful Bayreuth postcard commemorating French composer Alexandre Artus, postmarked 1911. Small portion of signature overlaps manuscript penciled note in another hand.
  SIG-09038 $25Inquire
• Wagner, Siegfried (1869-1930)
  SIG of Siegfried, who was the son of Richard, the grandson of Liszt, and a notable conductor in his own right. He served as the artistic director at Bayreuth for over twenty years. New York, 1924. A nice example.
  SIG-00890 $40Inquire
• Walter, Bruno (1876-1962)
  SIG of the German-born conductor and pianist. On album leaf with vertical fold. 1925.
  SIG-09007 $40Inquire
• Watts, André (1946-2023)
  PGM, 1970. The great American pianist signs the recto of a recital program beneath his image. A bit of clear tape on verso above works list (not affecting).
  PGM-16172 $35Inquire