The celebrated Polish-American pianist piano prodigy, composer and inventor, pupil of Anton Rubinstein, has neatly penned a 3- bar quote from a piano composition, marked "Moderato." On an album leaf, with German sentiment.

Between 1910 and 1930, Josef Hofmann was widely considered the greatest interpreter of the Romantic piano repertory. He was the dedicatee of Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto (though Hofmann never played it, complaining of it having too many notes), and was the first professional musician to ever be recorded -- by Edison himself, no less, in 1887. Much like Edison, Hofmann was also a prolific inventor, registering over 70 patents for devices relating to cars, planes, furnaces, and player pianos.

Clara Eissler (1868-1921) was a harpist who, along with her violinist sister, Marianne, appeared in concert with famed soprano Adelina Patti in 1889 and 1890. Her performances were widely lauded by audiences and critics alike.