American composer (1900-1990). Signed photograph. No place, no date. 250 : 200 mm.
$ 719 / 600 €
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A nice head and shoulders photograph holding the conductor’s baton. Minor creasing to upper right corner.
US-amerikanischer Komponist (1900-1990). Ms. Brief mit eigenh. Unterschrift. Berkshire. 4to. 1 p. Briefkopf „Berkshire Music Center“.
$ 599 / 500 €
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An Felix Wolfes über den Komponisten Anton Wolf (1915-1989): „[…] The simple truth is that I cannot think of him in terms of a student. We could have delightful conversations, perhaps, in limit in ,age, wisdom and maturity’ when it comes to compositions. But nevertheless, at a certain point in one’s development, there is no other salvation than to work out one’s own problems oneself. I think Mr. Wolf has reached that age. What ne needs is performances of his music and discussion about it with discerning friends and musicians. I honestly do not think that he needs a teacher. […]“
US-amerikanischer Komponist (1900-1990). Programmheft mit eigenh. Unterschrift eines Konzertes der Tschech. Philharmonie. Prag. 8vo.
$ 599 / 500 €
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Signiertes Programmheft eines Konzertes der Tschech. Philharmonie unter Leitung von Aaron Copland mit eigenen Werken sowie von u.a. Bernstein, Ives, Martínu und Strawinsky
US-amerikanischer Komponist und Dirigent (1900-1990). Programm mit eigenh. Unterschrift. Tel Aviv. 8vo.
$ 180 / 150 €
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Copland spielte zusammen mit dem Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Tel Aviv. Auf dem Programm standen Haydn, Strawinsky, Coplands „Orchestral Variations“, Ives und Coplands „El Salon Mexico“. Signiert unterhalb seines Portrait.
US-amerikanischer Komponist und Dirigent (1900-1990). 3 eigenh. Briefe mit Unterschrift. Bernardsville. 4to. 6 pp.
$ 4,195 / 3.500 €
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An eine Bekannte „Drew“ in Italien mit Erwähnungen über Wladimir Horowitz, Serge Koussevitzky, Leonard Bernstein, Benjamin Britten und Martha Graham. 10. Mai 1945: „[…] I've been meaning to write you to congratulate you on winning the War in Italy! Now what happens? […] I gave the Professor's greetings to [Serge] Koussevitzky the day it arrived. By chance we met at the Soviet Consulate where [Vladimir] Horowitz was playing Prokofieff's 8th Piano Sonata for a hand-picked audience. Kouss was obviously delighted to have word of his old friend.
„For a while I thought I was going to be in Paris this spring. The O[ffice of] W[ar] I[nformation] had plans for a major American music festival in June, and I was asked to go as musical ambassador with Lenny Bernstein to do the conducting. It all fell through at the last moment […] „[…] I'm still working on my Symphony [No. 3] which didn't progress much during the hectic winter months in N.Y. […] On the side I've been preparing a Suite from the ballet I wrote for Martha Graham. She called it 'Appalachian Spring' after a poem of Hart Crane. Only 2 days ago it won me a Pulitzer Prize. Isn't that nice? […]“ 28. Dezember 1945: „[…] I've been made ass't director of the Berkshire Music Center up in Stockbridge. […] „I've been reading lots of Henry James recently--and there are large chunks of Italy in his work. Tell me a little more in detail what life is like over there.“ 18 February 1946: „[…] I have a house and a Swedish lady cook out here and am still fussing with the Symphony. […] In July I go to the Berkshire Music Center for six weeks. […] Lenny Bernstein will be there, conducting a new British opera: [the June 7th premiere of Benjamin Britten's] 'Peter Grimes'. […]“ Beiliegt: 1 Neujahrskarte mit eigenh. Zusatz und Unterschrift. „Got your card & letter sent to Mexico--but I'm back at the Empire Hotel. Will write soon.“.