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The Fall Manuscript, Collectibles, Stamp and Space Memorabilia Auction

Musicians

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 992		Ashkenazy, Vladimir (1937 -) Russian-born conductor and pianist. Autograph letter signed ("V. Ashkenazy"), 6 pp (3 pp, recto and verso), 7¾" x 5¾", Reykjavik, Iceland, April 17, 1973. To Mr. Reddy regarding his inquiry about Ashkenazy's concert tour of October and December 1962. A scathing criticism of the USSR's system of booking their artists for concert tours in the West during the 60s. In part, "…Goskonzer (at least in 1962 and in a different form now undoubtedly also) has to obtain a permission from Central Committee of CPSU [Communist Party Soviet Union] for an artist's tour. These permissions are given for a certain period. …I am dispatched to the U.S. and poor Ponomarev has to beg Hurok to cancel two concerts because the permission ends Dec 7! Great! 'Poor' Ponomarev --because it is he who is responsible for getting the artist back in USSR before the permission expires! Nobody in the CC will listen to his arguments that the permission was given after the tour had already been organized. Russia is not built on reason. It is built on order and obeyance of the order. 'Bring him back on Dec, 7 or else!' …of course with a permission from the CC of CPSU. Glorious CPSU! -- it gives permissions! You see how good it is!! It allows! It allows to walk, to ride a bus, to go to the toilet. Glorious CPSU!." Accompanied by a Signed Photo of the conductor, color, 6" x 4". Inscribed and signed ("V Ashkenazy") in silver ink. Fine condition. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 993		Casals, Pablo. Autograph letter signed ("Pau Casals"), 1½pp, 8½" x 5½", in French, on Abbaye St. Michel de Cuxa Padres / Festival 1952 letterhead, Mar. 11, 1952. Casals makes arrangements for a friend's visit and he discusses an event he was unable to attend. Fine condition. With a book signed, being Peregrinos del Mundo (Pilgrims of the World) Pau Casals - Albert Schweitzer , in Spanish and English, 41pp, 1957. Casals has boldly signed on the title page. A poetic biography of the two dear friends. Very good. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $234
Lot 994		Casella, Alfredo (1883-1947) Italian composer, pianist, conductor, and promoter of modern Italian music. Typed letter signed ("Casella") in French, on decorative Corporazione Delle Nuove Musiche letterhead, one page, recto and verso, 11¼" x 9", Roma, August 23, 1924. To "Dear Hammond." Casella mentions himself and some young Italian composers and the names of some of their works. Autograph postscript and annotations throughout the letter. Light toning, vertical and horizontal folds. Very good condition. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 995		Gershwin, George (1898-1937). American composer who teamed with his lyricist brother Ira to create scores for Broadway musicals and films. Partly-printed check signed, accomplished in manuscript, 2¾ x 6½", New York, June 23, 1930. The check is drawn on Gershwin's account at The National City Bank of New York and made payable to "The American Dramatists" in the amount of $52.80. Punch cancelling and stamp lightly affect the very bold signature. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $467
Lot 996		Goodman, Benny (1909-86) American jazz musician, clarinettist, and bandleader; known as the "King of Swing." Typed document signed, one page, 11 x 8½", New York, March 26, 1958. To William Morris Agency, Inc., being a retained carbon copy of a contract agreement regarding agent commision between Park Recording Company Inc. and William Morris for Goodman's upcoming European tour. Two punch holes top center margin, otherwise fine. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $62
Lot 997		Hanson, Howard (1896-1981) American composer, conductor, educator, music theorist, and champion of American classical music. As director for 40 years of the Eastman School of Music, he built a high-quality school and provided opportunities for commissioning and performing American music. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1944 for his Symphony No. 4. Autograph musical quotation inscribed and signed, one page, 4" x 6", n.p., n.d. From his "Symphony No. 2, 'Romantic'". Hanson has inscribed "With Kindest regards". Light toning. Boldly penned and signed. Fine condition. Accompanied by a clipped newspaper photo of Hanson rehearshing the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 998		Kabalevsky, Dmitry (1904-1987) Prolific Russian composer of piano music and chamber music. Autograph letter signed ("D. Kabalevsky") in Russian, one page with integral leaf, recto and verso, 8" x 5½", n.p., July 1, 1971. To his publisher about the numbering and dating of his piano compositions, including his three Piano Concertos, his Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, and his transcription of Schubert's Fantasy for piano and orchestra. He also asks that his name be printed in both Cyrillic and Roman letters. Light toning, vertical and horizontal folds. Very good condition. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 999		Menuhin, Yehudi (1916-1999) American-born violinist and conductor; considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. Typed letter signed, on personal stationery, one page, 9" x 7", London, Mar. 27, 1972. To Mr. David Gunston, Esq. A thoughtful reply to a request for the answer to enlightenment. In part, "…my prescription for peace of mind: I achieve this by constant striving by avoiding physical, spiritual and intellectual weaknesses and contamination. I cannot, however, avoid anxiety if worried about people dear to me, or about a situation beyond my control…" With one autograph annotated word change. Light toning, horizontal center fold. Boldly signed. Fine condition. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $120
Lot 1000		Prokofieff, Sergei (1891-1953) Russian composer, pianist, and conductor; one of the major composers of the 20th century. Autograph musical quotation signed, one page, 3½ x 8¼", n.p., 1935. Prokofieff identifies the quotation as being from "Chose en soi / op. 45"; it was composed in 1928. A couple of tiny spots, else fine. Boldly penned and signed. Prokofieff composed across a variety of musical genres, including operas, ballets, chamber works, and piano music. He composed music for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and collaborated with Eisenstein on his epic "Alexander Nevsky." Among his other works are "The Love for Three Oranges," the suite "Lieutenant Kijé," the ballet "Romeo and Juliet," and the ever-popular "Peter and the Wolf," composed for the Central Children's Theatre in Moscow in 1936. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,230
Lot 1001		Stokowski, Leopold. Typed letter signed, one page, 11" x 8½", New York, Mar. 19, 1948. To Mr. Dale Edward Fern, discussing the limitations of performances of Wagner's music. He proposes far-sighted ideas using the projection of color in light, motion pictures projected from behind, circular stage and auditorium for 3D viewing and acting. In part, "…I enjoy conducting his music in concerts, but I feel that his creations are essentially drama. There are only certain moments that are purely symphonic. Particularly the Nibelungenring is so vast in its conception, and has such deep meaning, often symbolic, that it would not be completely expressed in concert…The day will come when, through cinema and television, we can more fully carry out Wagner's monumental conception". Boldly signed. Fine condition. Excellent content. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $185
Lot 1002		Stokowski, Leopold (1882-1977) English-born American conductor and arranger. Typed letter signed, one page, 11" x 8½", New York, Jan. 1, 1945. To William Saroyan, novelist, playwright and, concerning a possible collaboration on a movie for the U.S. Army. In part, "…talking with hundreds of soldiers and sailors…have noticed that one of the chief thoughts that is constantly in their minds is home and the girl that means most to them…There is wonderful music …it is the Fantastic Symphony of Berlioz…I believe that you and I together could make a picture that would have intense emotional significance…I am so busy with other work that I almost wish you will say 'No'. But all the same I think the picture should be made because it will give emotional relief to the almost overwhelming tension that is in the minds of so many men…" Boldly signed. Fine condition. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $148
Lot 1003		[The Three Tenors] Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti. Menu signed by all three tenors in blue marker. The menu was created for their April 22, 2000 performance at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, 9 x 6". Very fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $123
Lot 1004		Toscanini, Arturo (1867-1957) Italian conductor; one of the most acclaimed musicians of the late 19th and first half of the 20th century. Autograph letter signed ("A. Toscanini"), in Italian, on pale green "Riverdale On Hudson, New York" personal stationery, penned in green ink, 2 pp, recto and verso, 10½" x 7¼", New York, Aug. 12, 1941, with original transmittal envelope, 3¾" x 7½". To Natalia Murray, a dear friend and broadcaster in the Italian division of the National Broadcasting Company. In part, "…Two days ago the golden voice returned to sound in my ears after a silence of more than two and a half months…It is even more beautiful and sonorous and it seems to me that you speak better than before, dearest Natalia…Today the Italian broadcast was interrupted by a Spanish voice and I couldn't find out who was conducting the orchestra in the symphony by Mozart No. 41 (Jupiter)…I am at Riverdale…I have not yet stuck my nose out of the house, nor do I intend to do so…If you want to call me, you would give me great pleasure…" Accompanied with a signed and dated program from Toscanini's, July 19, 1942, NBC Symphony Orchestra concert of the Shostakovich Symphony No. 7, Op. 60. The concert was simultaneously transmitted to listeners throughout the U.S. and to all parts of the world. Boldly penned and signed. Fine condition. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $590