Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

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Musicians

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 152		Caruso, Enrico (1873-1921) World-famous Italian tenor. Photograph inscribed and signed, "Alla gentile Margherita Tirendelli con simpatia Enrico Caruso," 7¾ x 5 in., no place, no date. Imprint of photographer C. Mishkin N.Y. at lower right. A waist-up portrait of the popular Italian operatic tenor. Moderate silvering and one crease. Boldly penned and signed in dark brown ink. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex William "Bill" Steiner Collection, Manuscripts and Autographs, June 27, 2015, lot 15 (sold for $360.00 but not paid); Christie's, New York, April 17, 1996, lot 227. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $252
Lot 153		[Classical Artists, Composers, and Conductors]. Eleven signed items: Leonard Bernstein, 5 x 3½" signed photo and two autographed cards; Aaron Copland, signed card dated "1979"; Vladimir Horowitz, personal printed autograph card signed and dated "May 1976"; Isaac Stern, signed and inscribed card "To Harry Sparks / With all good wishes / Isaac Stern / July 1976"; Risê Stevens, personal card signed; Gregor Piatigorsky, signed slip of paper; and Eugene Ormandy, signed and inscribed 6 x 7�" photo " To Mr. Phil Grundy"; a small personal calling card signed and dated "1976"; and a signed 3 x 5"index card with typed information giving his favorite Christmas Carol "English Traditional - 'Twelve Joys of Mary'." Overall fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $185
Lot 154		Herbert, Victor. Two autograph musical quotations signed, "Sincerely Yours Victor Herbert / April 1904," 6¾ x 4½ in. Written on stationery from Hotel Marie Antoinette, one quotation is from "Badinage," written in 1895, and the other is from "Toyland," written in 1903. Estimated Value $200 - 300. Ex William "Bill" Steiner Collection, Manuscripts and Autographs, June 27, 2015, lot 28(sold for $190.00 but not paid). View details and enlarged photo	Realized $123
Lot 155		Menuhin, Yehudi (1916-1999) American-born violinist and conductor who spent most of his career in Switzerland and the U.K.; considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. Beautiful sepia-toned silver-print photograph inscribed and signed, "To Virginia Sturm with sincere greetings, Yehudi Menuhin. Feb., 1934," 10 x 8 in. Photo by Samuel Lumiere, N.Y. A portrait of Mehuhin playing the violin at age 14. Sturm was the arts critic for the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News. Estimated Value $400 - 600. Ex William "Bill" Steiner Collection, Manuscripts and Autographs, June 27, 2015, lot 40 (sold for $390.00 but not paid). View details and enlarged photo	Realized $394
Lot 156		Rachmaninoff, Sergei (1873-1943) Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered as one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music. Typed Letter signed ("S. Rachmaninoff"), one page, 10¼" x 7¼", on personal Sergei Rachmaninoff /505 West End Avenue/ New York City stationery, New York, March 26, 1927. To Mrs. Cyrus Cooper in reply to her request for a copy of his choral work "Three Russian Songs" prior to publication: "I much regret to inform you that until my 'Russian Songs' are published my manuscript cannot be copied for any purpose. I cannot also consent to even semi-public performance of those songs except as is was already arranged by my manager…will be shortly published and Carl Fisher Co. will be the agents for the United States. Regarding your last question about the original text of my song 'Deep in Love Was I', I must confess that I can not remember to which song you refer." Light age toning, vertical and horizontal folds, small minor stain at top center margin. Overall in very good condition. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $830
Lot 157		Randall, James R (1839 -1908) American journalist and poet, best remembered as the author of "Maryland, My Maryland." The nine-stanza poem was written by Randall in 1861 as a call for the South to fight the Union. It refers to President Lincoln as a "tyrant," "despot," and "Vandal," and to the Union as "Northern scum." It also uses the phrase "sic semper," [thus always] which was shouted by Marylander John Wilkes Booth while assassinating Lincoln. The poem was set to the tune of "Lauriger Horatius" ("O Tannenbaum") and was used as a battle hymn by the South during the Civil War. In 1939, the song was adopted by Maryland's state assembly as the state song. Autograph quotation signed "James R. Randall," being the seventh stanza of his poem "Maryland, My Maryland," one page, 7 x 7¾ in., no date. Written on the verso of letterhead of The Augusta Chronicle, the stanza reads: "I see the blush upon thy cheek, Maryland! For thou wast ever bravely meek, Maryland! But lo! there surges forth a shriek, From hill to hill, from creek to creek- Potomac calls to Chesapeake, Maryland! My Maryland!" Estimated Value $500 - 800. Ex William "Bill" Steiner Collection, Smythe, June 6, 1996, lot 49. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 158		Rodgers, Richard (1902- 1979) Popular and influential American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals, as well as for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. Typed letter signed "Dick" on personal letterhead, 1 page, 10½ x 7¼ in., New York, July 23, 1976. To Eva Marshall, in part: "I am so glad you enjoyed reading 'MUSICAL STAGES'. I haven't thought of "A Penny for Your Thoughts" in many years…." Estimated Value $150 - 200. Ex William "Bill" Steiner Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 159		Romberg, Sigmund (1887-1951) Austro-Hungarian composer who lived in the United States most of his life; he composed numerous musicals and operettas, including "The New Moon," "The Student Prince" and "The Desert Song." Autograph musical quotation inscribed and signed, "To Lionel A. Aucoin from Sig Romberg / May 15/42," 1 page, 3¼ x 9 in., no place. Romberg signed again to right of the quotation, and wrote "Moderato" at top left and "Lover come back to me." The song was written by Romberg with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II for the Broadway show "The New Moon." Published in 1928, it was sung by various artists over the years, including Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy and Barbra Streisand. Estimated Value $250 - 400. Ex William "Bill" Steiner Collection. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $144
Lot 160		Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) German composer and conductor, known for his tone poems and operas, which include "Der Rosenkavalier" and "Salome"; his lieder, especially his "Four Last Songs"; and his tone poems, including "Death and Transfiguration," "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks," "Also sprach Zarathustra," and other orchestral works. Photograph signed ("Richard Strauss"), 5¼ x 3 3/8 in., no place, no date. Photo by Willinger is recto of a postcard. Ankle-length pose of Strauss holding a baton, as if he were conducting. Choice dark signature. Estimated Value $600 - 800. Ex William "Bill" Steiner Collection, Manuscripts and Autographs, June 27, 2015, lot 56 (sold for $625.00 but not paid). View details and enlarged photo	Realized $467
Lot 161		Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich. Autograph letter signed ("P. Tchaikovsky"), in Russian, 2 pages, recto and verso of a pale gray note card, 12mo, January 1, 1887. With autograph transmission envelope, postmarked and stamped, addressed to Edward Françevich Napravnik, Saint Petersburg, Kriukov Canal, near Maryinskovo Theatre, House of Turgenev. "Mr. Irdmanstofer writes me today that, Manfred cannot be taken off the program because they have already begun to rehearse it. With reference to Vostok (East), he says that he has neither the music score nor the vocal score. Then he writes that in one of the following concerts he will perform your Dances and your quartet will go in the quartet group. That is, dear friend, in short, the content of the letter of Mr. Irdmanstofer. I am working intensively on the [clavichord part?] of Charodeika. I embrace you." "Charodeika" ("The Enchantress" or "The Sorceress") is an opera in four acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, based on the eponymous libretto by Ippolit Shpazhinsky. Tchaikovsky composed the opera between September 1885 and May 1887 in Maidanovo, Russia, and it was first performed in St Petersburg in 1887. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. Ex William "Bill" Steiner Collection, Manuscripts and Autographs, June 27, 2015, lot 59 (sold for $8000.00 but not paid). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,900