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Famous German conductor (1890-1951), was music director at Glyndebourne and spent years in South America. Fritz Busch conducted a truly epic series of ring cycles at Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Argentina and at Teatro Solís, in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1935-36, these are probably the scores used to study. Set of 4 scores for Richard Wagner´s cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen", reduction for piano and orchestra by Karl Klindworth, published in the 1880s by B. Schotts Söhnen, two of the signed and with many markings and annotations inside. - Das Rheingold, 216 numbered pages plus hard covers, 11 x 13.5 inches, ink stamped on frontend and title pages "Property of Fritz Busch", signed as "Busch" on frontend page. Many markings and annotations inside the score in crayon and pencil. - Die Walkure, 274 numbered pages and hard covers, 11 x 13.5 inches. Signed and inscribed in 1881 by a previous owner in German on title page, ink stamps indicating "Property of Fritz Busch" on frontend and title pages. Many markings and annotations inside the score in crayon and pencil. - Siegfried, 299 numbered pages and hard covers, 11 x 13.5 inches. Signed and dated in 1888 by previous owner in German on frontend page, with full signature by Fritz Busch on frontend page plus half signature (as "Busch" only) on title page, ink stamp indicating "property of Fritz Busch". - Gotterdammerung, 357 numbered pages and hard covers, 11 x 13.25 inches. Ink stamped on frontend and title page "Property of Fritz Busch". All 4 from very good to excellent condition, some wear on covers. A fantastic testimony of a famous conductor - from the estate of Fritz Busch. See scans.  

Group of 21 full programs for performances mostly of opera, some orchestral, with Fritz Busch conducting at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1933-1945 (most are from 1943-44). Each program is complete with all pages and covers, 6.25 x 9 inches in size, in very good condition. Sold as a lot only, not sold separately. 

Famous German conductor (1890-1951), was music director at Glyndebourne and spent years in South America.  Signed photo, inscribed and dated on verso entirely by his wife Grete in 1951 - not by him. Ink stamped on verso by photographer.  Size is 6.8 x 9.25 inches, mounting traces on front and verso, in very good condition.

Full program for a performance of Richard Strauss´ opera Der Rosenkavalier, Dresden, 1927, with Fritz Busch conducting. Size is 6.25 x 8.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Set of 3 programs for a series of performances at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 15th, 27th, and May 3rd, 1941, conducted by the German conductor.  Each one's size is 6.25 x 9.1 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in very good condition. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Famous German conductor (1890-1951), was music director at Glyndebourne and spent years in South America. Signed photo, 8 x 10 inches, inscribed, dated in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1941

Famous German conductor (1890-1951), was music director at Glyndebourne and spent years in South America. Fine sepia photo postcard signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment dated 1935, shown young. Size is 3.5 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Famous German conductor (1890-1951), was music director at Glyndebourne and spent years in South America. Black-and-white photograph signed by him with a long sentiment and dated in Buenos Aires, 1941. Size is 4.5 x 7 inches, mounting traces and tape residues on verso, in overall very good condition.

Famous German conductor (1890-1951), was music director at Glyndebourne and spent years in South America.  Signed photograph, inscribed and dated in New York, 1946; also signed by photographer Ilse Bing. Size is 10 x 8.1 inches, mounting traces on verso, in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a page from a Magazine with part of his biography and a photo, inscribed and signed by him at the top.  Size is 6.1 x 10.1 inches, minor stains, in good condition. NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Program for a performance of Strauss' Die Fliedermaus. Full program with all  pages and covers, signed on bio page by Busch and also signed by some of the singers in their photos (Editha Fleischer, Marcel Wittrisch). Size is 6.25 x 9 inches, cracks on some pages, otherwise in very good condition.

Program for a concert with works by Reger and Schumann in Vienna, 1950, with Fritz Busch conducting the Vienna Philharmonic. Size is 5.75 x 8.2 inches, full program, in very good condition.

Group of 13 programs for opera performances at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina, between 1935 and 1945. Full programs, with all pages and covers, different operas, each performance with famous conductor Fritz Busch at the podium. Different sizes, with most programs being 6.25 x 9 inches in size, in very good condition. See cans.

Set of 2 programs from 1928 performances, Fritz Busch conducting the Dresden State Opera orchestra. March 8th, 1928: music by Suk, Verdi and Draeseke. Feb 17th, 1928: music by Cherubini, Prokofiev (with Eduard Steuermann performing the 3rd piano concerto), Schmidt. Each one is 6 x 9 inches, in very good condition.

Famous German conductor (1890-1951), was music director at Glyndebourne and spent years in South America. Short typed note on a card, dated in Dresden in 1923, in German, sold untranslated. Clear, bold signature at the bottom right, size is 5.5 x 3.5 inches, in excellent condition. See scans of both front and verso.

German composer (1793-1871) and arranger, later in his life a music teacher, and creator of over 200 opera adaptations for instrumental ensembles. Manuscript "Potpourris for violin from Bellini's Norma #8" signed by him on the front cover, dated 1860.  Size is 8.8 x 12.7 inches, 10 pages (including covers), minor damage on borders, some stains, in overall very good condition.

German concert singer and teacher (1893-1967), as well as the daughter of legendary German soprano Johanna Gadski. Autograph letter signed, 1 page on her own letterhead, written in English, dated in 1947 (signed as "Charlotte Busch" reflecting her marriage to Ernest Busch). Size is 8.25 x 11.5 inches, small creases and tears at the very bottom (not affecting any written material), otherwise in very good condition.

American actor (b.1944), active in films since 1967.  Movie still promo photo of the film "Barbarosa" (1982), signed by him.  Size is 8 x 10 inches, minor yellowish stan over the lower-right corner, otherwise in excellent condition.

Former first lady of the United States (1925-2018) from 1989 to 1993 as the wife of President George H.W. Bush. Her book "A Memoir" signed twice by her on the first blank page and the first title page. First edition by Lisa Drew Books, New York, 1994; size is 6.4 x 9.6 inches, 575 pages (including photographs), hardcovers, dust jacket, in excellent condition.

Former first lady of the United States (1925-2018) from 1989 to 1993 as the wife of President George H.W. Bush. Fine color photograph signed and inscribed by her with a short sentiment. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a typed letter signed by her with the letterhead of the The White House.

American politician (1924-2018) and 41st President of the United States (1989-1993). Book published by Lisa Drew/Scribner, 1999, Bush signature is on a plate sticker glued to the front end page. Hardcovers, 640 numbered pages, 6.25 x 9.5 inches, dust cover, in excellent condition.

American politician (1924-2018) and 41st President of the United States (1989-1993). Signed photo, size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

American politician (1924-2018) and former president of the United States (1988-1992) and Democrat vice-presidential formula (1935-2012) contender during the 1988 elections. Size is 10 x 7.9 inches, in excellent condition.

American politician (b.1946) and 43rd President of the United States (2001-2009). Color photograph of a Time Magazine cover (issue from September 2001) signed by him with a short sentiment. George Bush signature over the top right corner, made with a black felt tip pen. Size is 7.8 x 9.9 inches, authentication sticker by James Spence on verso, in excellent condition.

American politician (b.1946) and 43rd President of the United States (2001-2009). Signed book, published by Crown Publishers, New York, 2019, Bush signs on the title page. Hardcovers, 497 numbered pages, including 2 sections with photographs, 6.4 x 9.5 inches, dust jacket, in excellent condition.

American politician (b.1946) and 43rd President of the United States (2001-2009). Signed photo, size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian actress (b.1935), active during the 1950s. Black-and-white promo photo postcard signed by her with a short sentiment in German, shown young. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian musicologist (1834-1900). A beautiful set of 5 autograph letters in Italian (untranslated) signed by him and dated between 1884 and 1895 and most of them addressed to Giovanni Tebaldini about musical concerns and other topics. Different sizes, lengths, conditions, and formats.  SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

French dramatist (1832-1907), and librettist for Bizet and Offenbach. Autograph note signed, in French (sold untranslated). Three pages, each one is 4.1 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

French writer, libretist and dramatist (1832-1907), nephew of the famous composer Fromental Halévy. Collection of 12 autograph letters in French (sold untranslated) signed by him, dated between 1882 and 1887, all addressed to the dramatist, theater director, and actor Hilarion Ballande (1820-1887). Different sizes and lengths, in very good condition or better. SOLD TOGETHER, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.  

Berlin - February 8th, 1899. Bach/Busoni : Praeludium und Tripelfuge Es-dur Beethoven : Sonate B-dur, op. 106 Chopin : Sonate H-moll, op. 58 Liszt : Mazeppa, Etude d´execution transcendante, 2 Legendes, Reminiscences de Robert le Diable, 25 x 18 cm, 1 page, excellent condition, carefully attached to a large blank page .

Berlin December 15th, 1909. Bach´s Bach-Busoni - Beethoven - Beethoven-Busoni´s Mozart-Busoni´s Paganini-Busoni (first time), Liszt-Busoni. Includes a composition of Busoni: Fantasia after J.S. Bach (Geschrieben auf den Tod meines Vaters) 25 x 18 cm, 4 pages, with portrait of Busoni.

Concert program for a piano performance, Dec 15th 1909 at the Beethoven Saal, Berlin, performing his own variations of Bach and Beethoven. Size is 7.25 x 9.5 inches, 4 pages, storage holes, otherwise in very good condition. See scans.

Italian composer (1866-1924), pianist, and conductor. Autograph letter in German (sold untranslated) signed by him, dated in Berlin, 1898. Size is 5.4 x 8.6 inches, 1 page, in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is its envelope addressed to German musician Otto Lessmann (1844-1918). Size is 5.6 x 3.2 inches.

Ferrucio Busoni in Berlin, 3. April 1907 with Russian Symphonic Orchestra, conductor Dr. S. Rumschiysky. On the program Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakoff, Tschaikowsky, Sseroff, Skrjabin and Franz Liszt piano concerto. 1 page

Playbill Ferruccio Busoni and Karl Muck. Berlin Staatsoper, 16 December 1920. Special concert for the 150th anniversary of Beethoven.  Beethoven, piano concerto nr 5 and 9th symphony.  Size is 8.75 x 13.5 inches, missing part at the bottom, otherwise in excellent condition 

Playbill (unsigned) announcing upcoming concerts featuring the Italian pianist and composer in Vienna, March 8th, 1898. Size is 9 x 11.6 inches, central fold, minor cracks, in very good condition.

Full program for a performance of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra, 1921, with Ferruccio Busoni conducting his own arrangement of music based on Mozart´s "Idomeneo", first Berlin performance (the world premiere was in 1918). Size is 5.25 x 7.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor and teacher (1866-1924), well-known for his piano works, and as a teacher for many pianists. Excellent photo postcard signed by him on both sides, 3.5 x 5.25 inches, clear, bold signature on front side where he is shown young, with a handwritten sentiment and dated by him on Dec 1912. In very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is an unsigned photo postcard of him

Playbill from 1909 announcing a large number of concerts with famous names: pianists Conrad Ansorge, Artur Schnabel, Anton Foerster, Edouard Risler, Ignaz Friedman, Ferruccio Busoni - Violinist Carl Flesch - Singers Julia Culp, Franz Naval, Johannes Messchaert, and more. Size is 5 x 8 inches, 4 pages, very good condition, see scans.

Concert program March 31st and April st, 1893 - Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Arthur Nikisch. Soloist : Ferruccio Busoni. Tchaikovsky: Overture Romeo and Juliet, Liszt: piano concerto n° 2, also Bach, Beethoven. 36 pages, full program with all pages and covers, excellent condition, many illustrations

Playbill Recital Feruccio Busoni. Berlin, 8 February 1899. Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt. Attached with staples to an album page, playbill is 7 x 9.75 inches, in excellent condition

Ferrucio Busoni in Berlin, 15. Oktober 1921. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor : Ferrucio Busoni with Edward Weiss, piano. Bach/Busoni: Klavierkonzert, Busoni: Indianische Fantasie für Klavier und Orchester, Mozart: Klavierkonzert C Dur 1 page.

Program of concert by Ferruccio Busoni with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Berlin, 2 November 1921. Conducts music by Mozart (arrangement by Busoni), Sibelius, Monteverdi and Beethoven. Size is 5.25 x 7.5 inches, in excellent condition 

Group of 5 full programs for performances in Bologna, 1912-1914, with Ferruccio Busoni as soloist at the piano or conducting (his own music, a suite from his opera "La Sposa Sorteggiata", in one of the concerts). Each program is approx. 5.75 x 9.1 inches, 2 of the are only page page, other 3 are 16 pages plus covers, all in very good condition. See scans Sold as a lot only, not sold separately.

Italian composer (1866-1924), pianist, conductor, and teacher; whose international career and reputation led him to work closely with many of the leading artists and literary figures of his time, and was a sought-after keyboard instructor and a teacher of composition. Album page signed by him, dated on April 3rd, 1912. Size is 6.75 x 4.5 inches, in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a photo postcard of him. Size is 3.4 x 5.4 inches, in excellent condition.

Playbill of Feruccio Busoni with Feliz Weingartner. Berlin Opera, 21 December 1906. Beethoven. Busoni performs at the piano, Weingartner conducts. Size is 6 x 12 inches, in very good condition

Berlin December 21st, 1906. Konigliche Kapelle Berlin (Berlin Opera Orchestra), Felix Weingartner. Beethoven : Coriolan- Overture, Piano Concerto nr 3, Symphony nr 6, Overture Leonore III 30 x 15 cm, 1 page, excellent.

Swedish-born pianist (1862-1956) and wife of composer Ferruccio Busoni. Autograph letter in German (sold untranslated) written on a postcard. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, jagged edges, in very good condition.