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German soprano (1894-1960).  Signed photo postcard shown in role, size is 3.25 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

American Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist (b.1959), signed photo, inscribed and dated on verso in 1990. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

Russian pianist (1900-1923), who died at 23. Album page signed by her and dated on January 11, 1919. Size is 6.5 x 3.5 inches, minor stains, in excellent condition. The album page also has the signature of the English tenor Gervase Elwes (1866-1921) with his half-tone photograph on verso. 

German violinist (b.1987) of South Korean descent.  Larger size photo signed by her, shown in performance.  Size is 12 x 8 inches, in excellent condition.

Corean violinist (b.1954), who was child prodigy, now a concert violinist and teacher. Signed photo, shown young, inscribed. Size is 8 x 10 inches. Also included is a card with some music notes by him, from the Spring Sonata by Beethoven. Size is 6 x 4 inches, all in excellent condition.

Page with a biography and photograph of the pianist (probably from a program), signed by him. Size is 11.6 x 8.25 inches, 1 page, in very good condition.

Lithuanian baritone (b. 1937), signed photograph, shown as himself, inscribed. Size is 6.25 x 8.5 inches, oval-shaped photo, mounting traces on verso, otherwise in excellent condition. 

Unsigned program for a concert by the fine American pianist at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, on September 22, 1951, performing works by Mozart, Mussorgsky, Siciliani, and Chopin. Size is 6.3 x 9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Full program for concerts at Carnegie Hall, March 23rd and 24th, 1944, Kapell performs with the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York (now The New York Philharmonic), under Artur Rodzinski. Large and small programs are included, large is 7.5 x 10.25 inches, small one is 6 x 9 inches, in excellent condition.

Program for a performance by the famous american pianist, 6 x 9 inches, 8 pages. Kapell performs Mozart, Bach-Liszt, Prokofiev and Chopin. In excellent condition.

American pianist (1922-1953) who had a brilliant career in the 1940s and early 50s, killed in an airline accident at age 31. Signed photo, 4 x 6 inches, in excellent condition, rare!

American pianist (1922-1953) who had a brilliant career in the 1940s and early 50s, killed in an airline accident at age 31. Great studio photograph signed by him. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition - rare! See the only video footage known of pianist William Kapell, performing works by Scarlatti, Chopin, and Napolitano:

American pianist (1922-1953) and recording artist, killed at the age of 31 in the crash of a commercial airliner returning from a concert tour in Australia. Black-and-white photograph signed by him, shown very young. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition. Read our article William Kapell: Honest American Pianist of All Time published in our Blog on September 2021.

American pianist (1922-1953) described as one of the twentieth century's great geniuses of the keyboard, died in an air crash, at age 31, while returning from a concert tour in Australia. Beautiful black-and-white photograph mounted on a mat signed by him with a short sentiment, shown in performance. total size is 10.5 x 12.5 inches, photo is 7.3 x 9.25 inches,  crease over the left border, otherwise in very good condition.

American pianist (1922-1953) and recording artist, killed at the age of 31 in the crash of a commercial airliner. Fantastic black-and-white photograph signed by him and inscribed to the sisters Amalia and Isabel Cavallini, dated on September 20th, 1951. Size is 6.75 x 4.6 inches, mounting traces on verso, in very good condition.

Program for a performance of the American pianist at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, on September 12th, 1946, signed by him on his bio page. Size is 6 x 9 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in very good condition.

Program for a performance of the celebrated American pianist at The Civic Music Association in New York, (no date), signed by him on page 4.  Size is 6 x 9 inches, 4 pages, in excellent condition.

Program for a recital of the celebrated American pianist at the Granville Festival, Ohio, on February 26, 1944, signed by him with a pencil. Size is 7 x 10 inches, 1 sheet printed on one side, many ink-markings, in very good condition.

Program for a performance of the star American pianist in Oklahoma City on February 17, 1946, signed by him on the front cover. Size is 6 x 9 inches, 8 pages, in excellent condition. ALSO INCLUDED is the original playbill announcing this very concert (Feb. 17, 1946). Size is 7 x 9.8 inches, central fold, in very good condition.

German baritone (b.1945), signed photo, shown as Alberich in Der Ring des Nibelungen. Attractive photo with very clear signature. Size is 4 x 5.9 inches, in excellent condition.

Russian children´s writer, his book "Nastoyashchaya Rabota" ("Real Work"), 1932, 56 pages plus covers, with illustrations by S. Kisielov. Size is 5.25 x 7.6 inches, in very good condition, this is a rare book.

Signed photo postcard of the German soprano (1884-1971), 3.5 x 5.5 inches, stamped on front by photographer Lill. In excellent condition

Signed photo postcard of the German dramatic soprano (1884-1971), shown as herself. Blind stamped on front by photographer Letzer, Vienna. Size 3 x 5 inches.

German dramatic soprano (1884-1971) who was engaged by Richard Strauss at the Vienna Staatsoper where she became an admired member of the company.  Lot of 10 beautiful vintage unsigned photo postcards shown as herself or in role. Photographs are blind-stamped on verso by photographer Setzer, Vienna (5) and the Munich Opera (5) by photographer A. Sahm (printed on the front).  Each one's size is 3.3 x 5.25 inches approximately, in very good condition or better. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Lot of 16 unsigned playbills and programs for performances in concert and opera by the German soprano (1884-1971).  Various sizes, full programs with all pages and covers, in excellent condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a small collection of photographs: 7 photo postcards of her, 1 photograph appearing with artists such as Elisabeth Rethberg, Lotte Lehmann, and Maria Muller, among others, plus 2 cabinet photographs of her.  Photo postcards' size are 3.5 x 5.5 inches, photograph is 6.8 x 4.8 inches, cabinet photographs are 3.1 x 6.6 inches (in role), and 4 x 8.2 inches (as herself). SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

German dramatic soprano (1884-1971) who was engaged by Richard Strauss at the Vienna Staatsoper where she became an admired member of the company.  Her roles included Brünnhilde, Isolde, Sieglinde, Senta, the Marschallin and Elektra, as well as a few roles of the Italian and French repertory. Signed photo postcard, shown as herself. Size 3.5 x 5.5 inches, beautiful, in very good condition.  

American pianist (1922-1953) who died in 1953 in the crash of BCPA Flight 304 while returning from a concert tour in Australia. Autograph letter addressed to a fan signed by him in Sidney, July 11th, 1953, just three months before the aircrash that killed him. Size is 6.5 x 8.6 inches, 1 page, in excellent condition.

Salzburg Festival 1967, full festival program with complete performance details. Herbert von Karajan, Karl Bohm, and Zubin Mehta among the conductors, Singers include Jon Vickers, Grace Bumbry, Peter Schreier, Walter Berry, Herman Prey, Reri Grist, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Sena Jurinac among many others. Plot summaries for each opera in both German and English. Includes fold-out chart of seating structure for the theatre. In excellent condition. 

Set of 3 playbill announcements for concerts at Carnegie Hall, New York, performances by famous conductors: Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic, Georg Solti with the Chicago Symphony and Eugene Ormandy with the Philadelphia Orchestra - from the late 1970s/early 1980s. First 2 playbills are 7 x 10.25 inches, the Ormandy playbill is 6 x 9 inches, all in excellent condition.

Full program for a concert with the BPO, Pittsburgh 1955, 12 pages plus covers, 6 x 9.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Herbert von Karajan conducts Das Rheingold, Aachen, 28 October 1936. Very early and rare cast page of Herbert von Karajan as a beginning conductor at the Aachen Opera House. One page, 8.25 x 9.5 inches

Herbert von Karajan conducting in Berlin, set of 5 full programs, concerts with the Staatskapelle, from 1940 through 1943. Each one is a full program with all 8 pages and covers, 6 x 9 inches, in very good condition. See scans of the 5 program pages.

Star German conductor (1908-1999), The New York Times described him in his obituary as ¨probably the world´s best-known conductor and one of the most powerful figures in classical music¨. Signed LP record, with his signature on the front, next to his image, conducting. LP record for "Ein Heldenleben" by Richard Strauss, op. 40, with Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic.  Record is inside the signed sleeve, 12.5 x 12.25 inches, crack on the sleeve, over the right and touching Karajan´s left shoulder, wear on edges, signature is a bit faded but still clearly visible. 

Program of the tour of the German State Opera to Paris, 18-25 May 1941. Conductors: Herbert von Karajan and Johannes Schüler. Mozart: Entführung aus dem Serail and Wagner: Tristan und Isolde. Cast: Germaine Lubin, Margarete Klose, Max Lorenz, Jaro Prohaska, Josef von Manowarda, Erna Berger, Helge Roswaenge, Erich Zimmermann. Luxurious and richly illustrated. Full program with all pages and covers, 6.5 x 9.5 inches, some rust in binding area otherwise in very good condition

Set of 2 programs for concerts with the Berlin Philharmonic, 1954 and 1955 at Titania-Palast, Berlin. Sep 23rd, 1954: music by Mozart, Bartok and Brahms with pianist Geza Anda as soloist. April 4th and 5th, 1955: music by Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Brahms. Full programs with all pages and covers, 6.5 x 7 inches, very good condition.

Pair of programs for concerts with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. May 9th 1952: performance of music by Handel, Stravinsky and Brahms. May 1st, 1955: performance of music by Mozart, Sibelius and Tchaikovsky. Oct 14th, 1955: music by Vaughan Williams, Bartok and Sibelius. Each one is 7.25 x 9.75 inches, 4 pages plus covers, full programs, in very good condition.

Herbert von Karajan on his first tour in the US with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1955. Rare tour program, with interesting articles and photographs, a newspaper clip is included. Size is 9 x 12 inches, 24 pages, in very good condition.

Group of 8 playbills from the Berlin Staats-Oper, 1941-42, each one includes an announcement for an upcoming performance with Herbert von Karajan, either opera or orchestral concert. Large size playbills, each one being 33.25 x 11.75 inches, in fragile paper, some show minor cracks or problems, in overall very good to excellent condition.

Group of 8 playbills from the Berlin Staats-Oper, 1941-44, each one includes an announcement for an upcoming performance with Herbert von Karajan, either opera or orchestral concert. Large size playbills, each one being 33.25 x 11.75 inches, in fragile paper, some show minor cracks or problems, in overall very good to excellent condition.

Group of 8 playbills from the Berlin Staats-Oper, 1942, each one includes an announcement for an upcoming performance with Herbert von Karajan, either opera or orchestral concert. Large size playbills, each one being 33.25 x 11.75 inches, in fragile paper, some show minor cracks or problems, in overall very good to excellent condition.

Karajan conducts Bach, Haydn, Reger and Wagner - full program. Size is 6x9 inches

Karajan conducts Bach, Mozart, Beethoven - full program. Size is 6x9 inches

Herbert von Karajan: Concert Pfitzner , Ravel, Brahms. February 14th and 15th, 1944. Wall poster, 82.5 x 29 cm. Wall poster of the Berliner Staats-Theater Staatsoper with NS symbols. With details of concert /opera programs. 14./15. Februar 1944. On 14. + 15. February 1944. 4. Sinfonie-Konzert der Staatskapelle. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Pfitzner: Ouverture K. von Heilbronn. Ravel: Rhapsodie espagnol. Brahms: Sinfonie 1.

Full program for a performance with the Berlin State Opera in Budapest, April 1941, with music by Mozart, Strauss and Beethoven. Young Herbert von Karajan conducts, nazi symbols on front cover, which has big rust stains and is loose. Rest of the program is in excellent condition. Size is 6.5 x 9.5 inches.

Program (not signed) for a performance of the star Austrian conductor conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on April 3rd, 1965. Size is 7.3 x 9.7 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in very good condition.

Program for a concert of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Herbert von Karajan at Théatre National du Palais de Chaillot, Paris, Oct. 23rd, 1953.  Program included Mozart symphony No.41 and Brahms' 2nd Symphony.  Size is 9.4 x 12.1 inches, 8 pages, program includes two ticket stubs, everything in very good condition.

Full program for a performance by the Berlin Philharmonic under the baton of Herbert von Karajan, at Theatre des Champs-Elysees, April 21,22,23,25 and 26th, 1960. Large program, 9.5 x 12.25 inches, with all pages and covers, nice photos inside, in excellent condition.