Authentic Autographs — Strings Autographed Collection

Hungarian virtuoso violinist (1892-1973), who also distinguished himself as a strong advocate of new music. Autograph letter in French signed by him, dated 1961 (postal marks) to Jean-Pierre Fonda (a.k.a. Jean-Pierre Fournier, son of the cellist Pierre), at that time pupil of the pianist Géza Anda: “…Tu pourras à l’occasion dire à Géza qu’il existe encore un autre Brahms…” [referring to his recording].  Size is 5 x 7.9 inches, central fold, envelope included, otherwise in excellent condition.

Hungarian virtuoso violinist (1892-1973), who also distinguished himself as a strong advocate of new music.  Album page signed by him on October 20, 1931. Size is 4.9 x 3.25 inches, some creases, in very good condition.

Hungarian virtuoso violinist (1892-1973), who also distinguished himself as a strong advocate of new music. Beautiful black-and-white photograph signed by him, shown in performing pose. Size is  3.7 x 5.9 inches, ink-stamped on verso by photographer Carmen (Buenos Aires), in excellent condition.

Japanese violinist (b.1966), recording artist and winner of the international Violin Competition of Indianapolis in 1986. Signed promo photo, dated in 1992 and card, attached with a small half-tone photo of her, inscribed and dated also, in 1992. Photo is 8 x 10 inches and card is 5.9 x 4.25 inches, both in excellent condition.

Russian quartet who made its first appearance in the Small Hall of the Leningrad Conservatory in the winter of 1946. Their LP record performing string quartets by Bartok and Shostakovich signed by all four members. Size is 12.25 x 12.25 inches, record included (not tested), in very good condition.

French violinist (1846-1925), composer, and educator. Autograph letter signed by him, written in French (sold untranslated).  Size is 4.3 x 6.75 inches each page, 2 pages, folds, small amount of spotted rust, in very good condition.

Israeli string quartet founded in 1997. Clip from an advertisement (in English and Hebrew) with pictures of his members, signed by all 4 . Size is 10.2 x 11.2 inches, some creases, light rust stains, otherwise in very good condition.

Hungarian violinist (1892-1988). Signature cut of the violinist matted together with a half-tone photograph of him on a white cardboard. Total size is 4 x 5.8 inches, in excellent condition.

Hungarian violinist (1892-1988). Album page signed by the violinist attached with a half-tone photograph of him from a newspaper or magazine.  Total size is 5.7 x 7.8 inches, in excellent condition.

British virtuoso violinist (1906-1992) and also conductor and educator. Fantastic black-and-white photograph signed by him, shown with his violin, dated by him in London, 1936.  Size is 3.25 x 5.4 inches, in very good condition.

Italian violinist (1832-1878), conductor, chapelmaster, and music critic. Autograph letter in Italian (untranslated) signed by him and dated 1877 addressed to his colleague Antonio Cagnoni (1828-1896) requesting him to forward some sacred works to be performed at an upcoming religious holiday. Open size is 10 x 8.3 inches, 4 written pages in one folded sheet, crack over the upper border, overall rust stains, otherwise in very good condition.

German violinist (b.1966) and Norwegian pianist (b.1970).  Informal larger size color photo signed by the two artists, sharing a hug after a performance.  Size is 8 x 11.6 inches, in excellent condition.

German violinist (b.1966), world known for his concert and recordings. Gorgeous signed photo, shown in performance. Size is 7.5 x 5 inches, in excellent condition.

German violinist, world-known for his concerts and many recordings. Signed photo, shown with his instrument, 5 x 7 inches

German violinist (b.1966), internationally known for his concerts and recordings. Gorgeous color studio photograph signed by him. Size is 8 x 9.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Celebrated string quartet. Album page signed by its all four members. Size is 4.5 x 5.1 inches, in excellent condition.

American musical ensemble, founded by Michael and Kay Jafee. Fantastic group photo signed by the two founders and the rest of the members. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

French violinist (1880-1953) who epitomized the elegance, sweetness, and emotional warmth of the classic French violin school. Album page beautifully signed by him on February 17, 1900. Size is 6.1 x 3.7 inches, in excellent condition.

French violinist (1880-1953). Card signed by him in 1928. Size is 4 x 2.5 inches, in excellent condition.

French violinist (1880-1953). Gorgeous black-and-white photograph mounted on soft cardboard signed by the violinist, shown with his violin, dated in Buenos Aires, 1935. Total size is 7.75 x 10 inches, actual photo is 6.6 x 8.8 inches (attached to the cardboard only by the top -easily removable), in excellent condition.

Belgian violinist, composer, and teacher (1857-1931), one of the most important of his generation. 1-bar autograph music quote on an album page signed by him and dated in Montevideo, Uruguay, 1903. Size is 4.75 x 6.6 inches, in excellent condition.

Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (1787-1869), who mostly performed in France, signed receipt payment dated in 1834. Written on one side of a 4.5 x 7.5 album page, written in French sold untranslated. Bold and clear handwriting and signature. Small creases on edges of the page outside of the area of the text, otherwise in excellent condition. Rare vintage item!

Argentina violinist (1889-1962), composer, and conductor. Fine black-and-white photo postcard shown young, signed and inscribed by her with a short sentiment, dated in Entre Rios (ARG), 1922; photo is blind-stamped on front by photographer Claver & Barnils.  Size is 3.4 x 5.4 inches in very good condition.

French cellist (1872-1937), and conductor. Page printed with his letterhead signed by him with a short sentiment and dated April 21, 1909. Size is 5.4 x 6.2 inches, restoration on the verso, in overall very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is an autograph letter signed “E. Garès”  by a fellow musician: “…je suis obligé de passer mon après-midi de dimanche à travailler sérieusement mon concert de Monte Carlo, car je sui bien en retard et je commence déjà à me faire du mauvais sang….”. 1 p. In-8.

Italian ensemble founded in 1990 at the Parma Conservatory. Photo signed by all three members: Ivan Rabaglia (violin), Alberto Miodini (piano) and Enrico Bronzi (cello). Size is 7 x 5 inches, in excellent condition.

Swiss-born violinist (b. 1976), signed color photo, shown with her instrument. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

Prominent Italian violinist (1866-1956) who demonstrated her musical talents from an early age.  Signature inscribed with a short sentiment on an album page matted with a portrait of her (modern copy).  Signature cut is 3.9 x 2.4 inches in size (visible window size), portrait is 4.5 x 7.5 inches in size, for a total mat size of 7.7 x 13.75 inches, in very good condition.

French-born child prodigy violinist (1840-1902), who became an American musician, considered one of the finest violinists of the latter half of the 19th century. 1.75 x 4.25 inch signature cut on a 6.5 x 8.25 album page, envelope is also included. Verso side contains a message to Urso from the legendary German composer and conductor Max Bruch giving the tempo markings for various movements in one of his Violin Concertos that she was scheduled to perform. Rare vintage item in excellent condition!

Hungarian violinist (1893-1935) and composer, who became a well-known virtuoso in Europe throughout the early 20th century. Album page signed by him in Montevideo, 1911, and also signed on verso by Tommaso Salvini (nephew) with a short text in Italian in Montevideo, 1915. Size is 7.5 x 4.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Hungarian violinist (1893-1935) and composer, who became a well-known virtuoso in Europe throughout the early 20th century. Fantastic black-and-white photo postcard signed by him in Buenos Aires, 1911, shown young posing with his violin. Size is 3.5 x 5.3 inches, repaired crack at the lower center (not affecting signature), otherwise in very good condition.  

Russian-born Israeli violinist (b.1974). Fine color studio photograph signed by him. Size is 7.9 x 10.1 inches, in excellent condition.

Russian-born Israeli violinist (b.1974). Beautiful black-and-white photograph signed by him, shown young. Size is 3.9 x 5.9 inches, in excellent condition.

Italian violinist (1880-?). Fine vintage cabinet photograph of the violinist by photographer A. Sotteri (Genova) signed and inscribed by Venturini with a short sentiment dated 1899, shown at a very young age. Size is 4.2 x 6.4 inches approx., rust stains, in overall very good condition.

Group of 14 signed photos of classical violinists, including: Andre Gertler, Christian Bor, David Fruhwirth (signed both on front and verso), Helmut Heller, Hirofumi Fukai, Jiri Darek (signed on verso), Josef Suk, Kurt Guntner, Manfred Scherzer, Michael Goldstein (signed on verso), Oliver Colbentson, Peter Heindrich, Roman Nodel and Ulf Hoelscher. All in approximately the same size, 4 x 5.75 inches, all in excellent condition. Not sold separately.

Group of 20 signed photos of classical violinists, including: Alexander Kramarov, Andreas Hartmann, Daniel Pergamenschikow, Dieter Vorholz, Dmitri Mischelowitsch (signed on verso), Eckart Runge (signed on verso), Edward Zienkowski (signed on verso), Guiliano Carmignola (signed on verso), Goji Hattori, Henry Randales, Ion Voicou, Irvine Arditi, Jon Tanase, Joseph Swensen, Kirill Troussov (signed on verso), Leon Spierer, Maximilian Schoner, Uto Ughi, Vesselin Paraschkevov (signed on verso), Wolfgang Gollner (signed on verso). All in approximately the same size, 4 x 5.75 inches, all in excellent condition. Not sold separately.

Beautiful collection of 16 album pages or cards signed by different violinists and cellists, including Fritz Kreisler, Nigel Kennedy, Jan Kubelik, Sidney Harth, Carroll Glenn, Christian Fries, Zino Francescatti, Renee Chamet, Senta Benesch, Adila Fachiri, and some others. Different sizes, in very good condition or better. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Beautiful collection of 6 original First Day Covers signed by Ruggiero Ricci, Itzhak Perlman, Henryk Szerying, Yehudi Menuhin, Jaime Laredo, and Isaac Stern. Different sizes, in very good condition or better. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Nice collection of 15 cards and album pages signed by famous and historical violinists including Enrico Mainardi, Henri Marteau, Joan Manen, Yehudi Menuhin, Nathan Milstein, Schlomo Mintz, Erica Morini, Ricardo Odnosopoff, Ruggiero Ricci, Mtislav Rostropovich, Albert Sammon, Jaro Schmied, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Gil Shaham, and Josef Suk. Most of them with attached small half-tone photos of them, in different sizes, in very good condition or better. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Lot of 18 photographs signed by different violinists, including Bernhard Biberauer, Conrad Muck, Daniel Gaede, Georgi Tilev, Gerd Hulverscheidt, Giuliano Carmignola, Horst Hegel, Johannes Bruning, Jonathan Morton, Pavel Sporcl, Petar Entchev, Peter Langgartner, Rudolf Gahler, Sergei Khachatrian, Sergey Malov, Stefano Montanari, Thomas Goldschmidt, and Werner Grobholz.  Sizes range between 3.4 x 4.75 inches and 4.25 x 5.75 inches, some of them are signed on verso, all in excellent condition.

Lot of 21 beautiful photographs signed by different violinists and cellists including Anton Fietz, Berhard Hartog, Bohumil Kotmel, Erich Rohn, Florin Paul, Julian Rachlin, Kai Franzke, Manoug Parikian, Michael Meissner, Nikolaj Znaider, Otto Buchner, roman Nodel, Tibor Varga, Timo-Veikko Valve, Vaclav Hudecek, Viktor Tretjakov, Vilmos Szabadi, Vladimir Skerlak, Wlater Forchert, Werner von Schnitzler and Wolf-Dieter Streicher.   Sizes range between 3.5 x 4.75 inches to 4.8 x 6.4 inches (most being 4.1 x 5.6 inches), all in excellent condition. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Lot of 21 beautiful photographs signed by different violinists, including Aaron Rosand, Alexander Zeiher, Attila Kubinyi, Christian Tetzlaff, Elin Kolev, Ernst Kovacic, Gernot Winischofer, Karl Metzker, Krzysztof Wegrzyn, Ladislaus Kiss, Luis Michal, Michael Zuber, Rainer Kuchl, Rudolf Werthen, Sebastian Hamann, Stefan Tonz, Stephan Picard, Stephan Skiba, Thomas Riebl, Vilmos Szabadi, and Winfried Russmann.  Sizes range between 3.5 x 4.9 inches and 4.9 x 6.9 inches, some are signed on verso, all in excellent condition.

Italian violinist and composer (1755-1824), a famous virtuoso of his time and an important composer for the violin, later in life, opera director. Printed score for his Violin Concerto in G, version adapted for the piano, opus WIa:7, adapted by pianist J.L. Dussek from his violin concerto WI:23. Signed by him over the lower right corner of the front cover page. A total of 22 pages plus front cover, 9.4 x 12.2 inches. Printed for the author and sold by Clementi and Co., London. Some ink annotations by another hand at the top right and near the signature, over the lower right corner, probably former ownership. Probably had original covers that are now missing, in overall very good condition. 

Czech jazz bassist (b.1947), with an extensive career in the United States. Signed photo, shown with his instrument. Size is 5 x 7 inches, in excellent condition.

French violinist (1841-1906) and composer. Autograph letter in French (untranslated) signed by him, dated April 21, 1867, to a gentleman, concerning a possible collaboration after his publication for the recent Exposition Universelle: “…En feuillettant votre publication illustrée « l’exposition universelle », l’idée me vient de vous écrire et de vous faire mes offres de services, dans le cas où vous auriez besoin de comptes-rendus touchant la musique à l’exposition. C’est surtout au moment de grands Festivals et des concerts historiques qu’il appartiendra à votre intéressante publication de ne pas délaisser un art vraiment universel…”. Size is 5.4 x 8.4 inches, 2 written pages in one sheet (front and back), creases, folds, embossed letterhead, in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED are two autograph letters signed by Charles Triveillot, secretary to the magazine “La Causerie Dramatique Musicale” and by journalist at “La Gazette Musicale” Mathieu de Monthey. 

French violinist (1841-1906), composer, and stage director. Autograph note in French (untranslated) signed by him, no date, to a music copyst: “…Vous pouvez garder jusqu’à demain 6 hrs le 1er violon, la basse et l’alto mais veiullez me renvoyer le 2° violon ce soir…”.  Size is 5.3 x 8.5 inches, 1 page, creases, folds, in overall very good condition.

German-born classical cellist (b.1964). A cello prodigy, at the age of twenty he won the principal cello position of the Staatskapelle Dresden, becoming the youngest concertmaster in the history of this orchestra. Signed promo photo in excellent condition! Size 4 x 5.75 inches.

German violinist active in the turn of the 20th century based in Vienna who occasionally performed in international chamber and orchestral concert lineups around 1903. Black-and-white vintage photo postcard signed by him with a short sentiment in Vienna, 1900. Size is 5.4 x 3.6 inches, in very good condition.

English cellist (1870-1953), and German musicologist (1861-1931. Album page signed by the cellist and the musicologist above mentioned, as well as the French mezzo-soprano Blanche Marchesi plus two unidentified signers.  Size is 5.6 x 7.7 inches, 1 page, minor folds, glue residues on the back, otherwise in very good condition.