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Wagner & Weber - Autograph Musical Quotations Signed
by Richter, Hans. (1843–1916)
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About This Item
Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Signed slip of paper in the hand of the Austro-Hungarian conductor with signature, date ("Halifax 8.9. Febr. 1901") and musical notation (quotations from Richard Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and Carl Maria von Weber, Der Freischütz). With an amusing cutting from a book or magazine depicting Hans Richter in Birmingham surrounded by police in 1909, with facsimile statement "Not arrested, just protected (against autograph [seekers?])". Oblong format, 1.75 x 6.75 inches (4.5 x 17 cm). In fine condition.
Richter was a close associate of Wagner from his early twenties and conducted the first complete Ring in 1876. In his later years, England became a center of his activities; he was the principal conductor of the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival from 1885 to 1909 and held permanent appointments with the Hallé Orchestra (1899–1911) and the London Symphony Orchestra (1904–1911). Despite his association with Wagner, he championed and performed a wide variety of composers, including Brahms, Bruckner, Tchaikovsky, Dvořák and Elgar.
The "Halifax" of the date is the English city in West Yorkshire—not Halifax, Nova Scotia, where Richter never traveled.
"Hans Richter was first brought to England by Wagner in 1877 to conduct six operatic concerts in London. The impact made by Richter (then 32 years old) on the capital's orchestral players was enormous. They had never been rehearsed so thoroughly, nor with such discipline as that of a genuine musician rather than a showman; nothing was allowed to slip through as the fundamentals were revisited. Intonation was scrutinised, details brought out, tempi rationalised, notes corrected. His practical knowledge (he played every orchestral instrument) proved formidable and no weak player felt secure. He usually conducted rehearsals and performances of orchestral concerts and operas from memory." Christopher Fifield, "Hans Richter's impact as a career conductor on music making in England 1877-1911" (conference paper, 2007).
Richter was a close associate of Wagner from his early twenties and conducted the first complete Ring in 1876. In his later years, England became a center of his activities; he was the principal conductor of the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival from 1885 to 1909 and held permanent appointments with the Hallé Orchestra (1899–1911) and the London Symphony Orchestra (1904–1911). Despite his association with Wagner, he championed and performed a wide variety of composers, including Brahms, Bruckner, Tchaikovsky, Dvořák and Elgar.
The "Halifax" of the date is the English city in West Yorkshire—not Halifax, Nova Scotia, where Richter never traveled.
"Hans Richter was first brought to England by Wagner in 1877 to conduct six operatic concerts in London. The impact made by Richter (then 32 years old) on the capital's orchestral players was enormous. They had never been rehearsed so thoroughly, nor with such discipline as that of a genuine musician rather than a showman; nothing was allowed to slip through as the fundamentals were revisited. Intonation was scrutinised, details brought out, tempi rationalised, notes corrected. His practical knowledge (he played every orchestral instrument) proved formidable and no weak player felt secure. He usually conducted rehearsals and performances of orchestral concerts and operas from memory." Christopher Fifield, "Hans Richter's impact as a career conductor on music making in England 1877-1911" (conference paper, 2007).
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- Schubertiade
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Wagner & Weber - Autograph Musical Quotations Signed
- Author
- Richter, Hans. (1843–1916)
- Book Condition
- New Used; Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Used; Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Keywords
- Signed Document/Item :: Classical Music :: Opera
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