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The Earliest Toscanini Letter to be Offered at Auction in at Least 50 Years
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The Earliest Toscanini Letter to be Offered at Auction in at Least 50 Years

by TOSCANINI, ARTURO

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TOSCANINI, ARTURO. (1867-1957). Italian symphonic and operatic conductor. ALS. ("Arturo Toscanini"). 2pp. 8vo. N.p., N.d. [December 1897]. In Italian with translation.
"Illustrious Prof. Antonio Orfi [?]
In my letter from the other day I asked you if you could provide me with the parts of the Scandinavian symphony by Cowen, of which I would like to execute two parts in Sunday's concert, in Turin. I would need a note from you for the archivist who has this music – Would you be so kind to do this for me? Tomorrow morning I am leaving for Turin and I would like to bring with me the parts. I beg you to forgive me for this inconvenience and to accept my deepest thanks and my warmest regards… I thank you for the invitation that you kindly sent to me with your courteous letter but unfortunately I could not take advantage of it – this Saturday I will remain in Turin to start the rehearsal of the concerts."
Trained as a cellist, Toscanini first took up the conductor's baton in 1886, at the age of… Read More
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The Earliest Toscanini Letter to be Offered at Auction in at Least 50 Years
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The Earliest Toscanini Letter to be Offered at Auction in at Least 50 Years

by TOSCANINI, ARTURO

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TOSCANINI, ARTURO. (1867-1957). Italian symphonic and operatic conductor. ALS. ("Arturo Toscanini"). 2pp. 8vo. N.p., N.d. [December 1897]. In Italian with translation."Illustrious Prof. Antonio Orfi [?]In my letter from the other day I asked you if you could provide me with the parts of the Scandinavian symphony by Cowen, of which I would like to execute two parts in Sunday's concert, in Turin. I would need a note from you for the archivist who has this music – Would you be so kind to do this for me? Tomorrow morning I am leaving for Turin and I would like to bring with me the parts. I beg you to forgive me for this inconvenience and to accept my deepest thanks and my warmest regards… I thank you for the invitation that you kindly sent to me with your courteous letter but unfortunately I could not take advantage of it – this Saturday I will remain in Turin to start the rehearsal of the concerts."
Trained as a cellist, Toscanini first took up the conductor's baton in 1886, at the age of… Read More
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The Russian Novelist, Poet and Playwright Writes Out and Signs a Quotation from French...
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The Russian Novelist, Poet and Playwright Writes Out and Signs a Quotation from French Philosopher Voltaire

by TURGENEV, IVAN

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TURGENEV, IVAN. (1818-1883). Russian novelist, poet, and playwright; his novel Fathers and Sons is a masterpiece of 19th-century Russian literature. AMsS. ("Ivan Tourguineff"). 1p. Small 8vo. Bade[n], 1869. In French with translation on stationery blind-embossed with his initials. A quatrain from part of a longer work ("Stances Irregulières") that Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778) sent to King Frederick the Great's sister, Princess (later Queen) Louisa Ulrika of Sweden (1720-1782), in January 1747.
"S'occuper c'est savoir jouir
L'oisiveté pèse et tourmente;
L'âme est un feu, qu'il faut nourrir
Et qui s'éteint, s'il ne s'augmente"
[Translation:]
"To keep busy is to know how to enjoy
Idleness weighs and torments;
The soul is a fire, which must be fed
And which goes out, if it does not grow"Following his education in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Turgenev left for Berlin to study philosophy and history at the university where he became enamored of Germany and its development since the Age… Read More
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