Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario.

1) Autograph manuscript of the Sonata quasi una Fantasia for violin and piano, Op.56, a calligraphic fair-copy manuscript score, notated in blue ink on up to four three-stave systems per page, signed in three places ("Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco"), with autograph title-page inscription ("...Sonata - quasi una Fantasia per violino e pianoforte 1929 per Adila Fachiri"), with a few later pencil markings in another hand, some alternative passages for the violin written in a cerise ink by the composer, and containing a few erasures and corrections, 42 pages, folio (33 x 23.5cm), 12-stave ("Saporetti & Cappelli") paper, dated at the end [no place,] 30 October 1929, outer leaves dust-stained, detached and torn; with a separate 18-page scribal violin part, marked up by the performer, first leaf detached, torn and stained, presumably blank final leaf lacking
2) Autograph manuscript of "Ritmi", Op.15, for violin and piano, the violin part only, signed at the end ("Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco"), notated in black ink on up to 12 single-stave systems per page, title-page in another hand, 2 pages, folio (c.32 x 24cm), 12-stave paper, pencil annotations by the performer, Florence 1920, browned and stained, a few small tears
3) Autograph manuscript of "Capitan Fracassa", Op.16, for violin and piano, the violin part only, autograph title-page signed and inscribed (Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco..."), 3 pages, folio (c.33 x 24cm), pencil annotations by the performer, April 1920, browned and stained, small tear to lower margins; together with a scribal score of "Signorine", Op.10, for violin and piano, inscribed by the composer on the title-page ("1918 a G Maglioni") and signed at the end ("Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco") (5) 

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In addition to his many works for guitar, Castelnuovo-Tedesco enriched the twentieth-century violin repertoire with a number of notable works. The jewel of this collection is the autograph of the technically demanding Sonata quasi una Fantasia, Op.56, formerly belonging to the dedicatee, the Hungarian violinist  Adila Fachiri (1886-1962).  She was the elder sister of Jelly d'Arányi, both being celebrated violinists and nieces of Joseph Joachim.