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2,500 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Collection of autograph and typed letters and documents signed, to Victor Alpert, including by
- ink on paper
Piston (1-page autograph letter signed and 5 pages of autograph instructions concerning corrections to a score of his Flute Concerto, with two autograph music examples), Skitch Henderson, Colin Davis, Menuhin, Tilson Thomas, Eleazar de Carvalho (1 page autograph music correction to Stravinsky's Le Sacre), Harry Ellis Dickson (3), Isaac Stern (3), John Addison, Michael Colgrass (2), Howard Hanson, Carl Schuricht, Lorin Maazel, Lukas Foss (3), Jorge Mester, Erich Kunzel, Ansermet, Stokowski (3), Monteux (13, including one page of autograph music corrections for Debussy's St. Sébastien), Doris Monteux, Sarah Caldwell, Charles Munch (2), Leroy Anderson (4), Isaiah Jackson (2), Thomas Stewart, Joe Raposo, Niklaus Wyss, Boaz Piller, Benjamin Lees, Wyn Morris, Serkin, Ormandy (2); also including c.17 autograph letters by Erich Leinsdorf to Alpert, as well over 100 pages of autograph correction lists by Leinsdorf, for performances of works including by Bruckner (Symphony No.9), Dvorák (Symphony No.7), Bartók (Concerto for Orchestra), Beethoven (Third and Fifth Symphonies), Haydn (Symphony No.96), Brahms (Haydn Variations), Mozart (Piano Concerto in G, K. 453, and Serenade in D, K.320), Prokofiev (War and Peace) and Schoenberg (Verklärte Nacht), over 110 items in all, various sizes, many letters with autograph envelopes, 1950-1990, where indicated, New York, Maine, Madrid, London and elsewhere
...As you - as a string player - well know, once you have to start writing and erasing, it might as well be done on any available material. No two conductors think alike on Beethoven, Brahms etc. and the only advantage of one's own material is that it contains only one set of markings...
...As you - as a string player - well know, once you have to start writing and erasing, it might as well be done on any available material. No two conductors think alike on Beethoven, Brahms etc. and the only advantage of one's own material is that it contains only one set of markings...
Condition
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A good collection of letters and other documents to Victor Alpert (1918-2009), violist, friend of Bernstein and librarian for 31 years of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.