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Autographs: composers, conductors etc.

 

N.B. Items are not shown to scale with each other, and all measurements are approximate.

 

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Richard Armstrong - born 1943, British conductor; Music Director of Welsh National Opera in 1970s, later Music Director of Scottish Opera, knighted in 2004 - 7 x 5 inches (18 x 13 cm) autographed photo, with short message and a further autograph on reverse. £15      

   

   

    

  

   

Vladimir Ashkenazay - born 1937, Russian-born (now Icelandic) conductor and pianist - 7 x 5.25 inches (18 x 13.5 cm) autographed photo, signed in silver ink. £20    

   

     

  

 

     
Pierre Boulez - born 1925, French avant-guard composer and conductor - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed publicity card. £35      

        

 

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John Copley - born 1925, British opera director - 6.5 x 4.75 inches (16.5 x 12 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "Best wishes, John Copley". £12

 

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Andrew Davis - born 1944, British conductor, musical director of Glyndebourne Opera from 1989; has often conducted the Last Night at the Proms - 4.5 x 6.5 inches (11.5 x 17 cm) autographed photo. £20

        

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Colin Davis - born 1927, British conductor, former Musical Director of the Royal Opera, and the first Briton to conduct at Bayreuth (Tannhauser 1977) - 5 x 7 inches (12.5 x 18 cm) autographed photo. £30      

  

 

    

 

  
Mark Elder - born 1947, British conductor, former Musical Director of English National Opera - 5 x 7 inches (12.5 x 17.5 cm) autographed photo. £15   

   

 

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Adam Fischer - born 1949, Hungarian conductor and pianist, particularly noted as opera conductor who established the Haydn Orchestra and founded the Haydn Festival in Austria - 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm) autographed photo. £18 

     

  

 

   

 

  
Lionel Friend - born 1945, British conductor, especially opera (Glyndebourne, English National Opera) - 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm) autographed photo. £15  

  

 

 

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John Eliot Gardiner - born 1943, British conductor, founder of Monteverdi Choir, Monteverdi Orchestra and English Baroque Soloists: famous for his authentic performances and recordings on period instruments - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed record-company card. £18   

 

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Edward German - 1862-1936, British composer who finished Sir Arthur Sullivan's opera The Emerald Isle, and composed Merrie England, A Princess of Kensington and Tom Jones - autograph on 4.25 x 3.25 inches (11 x 8.5 cm) round-cornered card. inscribed "With kind wishes: Edward German, Oct 6th 1925". £35   

  

     

  

  

 

Carlo Maria Giulini - 1914-2005, Italian conductor, musical director of La Scala Milan in 1950s, later conducting most of the world's great orchestras and making a vast number of recordings - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed photo. £80    

   

   

 

  

 

Edwin Greene - Edwardian composer, especially of songs: Sing Me to Sleep, I Remember I Remember, The Beautiful Land of Nod, and The Fleeting Years - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autograph inscribed "With very kind wishes, yours sincerely, Edwin Greene", and with 24 word message from Edwin Greene to a fan on reverse. £12

   

 

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Sir Charles Groves - 1915-1992, British conductor, musical director of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Welsh National Opera and Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "Good wishes, Charles Groves" in blue ink. £22 

   

   

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Nicholas Harnoncourt - born 1929, German-born Austrian cellist and conductor, known as a pioneer of authentic performances - 10 x 8 inches (25.5 x 20 cm) large autographed photo. £35 

   

 

  

 
  
  
Christopher Hogwood - born 1941, British conductor, founder and director of The Academy of Ancient Music - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed photo. £15

 

  

 

  

     

 

          

 

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Jeremy Isaacs - born 1932, TV director and opera administrator, former General Director of the Royal Opera House - 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25.5 cm) large autographed photo. £18

  

     

 

 

 

Charles Mackerras  - born 1925, American-born Australian conductor: one of the most important figures in opera in the 20th century - 4 x 5 inches (10.5 x 13 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "To Joyce Crundwell, best wishes, Charles Mackerras 9/3/86". Condition: light vertical crease on right hand side. £15   

     

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Cameron Mackintosh - born 1946, British theatre producer, impressario and theatre-owner - 7.25 x 10 inches (18.5 x 26 cm) large autographed photo, inscribed "Best wishes, Cameron Mackintosh". £20

 

 

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Henry Mancini - 1924-1994, American composer, especially film and TV music (The Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffany's) - 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25.5 cm) large autographed photo, inscribed "To Aldo - Henry Mancini". £32   

 

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Eric Maschwitz - 1901-1969, British lyricist and broadcaster, wrote the books and lyrics for dozens of musicals including Zip Goes a Million, and is best remembered for the words to the song A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - autograph on 4.5 x 3.25 inches (11 x 8 cm) page from autograph book, inscribed "For Joseph Cornell, Eric Maschwitz, Oct 7, 1942", (plus seperate 4 x 6 inches photo). £25   

  

  

   

 

  

 

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Peter Maxwell Davies - born 1934, British composer, currently Master of the Queen's Music - 6 x 4 inches (15.5 x 10.5 cm) autographed publicity card. £12   

  

  

   

 

  
Jonathan Miller - born 1934, British theatre and opera director, author, TV presenter, humorist and polymath. Particularly well-known for his productions for English National Opera in the 1980s and 90s (Rigoletto, Otello, The Mikado, The Magic Flute, Rosenkavalier) - autograph cut out from letter or autograph book, stuck to 5.5 x 3.25 inches (14 x 8.5 cm) white paper. £5       

   

  

   

 

  
Riccardo Muti - born 1941, Italian opera conductor, musical director of La Scala Milan - 5 x 7 inches (12.5 x 17.5 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "A Gabriele, Riccardo Muti". £35     

 

 

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Ivor Novello - 1893-1951, British composer and actor - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed postcard, postally-used in 1924. £24  [ref: IN1]   

   

 

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Ivor Novello - 1893-1951, British composer and actor - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £30  [ref: IN2]                

 

  

     

 

   

  

Seiji Ozawa - born 1935, Japanese conductor, musical director of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra - 6 x 8.25 inches (15 x 21 cm) autographed publicity photo. £25 

    

    

 

 

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Michel Plasson - born 1933, French conductor - autograph on 5.75 x 3.5 inches (14.5 x 9 cm) white page from autograph book, signed after a performance of Faust at ROH Covent Garden, 1/2/86. £12

     

 

   

 

   

 

   
Andre Previn - born 1929, German-born American conductor and pianist, chief conductor of London Symphony Orchestra - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed publicity card. £35         

 

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Tim Rice - British music theatre lyricist (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita) and author - 5 x 6.6 inches (12.5 x 16.5 cm) autographed photo. £12        

 

 

  

 

  

 

Sir Malcolm Sargent - 1895-1967, British conductor, particularly of choral music; conductor of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and was chief conductor of the Props 1948-67 - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo. £55   [ref: MS1]      

 

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Sir Malcolm Sargent - 1895-1967, British conductor, particularly of choral music; conductor of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, The Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and was chief conductor of the Proms 1948-67 - large autograph in thick blue pencil on 6 x 4 inches (15 x 10 cm) page. Note: paper is slightly lighter-coloured than shown on scan. £22   [ref: MS2]          

 

   

  

  

 

 

Gerard Schwarz - born 1947, American conductor, Musical Director of Seattle Symphony Orchestra and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - 4 x 6 inches (10.5 x 15 cm) autographed RLPO photo. £12

 

 

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Charles Shadwell - 1898-1979, British conductor; best remembered as Conductor of the BBC Variety Orchestra - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "Best wishes, Charles Shadwell". Condition: crease to top-right corner, and fragment of paper stuck to reverse where item has been in album. £12      

   

  

   

  

   

Julian Slade - 1930-2006, British lyricist and composer, particularly of musical comedy and musicals, best known for writing Salad Days - 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) autographed photo, inscribed "Best wishes from Julian Slade". £30        

    

 

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Sir Georg Solti - 1912-1997, Hungarian then British conductor, Musical Director of the Royal Opera and Chicago Symphony Orchestra - 4 x 6 inches (10 x 15 cm) autographed record-company card. £26      

    

 

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