Pianist Autographs & Memorabilia ($100 - $250)

French pianist (1816-1898), teacher, and musicographer. Autograph letter signed, one page, written in French by both sides, sold untranslated. Size is 4 x 5.1 inches, some rust stains, otherwise in very good condition.

English pianist (1858-1945) and composer. Sepia photo postcard signed by him with a short sentiment. Size is 3.4 x 5.25 inches, in excellent condition.

British composer and pianist (1939-2015), creator of works in many different forms, including symphonies, ballets, and solo works for the piano. Beautiful black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment, shown young, and dated in Christmas 1987. Size is 7,9 x 9.9 inches, in excellent condition.

American pianist (1879-1935), teacher, and composer. Nice sepia photograph signed and inscribed by her with a long sentiment dated 1925. Size is 6.75 x 9.2 inches, in excellent condition.

German organist (1859-1928) and choir conductor; Italian soprano (1840-1889) and older sister to famed soprano Adelina Patti. An album page signed by both artists on the same date November 18, 1882. Munch signed over the bottom with a 3-bar music quote, while Patti signed over the top.  Size is 8 x 6.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Prussian pianist (1853-1919), composer, and conductor. Fine autograph letter in German (untranslated) signed by him, dated 20 Febr. 1915, where he addresses a colleague on music matters. Size is 8.5 x 11.3 inches, 1 written page, folds, dirt stains, in overall very good condition.

Welsh pianist (1898-1928), one of Theodor Leschetizky´s pupils, left many 78 rpm recordings before her death at age 30. Nice photo postcard signed by her, shown young. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition. Rare!

Austrian pianist and composer (1875-1950), made numerous concert tours around Europe and left some good early piano recordings. Nice half-tone photograph signed by him, this is a program page that has been signed and matted, ready to frame (can be easily removed from the mat if desired). Total size is 7.75 x 11.75 inches, opening is 5 x 8 inches, in excellent condition.

French pianist (1822-1908), composer, and music professor.Set of four autograph letters in French (untranslated) signed by him, dated 1890 and 1902, concerning the details around the publication with Giudici & Strada of his “Romance sans paroles” op. 166, the composition and dedication of a “Gavotte” and other compositions such as “Une Pluie mélodique”, “Les Caprices de Colombine” and others. Different sizes and lengths (for a total of 10 written pages), in very good condition (see scans provided for details). SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

Dutch-American pianist (1881-1962) who had a superb technique and a powerful sonority and was a superlative exponent of the larger works of Beethoven, Liszt, and Brahms. Fine black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment dated in Oakland (CA), 1948; a photo by James Kriegsmann (New York). Size is 8 x 9.9 inches, in excellent condition.

French pianist (1839-1934), famed as one of the first-ever recording artists. Autograph letter in French (sold untranslated) on soft cardboard signed by him, dated January 18, 1897, to a certain “Maestro don Giovanni”: “… Voir mon nom de pianiste, somme toute, en tête de cette belle pièce d’orgue di liturgique me fait croire pour un instant que j’ai l’honneur de faire partie de cette noble phalange des organistes pour qui j’ai autant d’admiration (…) Notre ami Border vient de faire une tournée dans notre région avec vingt-inq de ses chanteurs; l’impression en restera et il rêve déjà de renouveler dans notre pays nos fêtes de l’an dernier à Bilbao…”. Size is 5.6 x 4.3 inches, 2 written pages, creases, with letterhead "Mont-de-Marsau", in overall very good condition.

Belgian concert pianist (1811-1875), one of the most admired pianists of the 1830s and became chair of the piano department of the Brussels Conservatoire in 1848. Beautiful autograph letter signed by the pianist, written in French (sold untranslated), dated in 1854. Size is 5.2 x 8.1 inches, folds, otherwise in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a small envelope handwritten by her, postal-stamped in 1854 (not shown in scans), in very good condition.

French pianist, composer, and teacher (1852-1914), the first famous pianist to make recordings. Autograph letter in French (untranslated) signed by him, no specific date, where he addresses a gentleman: “…Le concerto de Castellin m’a paru tellement mériter d’être remis en lumière qui je considère comme un devoir d’artiste d’intéresser à sa présentation les vrais amis de la grande musique, cert qui ne peuvent rester indifférents à une des oeuvres capitales non seulement de ce compositeur, mais encore de notre jeune école…”. Size is 4.8 x 7.2 inches, 2 written pages in one sheet (front and back), overall rust tone, central fold, in overall very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a printed 1-page program for Pugno’s 24th of November 1903 concert along with Ines Maria Ferraris.

French pianist, composer, and teacher (1852-1914), the first famous pianist to make recordings; well known for his interpretations of Mozart. Autograph letter written in French (sold untranslated) signed by him, with his initials printed as letterhead over the upper-left corner. Size is 3.8 x 6.1 inches, in excellent condition.

French pianist, composer, and teacher (1852-1914), the first famous pianist to make recordings. Pugno was well known for his interpretations of Mozart's works. Autograph music quote of 5 bars from a piece by J.S. Bach and short text quote above his signature, one page on hard cardboard. Size is 9.4 x 12 inches, minor stains, in good condition.

French pianist, composer, and teacher (1852-1914), the first famous pianist to make recordings; well known for his interpretations of Mozart. Set of one 3.75 x 6 inch autograph letter  and one 5.5 x 7.25 inch autograph note both written in French (sold untranslated) and signed by him. Both in very good condition, not sold separately.

French pianist, composer and teacher (1852-1914), the first famous pianist to make recordings. Pugno was well known for his interpretations of Mozart works. Signed photo postcard, with a short sentiment "Souvenir de Raoul Pugno". Size is 3.4 x 5.4 inches, in excellent condition.

Polish pianist (1898-1970) and Landauer an Austrian pianist (1910-1983), both worked as a popular piano duo team, between 1932-1970. Double signed photo, sized 5 x 4 inches, in excellent condition.

Argentine pianist (1920-1973) who was a child prodigy and toured extensively in South America. Beautiful black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by her with a long sentiment in Spanish, shown young, dated by her in 1946.  Size is 6.1 x 7.9 inches, trimmed from a larger format, otherwise in excellent condition.

Portuguese pianist (1854-1928) and composer. Set of 2 autograph letters in Portuguese (sold untranslated) sent to one of his friends dated 1915 and 1916.  Each one in 1 sheet written on the front and verso. Sizes are 6.8 x 8.75 inches (some folds) and 6.25 x 8.6 inches (folds and minor cracks), in overall very good condition.

French pianist (1873-1929) and later in life teacher. Autograph music quote from a piece by Beethoven, inscribed and dated by him in 1920, written on a page with a letterhead of a ship. Size is 4.5 x 7, central fold, in very good condition.

French pianist (1873-1929) and later in life teacher. 2-bar music quote from a concerto on the verso of a postcard photograph signed by him on verso (photo is unsigned). Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, 2 small bullet holes on left corners and slight silvering, otherwise in excellent condition.

German-born French pianist (1873-1929), a remarkable performer of Beethoven music. Fine black-and-white photograph mounted on a mat, signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment dated 1908. Size is 4.75 x 7 inches, total size is 6.2 x 9.2 inches, in very good condition.

French pianist (1860-1951), a pupil of Louis Massart and Henri Herz at the Conservatoire, wife in second marriage to the baryton Louis-Charles Bataille (1822-1872). Collection of four autograph letters in French (untranslated) signed by her.  Letters are addressed to gentlemen concerning music lessons, music programs, and other matters. We report an extract as a sample: "...Aurons-nous le plaisir, mon mari (v. L. Ch. Battaille le baryton bien connu) et moi de faire parti de un des programmes des concerts symphoniques populaires? (...) Nous pourrons venir ensemble ou séparement. Je vous recommande aussi très chaudement le quatuor vocal que mon mari a fondé, qui est absolument remarquable et qu'il serait interessant de faire entendre. À ce propos: Mr. Battaille voulait vous écrire pour vous demander de composer pour eux un quatuor, car tous les compositeur de valeur ont promis d'écrire pour le quatuor. Ils seraient heureux de mettre votre nom sur un de leurs programmes....". Different sizes, lengths, and conditions (see scans provided for a detailed view). ALSO INCLUDED are two original business card of the French pianist with some autograph lines by her. Included: two visiting card with autograph lines of the piani

Polish pianist (1862-1946) and composer, an outstanding pupil of Liszt and a friend and colleague of some of the greatest musicians of his age. His signature cut matted together with a black-and-white photograph mounted on a mat. Total size is 9 x 14 inches, signature cut is 4.25 x 1.75 inches (visible window size), photo is 4.25 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Polish-American pianist (1887-1982) and Moravian-American pianist (1912-1994). Album page signed on the front by Rubinstein with a long sentiment in Buenos Aires, 1940; and signed on the verso by Firkusny with a short sentiment in Buenos Aires, 1943. Size is 4.9 x 3.4 inches, in excellent condition.

Superstar Polish-born American pianist (1887-1982). Fine card signed by him, dated in Paris, 1929. Size is 5.5 x 3.5 inches, minor stains, in excellent condition.

German pianist (1887-1953).  Beautiful black and white photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment, dated in Brugges, 1941.  Photograph is ink-stamped by photographer Harcourt, Paris.  Size is 6.75 x 9.4 inches, in very good condition.

American pianist (1880-1948), music critic and teacher; second wife of conductor Leopold Stokowski. Group of 4 typed letters signed by her. Each letter is one page, all related to personal matters, dated from 1946 to 1947. Each letter is 7 x 10 inches in size, in excellent condition. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.

English pianist (1879-1937) and Polish violinist (1892-1952).  Double signed album page dated in 1924.  Size is 6.7 x  8.5 inches, in very good condition.

Hungarian pianist (1912-2005) and writer, who enjoyed a very important international career. Nice black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment, dated in Rosario (Argentina), 1939, shown young at the piano; ink-stamped on verso by photographer Weinstein (Buenos Aires). Size is 6.6 x 9 inches, in excellent condition.

German pianist, composer and teacher (1862-1942), pupil of the legendary Franz Liszt and one of the most distinguished pianists of his time. Set of 2 autograph notes signed, both written in German, sold untranslated. One is a 3.5 x 5.5 inch postcard, the other 5.25 x 8.25 inch sheet, dated in Vienna, 1935. Both in excellent condition, not sold separately.

French pianist (1853-1890), and brother of the the French violinist and composer Émile Sauret, who died of mental illness in New York. 8-bar autograph music quote from an unknown work signed and inscribed by him, dated in St. Louis, December 5, 1893.  Size is 7.5 x 4.9 inches, upper border irregularly cut, unknown autograph signature and date on the verso, in overall very good condition.

German pianist (1850-1924), composer, and teacher. Autograph letter in German (sold untranslated) signed by him, dated in Berlin, on August 29, 1896. Size is 4.1 x 7.1 inches, 2 written pages in one sheet, in excellent condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a photo postcard of the composer with an autograph note on verso signed by him. Size is 5.25 x 3.3 inches, in very good condition.

German pianist (1850-1924), composer, and teacher. Very rare photographic image depicting the German pianist and his hand, dated on verso March 24, 1917; with the photographer's handwritten notes on verso.  Size is 3.5 x 4.75 inches, some evident creases, in good condition (see scans provided).

American pianist (1876-1939), composer, and conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Beautiful 2-bar music quote from an unknown piece signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment. Size is 5.1 x 7.6 inches, 1 page, overall rust tone, in excellent condition.  

Russian virtuoso pianist (1863-1945), conductor, and composer; considered one of the great practitioners of the art of transcription. Autograph letter in German (sold untranslated) signed by him, about personal matters. Size is 7.8 x 9.9 inches, 1 page, in very good condition.

Austrian-Hungarian pianist (1892-1967), considered a great interpreter of the music of Chopin. Fine black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by him with a long sentiment, dated in 1944; ink-stamped on verso by concert agent "Conciertos Daniel", Buenos Aires. Size is 4.6 x 7.1 inches, in very good condition.

Russian-born Spanish pianist (b.1950), considered one of the most esteemed living pianists. Beautiful color photograph signed by him, shown in performance. Size is 8 x 9.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Polish pianist and teacher (1868-1938), student of Ignaz Paderewski. She was the wife of famous cellist Joseph Adamowski (changed her name to Antoinette Adamowski after marriage).  Beautiful black and white photograph signed and inscribed by her, shown young. Size is 4.8 x 6.6 inches, in excellent condition.

French pianist (1850-1909) and composer. Fine sepia photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment dated in Paris, 1905. Size is 4.2 x 6.1 inches, original cabinet trimmed at the bottom, part of the backing was removed, front in excellent condition.

American-Ukrainian pianist (1910-1972). Beautiful photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment, shown young, dated in Santa Fe, Argentina, 1942; ink-stamped on verso by photographer Wilenski, Santa Fe, Argentina.  Size is 4.75 x 7.25 inches, in excellent condition.

American pianist (b.1939), notable for winning the First Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1962. Set of 2 photographs signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment, shown in performance.  Size is 3.9 x 5.9 inches, in excellent condition (the second photograph has a poor contrast but its signature is clearly visible).

Bulgarian-born French pianist (1929-2012), known for his recordings of Liszt, Brahms, and Rachmaninoff works.  Nice black and white photo postcard signed by him, dated in 1972.  Size is 3.5 x 5.4 inches, in excellent condition. See maestro Weissenberg performing live Bach's Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV903, in 1971:

Bulgarian-born French pianist (1929-2012). Nice color Cibachrome* print signed and dated by the pianist in 1983, shown in rehearsal in Philadelphia that same year; also signed on verso by photographer Allen Winigrad.  Size is 6.4 x 9.1 inches, in excellent condition. *Cibachrome prints are high-quality prints from color transparency enlarged onto reversal color paper. This paper already has the emulsion incorporated and gives exceptional color brilliance.

American pianist (1912-1996), arranger, composer, and conductor who worked in music and television from the 1930s to the 1970s. Beautiful black-and-white photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment, shown at work in his piano studio. Size is 7.9 x 9.9 inches, in excellent condition.

Polish pianist (b.1956), described as one of the greatest pianists of his generation. Gorgeous black-and-white photograph signed by him, shown in performance; Hans Kobi Photographer (Munich) sticker on verso. Size is 5 x 7 inches, ink markings on verso, in excellent condition.