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Price: $150.00 |
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Autographed two page letter by the conductor to composer on his working letterhead to Eleanor Everest Freer, with a signed note and other notations in her hand, 1908. Stock, who followed Theodore Thomas as Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra writes; Dear Mrs. Freer: - Not until now have I found time to acknowledge receipt of both your note and “notes” and to say that both have given me great pleasure. The Two Songs with Orchestration have undoubtedly been written in one of your happiest moods, especially the second one has much real “Stimmung”; the orchestration is well done and does not ever the voice part. That recognition so far has not crowned your efforts, is not surprising to me, if you permit my saying so; the people of this country—as well as of any other country, for that matter– are always slow in their real appreciation of serious efforts. It takes a very long time and you must not be impatient. If you could find a singer of great reputation to introduce your songs in Europe, recognition would soon follow, songs are always in demand and I am quite certain that yours would meet with great success in Europe, and especially England, provided an artist of first rank would add them to his repertoire and feature same on his programs. This all will come in due time, because your success is only a question of time., With many thanks for the donation of the orchestral materials to both songs, believe me to be, with best compliments and wishes. Stock, (1872-1942) a German violinist, was recruited to Chicago by Theodore Thomas in 1895 and became temporary Music Director upon his death in 1905 and in full in 1911. He had a legendary 37 year career as Music Director, forming the Chicago Symphony Orchestra into one of the finest in the Country. Eleanor Everest Freer (1864-1942) was a voice pupil of Mathilde Marchesi in Paris and a composition pupil of composer Benjamin Godard. She also had further composition and theory studies with Bernard Ziehn in Chicago. During the course of her professional career, she composed 11 operas and over 150 songs. She notes on the top right of this letter, Later I saw a great deal od Mr. & Mrs. Stock E.E.F. She also writes the word Atmosphere for the translation of the word “Stimmung.” She then writes in third person, E. E. Freer also send to Mr. Stock her orchestral scores (with voice parts) of sonnets from the Portuguese nos. 1,2,3,4,5,6-14, 21, 43, they were never used & the scores in the library were forgotten! She also writes, The boat is changing at our long delay daughter of Egypt, veil thine eyes} Two Songs op. 16, 1908, October 14, 1908 with orchestration. The sad reality of a composer attempting to gain a white knight! With original De Gueldre photograph, suitable for framing.
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FREDERICK STOCK - CONDUCTOR |
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LETTER MINT CONDITION |
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Phone: 212-860-5541 * Fax: 917-677-8247
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