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Price: $450.00 |
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MINT CONDITION |
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Autographed 5 bar musical quotation by the conductor, composer and pianist Antwerp, 25 May, 1907. The quotation is from the third movement of his 2nd Symphony, op. 29. Weingartner is best remembered today for his excellent recordings of the Beethoven and the later Brahms symphonies. A virtuoso pianist, he was one of Liszt’s favorite pupils at the end of his life. However, he chose to take his career leading orchestras, running the Vienna Hofoper/Staatsoper, editing composers works, particularly Berlioz, involving himself in the occult and mysticism, accompanying his wife the soprano Lucille Marcelle and at the same time found a way to write 7 symphonies. His symphonies received praise for their form and tone, however, most critics did not find a new direction they found with his more inventive colleagues. Weingartner today is remembered through his recordings. Born in 1863, he was one of the earliest born conductors to make recordings and his readings are known to be faithful to the composers wishes. His opinions on Brahms are well known. Like most of the critics who found his form excellent, but his originality lacking, he said the same of Brahms up until 1926, when he revised his opinions in a more positive light. We offer the quotation with a superb postcard portrait for framing. |
FELIX WEINGARTNER - CONDUCTOR |
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Phone: 212-860-5541 * Fax: 917-677-8247
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