EDVARD GRIEG - AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL QUOTATION SIGNED 1890 CO-SIGNED BY: ERNESTINE SCHUMANN-HEINK - HFSID 285959
Price: $3,950.00
EDVARD GRIEG and ERNESTINE SCHUMANN HEINK
Both sign their names on this album leaf containing several bars of music drawn by Grieg
Autograph Musical Quotation signed: "Edvard Grieg" 1p, 6x3½. Leipzig, 1891. Three bars
of music labeled: "Andante" at top by EDVARD GRIEG (1843-1907). Grieg was a
Norwegian composer and pianist who learned how to play at the age of six and went on the
attend Leipzig Conservatory. His works include music for Ibsen's Peer Gynt (1876) as well as
many choral, orchestral, and chamber pieces. On verso is an Autograph Note signed:
"Schumann Heink" in German, New York, 1902 January. From the late 1880s to the early
1900s, the exceptional contralto voice of ERNESTINE SCHUMANN HEINK
(1861-1936) was heard frequently at concerts and festivals throughout Europe. She was
primarily known for her interpretations of Wagner and Strauss. In 1905, she took out
U.S. naturalization papers. Her German-language recording of "Silent Night" earned sales for
Victor Red Seal records unmatched by any other artist. When the U.S. entered World War I,
Schumann-Heink put herself wholeheartedly behind the American war effort, promoting
Liberty Bonds and entertaining troops, despite having a brother in command of an Austrian
warship and a son in the German navy. Irregular left edge from being torn from album.
Toned. Otherwise, fine condition.
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