Classical Music Collection (#32)

Passio Domini nostri J. C. secundum Evangelistam MATTHAEUM BWV 244, 1730s (pen on paper)
XPH308412 Passio Domini nostri J.C. secundum Evangelistam MATTHAEUM BWV 244, 1730s (pen on paper) by Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750); Staatsbibliothek Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz

Last page of The Art of Fugue, 1740s (pen and ink on paper)
XPH308414 Last page of The Art of Fugue, 1740s (pen and ink on paper) by Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750); Staatsbibliothek, Berlin

Advertisement for Les Danaides, 19th April 1784 (litho) (b / w photo)
XJF276490 Advertisement for Les Danaides, 19th April 1784 (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Violin leaning on drum, (B&W)

Igor Stravinsky
Russian-born composer, conductor, pianist and writer Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) conducting. Works include the opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex (1927) the melodrama Pers+phone (1934)

Igor Stravinsky
11th September 1965: Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) at a press conference at the Savoy Hotel, London. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Copland Smiles
American composer Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990). (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Copland Conducting
US composer Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990) conducting. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

The Firebird
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971), Russian composer, conducting the recording of his works in London. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Stravinsky
8th December 1958: Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) at work. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Stravinsky Conducts
8th December 1958: Russian-born composer, conductor, pianist and writer Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) conducting

Conductors Home
Appletree Farm House in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, the former country home of English conductor Sir Henry Wood, 26th May 1969. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Divan Japonais

Opera From The Air
An aerial view of the Avenue de l Opera in Paris leading up to the Paris Opera House, circa 1955. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Illustration Of Beethovens Study
Illustration depicting the study of German composer Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), with a piano, chair and bookshelves, Vienna, Austria, early 19th Century

Beethoven
circa 1805: German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827). Original Artwork: Engraving after painting by Kloeber (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Composer Conducts
8th December 1958: Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) follows the score during a recording session in London. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Composer dmitri shostakovich, member of the volunteer fire fighting squad of the leningrad conservatory, during a drill during world war ll

world war ll, composer dmitri shostakovich (right), member of the volunteer fire fighting squad of the leningrad conservatory

Portrait of composer piotr ilyich tchaikovsky

The Chamber Music Trio
Robert Tournieres (1667-1752), The Chamber Music Trio

Poland, Portrait of Frederic Francois Chopin (1810 - 1849), Polish composer and pianist
Poland - 19th century. Portrait of Frederic Francois Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Szopen, Zelazowa Wola, 1810 - Paris, 1849), Polish composer and pianist

Germany, Munich, Concert in Luttich, 1755, detail
Paul-Joseph Delcloche (1716-1755), Concert in Luttich, 1755. Detail

Austria, Vienna, House of birth of Franz Joseph Haydn, pastel
Austria - Rohrau - 18th century. House of birth of Franz Joseph Haydn. Pastel

Austria, Vienna, Scenic design for The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Joseph and Peter Schaffer, scenic design for the first act of the 1793 representation of the Magic Flute (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Germany, Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Germany - 18th century. Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach (Eisenach, 1685 - Leipzig, 1750), German composer and organist

Portrait of Georg Philipp Telemann, German composer and organist, engraving
Georg Philipp Telemann (Magdeburg, 1681 - Hamburg, 1767), German composer and organist. Engraving

Italy, Bologna, Adaptation for voice and piano, Sonzogno edition for opera Pagliacci (Clowns)
Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), Pagliacci (Clowns), 1892. Adaptation for voice and piano, Sonzogno edition, Milan

Fughe by Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759), autograph score belonged to Francesco Gasparini
Music - Fughe by Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759), autograph score belonged to Francesco Gasparini

France, Paris, Costumes sketch for Sciarrone, Spoletta and police agents in opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), " Tosca". Costumes sketch for Sciarrone, Spoletta and the police agents by Franca Squarciapino (1940-), for a performance at Paris OpA

Italy, Milan, First passport of Giuseppe Verdi
Italy - 19th century - First passport of Giuseppe Verdi. Parma, May 20, 1832

Austria, Vienna, Portrait of Antonio Salieri (1750 - 1825), Italian composer
Portrait of Antonio Salieri (Legnago, 1750 - Vienna, 1825), Italian composer

Italy, Catania, hall in Capellios Palace, set design for opera I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Capulets and tMontagues)
Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835), I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and the Montagues), 1830. The hall in Capellios Palace, set design by Alessandro Sanquirico

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Tosca in act I in opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), " Tosca". Costume sketch for Tosca by Jacques Noel, act I, for a performance at Paris OpA

France, Paris, Costume sketch for opera Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), " Falstaff". Costume sketch for Falstaff by Jean Aujamme for the performance at Paris Opera Comique on May 16, 1952

Quartets for two violins, viola, and basso, Autograph score by Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805), Quartets for two violins, viola, and basso. Autograph score

France, Jardin de l Harmonie, caricature of composers, 19th century
France, 19th century. Jardin de l Harmonie, caricature of composers

Frontispiece of Gustav Mahlers Symphony No. 5 for a large orchestra
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Symphony No. 5 for a large orchestra. Frontispiece

Italy, Bologna, Set design for Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar) by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar), 1842. Set design by Trombetti for a performance at Florence Teatro Comunale

Italy, Milan, Portrait of Italian soprano Maria Piccolomini (1834 - 1899) in La Traviata
Portrait of Italian soprano Maria Piccolomini (1834 - 1899) in " La Traviata"

Frontispiece of Sonata for violin and piano No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 Kreutzer Sonata
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Sonata for violin and piano No. 9 in A major, Op.47 " Kreutzer Sonata". Frontispiece

Frontispiece of Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55, Eroica
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55, " Eroica". Frontispiece

Italy, Bologna, frontispiece for Fidelio, Op. 72 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), 1805
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Fidelio, Op. 72, 1805. Frontispiece

Germany, diessen am ammersee, Sketch of opera Carmina Burana by Carl Orff (1895-1982)
Theatre, Germany, 20th century. Carl Orff (1895-1982), Carmina Burana. Set design by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, 1958

Italy, Bologna, Autograph page for opera Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L inutile precauzione (Barber of Seville)
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868), Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L inutile precauzione (The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution), 1816. 1816. Autograph page

France, Paris, Costumes sketch for Cavaradossi for opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), " Tosca". Costumes sketch for Cavaradossi by Franca Squarciapino (1940-), for a performance at Paris OpA

Germany, Zwickau, Frontpiece of Impromptus on a theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5, dedicated to Claras father
Robert Alexander Schumann (1810-1856), Impromptus on a theme by Clara Wieck, Op.5, dedicated to Claras father, Frederich Wieck, 1833

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