Franz Liszt: Two Boldly Penned ALS by Legendary Hungarian Composer and Piano Virtuoso + One Unsigned Letter on George Sand's Personal Stationery (1811-1886) Liszt's career spanned decades and in that time composed some of the most renowned pieces still widely performed today. One of the great Romantic composers he became during his celebrated life the first to give solo recitals as a pianist. Offered are two autographed letters both boldly signed and one unsigned which is the most interesting:
Liszt actually borrowed stationery from George Sand, her initials embossed in upper left corner during a trip with Liszt and Marie d' Agoult. (above photo shows the address with Lizt, 1836 showing along with name and address of Maurice Schlesinger.) Letter is translated and involves his piece on the Huguenots. The last of letter reads "You can (tell) Chopin of my arrival in Berlin. The num(erous) quantities that one must do before arriving in Naples has made me postpone my trip to Italy until next March. Goodbye then, in fifteen days I will become Parisian again. This should amuse you and you me too perhaps?"
One of the two ALS, 4pp. has been somewhat translated by Berlitz Translation Service. Liszt recommends his secretary Gaetano Belloni with a humorous introduction "I do not know dear Count, whether he reminds you of some child or other…….that child was certainly very sensible and a flawless logician.
No translation for the second ALS single page signed.
Estimated Value $600 - 1,000
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