VIEUXTEMPS, Henri Autogr. sign. letter to "Herrn Kapellmeister Reinecke", Paris, 5/1/1877, 2 pp. on 1 f., double 8vo.
Estimation :
200 / 300
Adjudication :
900 €
Description
In German. Letter to C. Reinecke (1824-1910), German composer and conductor recommending the young Joseph Servais (1850-1880), cellist and son of the renowned François Servais. Vieuxtemps writes that Servais would like to come to Leipzig to perform with the world famous "Gewandhausorchester" which was led by Reinecke. He hopes Reinecke takes his request serious and ascertains him " ...dass Sie dadurch ein grosses künstlerisches Vergnügen dem Leipziger Publikum bereiten werden...". Vieuxtemps (1820-1881), Belgian composer and violinist, is seen as a prominent exponent in the history of the violin during the mid-19th century.
