Music Memorabilia

[Gurn Blanston]

Not valuable, particularly, but brings back fond memories of a night in Atlanta when I was on a business trip and never expected to attend a concert. As it turned out, I saw a very good one, and I happened to have a CD with me by the featured soloist:



As it turned out, a very nice young man who was disposed to chatting in the lobby for a little while. His Strad was magnificent! He played a couple of licks for me, what a sound from 3' away!  



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Listening to:
Norrköping SO / Parrott  Brautigam - Op 037 Concerto #3 in c for Pianoforte 2nd mvmt - Largo  3rd mvmt -  Rondo: Allegro

[hornteacher]

As it turned out, a very nice young man who was disposed to chatting in the lobby for a little while. His Strad was magnificent! He played a couple of licks for me, what a sound from 3' away!  

Oh I'm so glad you had a good experience with him.  I've met a few people who thought JB was quite rude and cocky (but I've never met him so I can't say for myself).  One hopes that good manners goes with good talent.

[Elgarian]

Found in the basement of a secondhand bookshop:



The blue is, well, deliciously blue.

[secondwind]

I'm moving this story from the chat thread: In 1995, the Trio Di Clarone (Sabine Meyer, Reiner Wehle, and Wolfgang Meyer) did a program of clarinet and basset horn music in DC.  I sat in the front row, held my breath through the entire performance, then dashed backstage and accosted the performers, begging them in a mangled mixture of English, German, and besotted fan-speak to sign my program and please, please, PLEASE tell me how they could do what they did.  (That was SO not like me.  I was possessed by an evil spirit.)  Then I came home and seriously contemplated putting my entire grendilla collection, which at that time consisted of clarinets in Eb, C, Bb, and A and a basset horn in F, into the fireplace, dousing them with lighter fluid, and tossing in a match.  Possibly myself as well.  I contented myself with drinking the pain away and eventually framing the program and ticket stub to hang next to the piano as a reminder that Music Gods walk among us.

It has taken me some time, but I have finally figured out how to post a photo of this:

[MichaelRabin]

I have a Salzburg Fest programme booklet of Lutoslawski's 75th birthday concert -
with the composer's autograph & Krystian Zimerman and Seiji Ozawa signatures - all obtained in 1 night in 1988.

[Joe Barron]

Anybody got seven thousand dollars?

[DFO]

I told you that composer's signatures are the most expensive ones.
But you don't need 7000. Only 6999,90. But IMHO it's absurd. With that kind of money you can get at least 400/500 CDs.

[Joe Barron]

I told you that composer's signatures are the most expensive ones.
But you don't need 7000. Only 6999,90. But IMHO it's absurd. With that kind of money you can get at least 400/500 CDs.

Well, it's the economics of demand. Nothing is absurd if you have the money, you're willing to spend it, and you know what you're gettng. I spent a good deal for Charles Ives's signature a couple of years ago, and I've never regretted it. I doubt I would have used the money to purchase 200 CDs. 

[secondwind]

Well, it's the economics of demand. Nothing is absurd if you have the money, you're willing to spend it, and you know what you're gettng. I spent a good deal for Charles Ives's signature a couple of years ago, and I've never regretted it. I doubt I would have used the money to purchase 200 CDs. 

So, go for it, Joe!  Brahms is certainly one I'd want in my collection!

[Joe Barron]

So, go for it, Joe!  Brahms is certainly one I'd want in my collection!

Believe me, if I could afford it, I would, but I can't, so I won't. The Ives was my big splurge for the decade..

[secondwind]

Believe me, if I could afford it, I would, but I can't, so I won't. The Ives was my big splurge for the decade..

Sorry.  I understand--I'm a little over-splurged myself at present. . . 

[Elgarian]

It has taken me some time, but I have finally figured out how to post a photo of this:

Nice to read the story again, and even better to see the famous magic ticket stub. Thanks for solving your posting problem.

[Franco]

Anybody got seven thousand dollars?

I think I'd rather spend under $900 and get the Stravinsky.

[Elgarian]

composer's signatures are the most expensive ones.

Depends on the composer of course. This one cost me £30, which may seem like a lot or a little, depending on the degree of one's admiration for Parry.

[Sergeant Rock]

As a rule I don't collect autographs. I've only stood in line once to meet an artist: Hélèn Grimaud, playing at the Rosengarten in Mannheim with the Cincinnati Symphony (Paavo Järvi conducted the Beethoven Fourth PC). She signed a CD and I spoke with her a few moments about the trials and tribulations of getting to the concert hall (she was late...an accident on the Autobahn from Frankfurt diverted her limo).



Mrs. Rock got the program signed while I snapped a photo (Mrs. Rock in the black print dress)






Sarge

[Elgarian]

Found today in a secondhand book fair:

[secondwind]

Found today in a secondhand book fair:

Nice find, Elgarian!  I found one at our local library book sale last year and gave it as a Christmas gift to a friend who is a singer (soprano) and who had told me Joan Sutherland was one of her favorites.  It was well received! 

[Elgarian]

Recent acquisition:

[Elgarian]

Pottering around a secondhand book fair recently, I came across this:



I couldn't read the autograph with certainty, neither did I recognise the photo, but I thought it might be Jelly d'Aranyi - Hungarian violinist of some renown, and for a while, Elgar's 'tenth Muse'. I bought it for a couple of pounds, checked it out on the web at home, and sure enough, it is indeed her image, and signature.

I started searching around, found some mp3s rescued from old 78s that some kind souls had uploaded, and listened to them. Are they great performances? Honestly I've no idea. There's no Elgar among those I've found, sadly, but it's strange how finding this autograph has given me an interest in listening to her recordings, not because I think they're wonderful, but purely because they are her recordings; and this scruffy bit of paper here on my desk, which she's scribbled on, makes some weird link that fascinates me.

[Szykneij]

I couldn't read the autograph with certainty, neither did I recognise the photo, but I thought it might be Jelly d'Aranyi - Hungarian violinist of some renown, and for a while, Elgar's 'tenth Muse'. I bought it for a couple of pounds, checked it out on the web at home, and sure enough, it is indeed her image, and signature.

I started searching around, found some mp3s rescued from old 78s that some kind souls had uploaded, and listened to them. Are they great performances? Honestly I've no idea. There's no Elgar among those I've found, sadly, but it's strange how finding this autograph has given me an interest in listening to her recordings, not because I think they're wonderful, but purely because they are her recordings; and this scruffy bit of paper here on my desk, which she's scribbled on, makes some weird link that fascinates me.

Holding something physical in your hands definitely creates a powerful personal link to the past. It's one of the reasons I have an interest in postal history.

  I recently acquired these items that I find intriguing. A seat for a full season of Saturday night Boston Symphony performances only set you back $35.00 in 1937 for all 24 performances!

EDIT: The image is smaller than I anticipated, but you can read the text if you click on it.