A. Rubinstein and V. Rubinstein. Collection of 22 autograph letters signed, to the publisher Hugo Bock, 1874-1906

 Anton Rubinstein and Vera Rubinstein

Collection of 22 autograph letters signed ("Ant. Rubinstein"; "Wera Rubinstein"), to the publisher Hugo Bock, APPARENTLY UNPUBLISHED

comprising nine autograph letters signed, in German, by Anton Rubinstein, concerning many of his works including Die Maccabäer, Demon, Néron, Feramors, and Bal costumé, op.103, discussing contractual and financial matters, singers, and also the publication of his works, mentioning Bessel, Julius Stern, Mosenthal, Senff, Eckert and others, expressing his desire no longer to be known as just a keyboard performer, referring also to travel plans, concerts, and other matters

...Was die Concertfrage anbetrifft so meine ich, daß es besser wäre nach der Oper, da ich nicht mehr exclusive als Klavierspieler auftreten will, sondern mit Symphonischen und anderen Aufführungen... 

and thirteen autograph letters signed, in French and German, by Rubinstein's widow Vera, discussing various works by Rubinstein, including Christus, referring to the widow of Rubinstein's secretary Hermann Wolff, the Société des Auteurs, and also to family and other matters

44 pages in all, various 8vo sizes, annotated by the recipient, one letter of Vera Rubinstein on a correspondence card, Peterhof, Vienna, Leipzig, Rome and elsewhere, 1874-1906, traces of mount to the first page of one Rubinstein letter; with a carbon copy of a typed letter by Anton Rubinstein (Vienna, 10 January 1878), an unaddressed printed invitation to a musical soirée given by Hugo Bock at which Rubinstein performed, a postal receipt of a delivery for Vera Rubinstein (dated 8 March 1906), and one other document 

A good collection of letters, referring to, amongst other compositions, one of Rubinstein's most successful works, the opera Demon (1871), of which Tchaikovsky noted that it contained 'lovely things'. 

LITERATURE

TNG, xxi, pp.844-846