TOSCANINI, ARTURO. COLLECTION OF AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPTS

comprising: 1. Letter to the composer Giuseppe Martucci, whose music Toscanini championed, giving an account of the rehearsals for Martucci’s Second Symphony, regarded as his masterpiece, signed “A Toscanini”, 2 pages, oblong 8vo, Rome 20 February [1]905...Oggi ho potuto dedicarmi ad assicurare meglio lo scherzo e l'Adagio; dunque faro al trettanto per il primo e l'ultimo tempo. Pero fatto tutto il mio possibile per ottenere approssimativamente Lei potrebbe desiderare... 2. Musical quotation from the opening of Verdi’s Falstaff, signed “Arturo Toscanini”, 1 page, 8vo, Berlin, 29 May [1]929 3. Envelope inscribed by Toscanini and two postcard photographs (unsigned)

In the earlier years of his career, Toscanini espoused the work of many young Italian composers. Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909), whose music was strongly influenced by Wagner and other German musicians, was supported by Toscanini, who even performed his music in the 1940s in America, making recordings of his symphonies. Martucci introduced Tristan und Isolde to Italy at a performance in Bologna in 1888. Toscanini of course was a celebrated conductor of this work in Italy and in the Americas. Toscanini gave many early, celebrated performances of Verdi’s last masterpiece Falstaff. The composer’s famous telegram of thanks to Toscanini (“Grazie, grazie, grazie”) was cherished by the conductor. It was sold in these rooms in London, 28 November 2012, lot 79a.