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LISZT FRANZ: (1811-1886) Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor of the Romantic period. A good A.L.S., F. Liszt, two pages, 8vo, Rome, 3rd October 1868, to Tito Ricordi, in French. Liszt writes to recommend a young Danish composer, Mr. Ravenkild, who has an excellent reputation in Rome, and continues to remark 'Il desirerait editer chez vous une douzaine de pieces caracteristiques pour piano, d'environ deux pages chacune, et d'execution toute facile. Le style en est fort distingue, plein d'interet, et se rapproche de celui des meilleures compositions du meme genre de Mendelssohn et Schumann. En un mot cette oeuvre de M. Ravenkild merite d'etre connue et semble faite pour obtenir un succes de bon aloi' (Translation: ' He would like to publish with you a dozen characteristic pieces for piano, of about two pages each, and very easy to perform. The style is very distinct, full of interest, and similar to that of the best compositions of the same genre by Mendelssohn and Schumann. In a word, this work by M. Ravenkild deserves to be known and seems destined for a good success'). In a postscript Liszt further writes 'Sur votre reponse favorable, le manuscrit vous sera envoye de suite, et l'auteur ne pretend a d'autre honoraire que les quelques exemplaires gratis d'usage' (Translation: 'On your favourable reply, the manuscript will be sent to you immediately, and the author is not entitled to any fee other than the usual few free copies'). With blank integral leaf (professionally strengthened at the vertical central fold of the bifolium). About VG Tito Ricordi (1811-1888) Italian music publisher who worked at the Casa Ricordi music publishing house founded by his father, Giovanni Ricordi, in 1808.
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LISZT FRANZ: (1811-1886) Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor of the Romantic period. A good A.L.S., F. Liszt, two pages, 8vo, Rome, 3rd October 1868, to Tito Ricordi, in French. Liszt writes to recommend a young Danish composer, Mr. Ravenkild, who has an excellent reputation in Rome, and continues to remark 'Il desirerait editer chez vous une douzaine de pieces caracteristiques pour piano, d'environ deux pages chacune, et d'execution toute facile. Le style en est fort distingue, plein d'interet, et se rapproche de celui des meilleures compositions du meme genre de Mendelssohn et Schumann. En un mot cette oeuvre de M. Ravenkild merite d'etre connue et semble faite pour obtenir un succes de bon aloi' (Translation: ' He would like to publish with you a dozen characteristic pieces for piano, of about two pages each, and very easy to perform. The style is very distinct, full of interest, and similar to that of the best compositions of the same genre by Mendelssohn and Schumann. In a word, this work by M. Ravenkild deserves to be known and seems destined for a good success'). In a postscript Liszt further writes 'Sur votre reponse favorable, le manuscrit vous sera envoye de suite, et l'auteur ne pretend a d'autre honoraire que les quelques exemplaires gratis d'usage' (Translation: 'On your favourable reply, the manuscript will be sent to you immediately, and the author is not entitled to any fee other than the usual few free copies'). With blank integral leaf (professionally strengthened at the vertical central fold of the bifolium). About VG Tito Ricordi (1811-1888) Italian music publisher who worked at the Casa Ricordi music publishing house founded by his father, Giovanni Ricordi, in 1808.
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