82 - KARAJAN, Herbert von (1908–1989).

KARAJAN, Herbert von (1908–1989). 2 letters from the author and 5 letters to the author addressed “Herbert” or “Heribert,” 1918–1941, to his parents; 11 pages, in-8 or in-4 format (4 on letterhead reading “Der Generalmusikdirektor der Stadt Aachen”; in German. Family correspondence. Note: The letters, tender and affectionate, are addressed to his parents, Ernst von Karajan (1868–1951) and Martha von Karajan, née Kosmac. A letter from his youth, written during a vacation in Prankh, Styria, in 1918 with his brother Wolfgang, who co-signed it. Two letters discuss the premiere of *Fidelio* and an opera by Auber, as well as the reactions of the audience and critics. Three typewritten letters from January 1937 pertain to his life as Generalmusikdirektor in Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle). The last letter, dated November 25, 1941, in Aachen, mentions trips to Essen and Italy, as well as the Mozart Festival Concert in Berlin… Included are two letters by Prankh from 1918 and 1921, entirely typed (including the signature), as well as a telegram.