MUSIC - Henri Vieuxtemps (Viervers, 1820 - Mustapha Supérieur, 1881) - Autograph letter signed
Lot 56 · December 2023 - Autographs, Letters & Historical Documents · 05 December 2023
Sold for £160
Estimate: £100 - £120
Henri Vieuxtemps (Viervers, 1820 - Mustapha Supérieur, 1881)Autograph letter signed, dated April 9, 1847, by the acclaimed Belgian violinist and composer. He was a court musician for Tsar Nicholas I and founder of the violin school at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. Vieuxtemps is also known for having given his name to the violin Guarneri del Gesù: Vieuxtemps Guarneri, on which the musician performed his own compositions. Addressed to the publishers Tisseron & de Quincy in Paris. He thanks them for an article that appeared in a magazine: ""J'adresse des remerciements particuliers au rédacteur de l'article que vous me destinez. Je suis charmé d'avoir éveillé ses sympathies"". 2 pp. In-8°."