Georges ENESCO (1881-1955). 6 L.A.S., 1897-1938... - Lot 72 - Ader

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Georges ENESCO (1881-1955). 6 L.A.S., 1897-1938... - Lot 72 - Ader
Georges ENESCO (1881-1955). 6 L.A.S., 1897-1938 and n.d., to Arthur Dandelot (3) and Fernand Halphen (3); 14 pages various sizes, 3 envelopes and an address. To Fernand Halphen. - Paris July 13, 1897]. He got " a second accessit for fugue, which I do not even deserve " and tells of his meeting with Saint-Saëns, to whom he showed his Poème Roumain, and who told him : " You are no longer a student but an artist and you know what you want ! And then he kissed me"... - Sinaïa 18 October 1902. "A lady from the palace and I played your Sonata to our Queen", who was charmed by it (Card a.s. from Queen Elisabeth "Carmen Sylva", attached). - Paris Saturday [1940?], on his Ménétrier and Concertante... To Arthur Dandelot. - Bordeaux April 17, 1910. "I ask nothing better than to play at the concert in question, only I ask for a fixed fee of 600 fr, this is the artist's price, because otherwise it is 1000 fr in Paris. .... - Paris March 20, 1936. "Alas! Can one prevent the rooks from barking and raising their paws? And can one prevent the interviews from altering the terms ...by passing under silence certain sentences which would have put everything in focus? I said that the Romance in C for violin and the Rondo Capriccioso were not the best of Saint-Saëns, but that in exchange the Concerto in A op.20 was a charming and perfect work. And I have not mentioned either the scene of Samson's millstone, or the 2nd Sonata Poet Vn, or so many other high and noble pages signed by Saint-Saëns and which honour music "... - Paris, April 27, 1938, about Henry Lauth, his accompanist and collaborator : " it is he who wrote my Œdipe and who made it work wonderfully in the opera "... A L.S. with 5 autographed lines from Queen Elisabeth of Romania, Bucharest March 20, 1901 (2 p. in-4), speaking of "the superb genius Enesco, who at 16 years old is a great composer and violinist" ....
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