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WOMEN VIOLINISTS GROUP 1. A collection of autographs of 20th-century female violinists comprised of: D’ARANYI, JELLY. (1893-1966). Hungarian violinist. CS. (“Jely [?] d’Aranyi”). 1p. 12mo. N.p., N.d. Signature on an album page with pianist MYRA HESS (1890-1965; “Yrs. Sincerely, Myra Hess, Oct. 28, 1942”), German lyric soprano ELISABETH SCHUMANN (1888-1952; “Elisabeth Schumann”) and on the verso, British contralto ASTRA DESMOND (1893-1973; “Yours sincerely, Astra Desmond”). The great-niece of Joseph Joachim, D’Aranyi studied with Jenő Hubay and performed with Pablo Casals and Bela Bartok, among others. She is the inspiration and dedicatee of Ravel’s Tzigane and both Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Concerto Accademico and Gustav Holst’s Double Concerto for Two Violins were written for her. Fine condition. CARMIRELLI, PINA. (1914-1993). Italian violinist. SP. (“Pina Carmirelli”). 1p. 8vo. Rome, December 19, 1940. A black-and-white bust portrait inscribed vertically in the left margin to Italian conductor and composer PIERO COPPOLA (1888-1971). A graduate of the Milan Conservatory, Carmirelli enjoyed a career as a soloist, performing with Rudolph Serkin, as well as a chamber musician with her Carmirelli Quartet and the Boccherini Quintet with her cellist husband and the Quintetto Fauré. Fine condition. CHEMET, RENEE. (1887-1977). French violinist. CS. 1p. Oblong 8vo. (“Renée Chemet”). N.p. March 1922. Beginning her career at the beginning of the 20th century, Chemet earned the Legion of Honor for her benefit concerts during World War I. After the war, she spent several decades performing across Europe, Great Britain, Japan, and the United States, where, during the 1920s, she appeared at Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera, made recordings and performed on the radio. Fine condition. FERNI, CAROLINA. (1839-1926). Italian violinist and soprano & her sister, violinist VIRGINIA FERNI (1837-1926). SP. (“Carolina Ferni” & “Virginia Ferni”) 1p. Tall 4to. N.p., N.d. A sepia image of Les Soeurs Ferni signed and inscribed by both sisters on the lower mount. The daughters of an Italian cellist, the Ferni sisters trained with Charles de Bériot and Henri Vieuxtemps and performed salon music throughout Europe. Virginia’s career ended with her 1860 marriage, but Carolina continued her violin career (she performed Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in B minor) and studied voice with Giuditta Pasta. In addition to singing at La Scala in operas composed by Donizetti, Meyerbeer, Bellini, and Pacini, she sang and played the violin in Agostino Mercuri’s opera Il Violino del Diavolo. Her students include Enrico Caruso and her son, Eugenio Giraldoni, who created the role of Scarpia in Puccini’s Tosca. Fine condition. GEYER, STEFI. (1888-1956). Prominent Hungarian violinist. SP. (“Stefi Geyer”). 1p. Postcard. N.p., N.d. A studio portrait of the young Geyer holding her violin and bow, signed vertically over the image. After making her debut at the age of seven, Stefi became a pupil of Jenő Hubay at the Budapest Conservatory, where her classmates included Josef Szigeti, Jelly d’Aranyi and Bela Bartok, whose unrequited love for her inspired his first violin concerto. She also won the heart of composer Othmar Schoeck who wrote string quartets and violin concertos for her. Popular around the world for her performances, she later taught at the Zurich Conservatory. Fine condition. GLENN, ELIZABETH CARROLL. (1918-1983). American violinist. SP. (“Caroll Glenn”). 1p. 4to. New York, June 1943. A lovely bust photograph of Glann playing her violin, inscribed vertically in white ink in the right portion of the photograph to Alma Ivancic. Following her graduation from Julliard at the age of 15, Glenn made her debut with the New York Philharmonic in 1941, and after marrying pianist Eugene List, the pair toured widely with a special interest in obscure works. She later held teaching positions at Temple University, The Eastman School of Music, Queens College, and the Manhattan School of Music. Her violin, the Dragonetti-Walton Guarneri “del Gesù” is often referred to as the “twin” of Jascha Heifetz’s Guarneri. Fine condition.