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VIOLINISTS GROUP 6. A collection of six autographs of 20th-century violinists comprised of: SUK, JOSEF. (1874-1935). Czech violinist and composer and a student and son-in-law of Antonin Dvorak. AMusQS. (“Josef Suk”). 1p. 8vo. Č[eský] Krumlov, April 24, 1932. Three unidentified measures marked “Moderato.” A highly respected pupil of Dvorak, Suk became especially close to his mentor when he married his daughter. Although Suk performed with the Czech Quartet, he is better known for his compositions as a proponent of Czech Modernism. Although the bulk of his oeuvre is chamber music, his output also includes the orchestral suite Pohádka and the Asrael Symphony, inspired by the death of his father-in-law and his 27-year-old wife, one year apart. In excellent condition TEMIANKA, HENRI. (1906-1992). Superlative virtuoso violinist, violist, music educator, and founder of the Paganini Quartet. Inscribed. SP. (“Henri Temianka”). 1p. 4to. A richly-toned, sepia photograph of a seated Temianaka holding his violin and bow inscribed to a friend in the lower portion of the image. After training in Rotterdam, Berlin, Paris, and Philadelphia, Temianaka appeared under the baton of the world’s leading conductors, serving as concertmaster of the Scottish Orchestra and Pittsburgh Symphony. He founded the Temianka Chamber Orchestra in London and, in 1946, the Paganini Quartet, so named because all four instruments were Stradivarius string instruments previously owned by Niccolo Paganini. The Paganini Quartet performed at countless prominent venues during its 20-year existence including the Library of Congress and Mills College where they premiered works of Darius Milhaud. In 1960, Temianka founded the California Chamber Symphony, which premiered works of Aaron Copland, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Gian Carlo Menotti. The photograph is in excellent condition, but the inscription and signature is barely legible. TOTENBERG, ROMAN. (1911-2012). Polish-American virtuoso violinist. SP. (“Roman Totenberg”). 1p. 4to. San Jose, July 1943. A sepia portrait of Totenberg by James Abresch of New York, holding his violin and bow, inscribed in white ink in the lower half of the image to American bow maker and author of the book Violin Bow Making JOHN ALFRED BOLANDER, JR. (1893-1997), “in grateful remembrance for his wonderful bows which are my faithful companions in every concert.” Master of a diverse repertoire, Toteneberg not only premiered works of Darius Milhaud, William Schumann, Paul Hindemith, and Samuel Barner, but also played concerts comprised of the complete sonatas of Beethoven and Bach’s Brandenburg concertos. He was also an influential teacher at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Mannes College of Music, Aspen Music Festival and School, and chaired the strings department at Boston University. In 1980, Totenberg’s Ames Stradivarius was stolen from his office at the Longy School of Music, which he directed. Thirty-five years later, in 2015, the instrument was recovered after the death of one of Totenberg’s students, suspected of the theft at the time, and returned to his family, which includes his daughter, NPR journalist Nina Totenberg. In excellent condition. VECSEY, FRANZ VON. (1893-1935). Hungarian violin virtuoso and composer. SP. 1p Large 4to. 1928. A fine printed portrait of Vecsey seated in a chair and holding his violin and bow. A student of Jeno Hubay, Vecsey toured with Bela Bartok and was the dedicatee of Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D minor after Willy Burmester, to whom Sibelius dedicated it, refused to play it because it was premiered by Karel Halir. Hubay also dedicated his Violin Concerto No. 3 to Vecsey. Although he was one of the most prominent violinists of the first several decades of the 20th century, his career declined after he tried to transition to conducting and was cut short altogether when he died of a pulmonary embolism at the age of 42. In excellent condition. ZEITLIN, ZVI. (1922-2012). Russian-born American violinist. SP. (“Zvi Zeitlin”). 1p. 4to. Marlboro, Vermont, August 23, 1961. A candid sepia photograph of Zeitlin, holding violin and bow, in conversation with Spanish cellist, conductor and composer PABLO CASALS (1876-1973) who is holding his pipe. Zeitlin has inscribed the photograph over the lighter image of his shirt to Johnny Vincente. Beginning his studies at Julliard at age 11, Zeitlin attended Hebrew University in Jerusalem and served in the RAF during World War II, before completing his training and enjoying a career as a performer, recording artist and – for 45 years – teaching at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. His violin was the 1734 “Prince Doria,” a rare Cremonese Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù. In 1950, refugees from Germany, including violinist Adolf Busch and his son-in-law pianist Rudolph Serkin, founded the influential Marlboro Music School and Festival in Vermont, which Casals, a refugee from Ferdinand Franco’s Spain, first visited in 1960 and whose masterclasses became an integral part of summers at Marlboro. In fine condition with some minor edge-wear. ZIMBALIST, EFREM. (1889-1985). Russian-born violinist, composer and conductor who led the Curtis Institute of Music. SP. (“Efrem Zimbalist”). 1p. Large 8vo. N.p, 1915. A Mishkin sepia bust portrait signed in the lower portion of the image. The son of a conductor, Zimbalist held the first violin chair in his father’s orchestra at age nine. After studying at St. Petersburg Conservatory under Leopold Auer, he became celebrated around the world for his playing, settling in the United States where he influenced numerous pupils at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music, which he directed from 1941-1968. Silvered; otherwise fine. [specialstring]