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VIOLINISTS GROUP 5. A collection of nine autographs of 20th century violinists comprised of: ROSEN, MAX. (1900-1956). American violinist and teacher who influenced his classmate George Gershwin. SP. (“Max Rosen”). 1p. 4to. New York, May 20, 1921. A black and white head and shoulders portrait of Rosen resting his chin in his hand. Inscribed across the lower portion of the image “To Mr. Fisher wishing him continual success and prosperity…” Rosen was a student of Leopold Auer in Dresden beginning at the age of twelve. A young George Gershwin heard eight-year-old Rosen performing on the violin through an open window and the two later met. Gershwin recalled, “Maxie opened the word of music to me.” Mounted with a small chip in the upper right corner. RUBINOFF, DAVE. (1897-1986). Russian-born violinist who became enormously popular entertaining radio listeners during the 1930s and 1940s, often billed as “Rubinoff and his Violin.” SP. (“Rubinoff and his Violin”). 1p. Oblong 4to. N.p., 1952. A dramatic black-and-white photograph of Rubinoff playing his violin inscribed “to Earl Keen with my best wishes to you…” Rubinoff is known for having used the line “Come up and see my etchings” to invite and then seduce a woman in his apartment who later sued him for breach of promise when he refused to marry her. SAMMONS, ALBERT. (1886-1957). English violinist and composer associated with Edward Elgar. SP. (“Albert Sammons”). 1p. Postcard format. N.p., n.d. A black and white head-and-shoulders photograph signed diagonally in blue ink. Largely self-taught, Samons was a founding member of the London String Quartet, which premiered works by Elgar, Delius and Vaughan Williams. In fine condition. SOËTENS, ROBERT. (1897-1997). French violin virtuoso for whom Sergei Prokofiev composed his Second Violin Concerto, which Soëtens premiered in 1935 and popularized in numerous concert appearances. AMusQS. (“Robert Soëtens”). 1p. Large 8vo. Helsingfors (Helsinki), November 1927. A ten-measure quotation identified as from Chausson’s well-known “Poéme,” and inscribed in French to Mr. R. Faltin. Soëtens studied with Ysaye and d’Indy. With some faint mounting traces in the lower left margin. SPALDING, ALBERT. (1888-1953). American violinist and composer who Walter Damrosch called “the first great instrumentalist this country has produced,” and who became the first American violinist to perform with the Paris Conservatory Orchestra. He premiered Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto in 1941. Image signed. (“Albert Spalding”). 1p. Postcard format. N.p., March 8, 1930. A reproduction of a portrait sketch of Spalding with his violin tucked under his chin, inscribed “with best wishes” in blue ink in the lower portion of the image. SPIVAKOVSKY, NATHAN “TOSSY.” (1906-1998). Russian-born violin virtuoso who developed a new way of bowing and was considered one of the 20th-century’s great violinists. At 18, he became the concertmaster for the Berlin Philharmonic. SP. (“Tossy Spivakovsky”). 1p. 4to. Seattle, November 12, 1948. A black-and-white photograph of Spivakovsky in tuxedo playing his violin and inscribed vertically in the right portion of the image, “For Flora Yeilding with kindest regards…” The image is in fine condition, but the writing is very light. STERN, ISAAC. (1920-2001). American violinist and six-time Grammy Award winner known for his recordings and for almost single-handedly saving Carnegie Hall from demolition. He is credited with “discovering” cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinists Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman. SP. (“Isaac Stern”). 1p. 4to. N.p., 1954. A black-and-white photograph showing a youthful Stern intently playing the violin. Inscribed in the upper left corner “To Donald H. Horton with thanks for his friendly assistance and cooperation…” In very fine condition. STOESSEL, ALBERT. (1894-1943). American violinist, teacher, composer, and conductor and his sister, pianist EDNA STOESSEL SALTMARSH (1896-1982). 2pp. Oblong 12mo. N.p., (March 23, 1965) and 1930. An AMusQS from her brother’s Sonata in G, identified in Edna’s hand, beneath which she has added “To Harriet W. Johnson with Kindest regards Edna Stoessel Saltmarsh.” With a two-measure AMusQS (“Albert Stoessel”) entitled “‘Cyrano’ a Symphonic Poem,” dated 1930. Also included is a February 19, 1926 program featuring Saltmarsh and Stoessel. [specialstring]