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VIOLINISTS GROUP 3. A fine collection of seven autographs of 20th-century violinists comprising: KUHLENKAMPF, GEORG. (1898-1948). German violinist. AMusQS. (“Georg Kuhlenkampf”). 1p. Oblong 8vo. Helsingfors, September 27-29, 1929. A five-measure quotation of a solo partita from a Bach fugue in C Major penned on music paper and inscribed in German. A student of Leopold Auer, Kuhlenkampf became director of Berlin’s Hochschule Orchestra and was a popular soloist in Germany through the 1930s and 1940s, making recordings of the works of Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms, and premiering the works of Jean Sibelius and Ottorino Respighi. In fine condition; mounted to a larger sheet. KOGAN, LEONID. (1924-1982). Soviet violinist. Signed program. (“Leonid Kogan”). 12pp. Large 4to.Geneva, Paril 19, 1961. A program illustrated with a portrait of Kogan playing his violin, below which he has signed. Debuting in 1941 with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kogan toured internationally earning enthusiastic reviews, but could not get from under the shadow of his contemporary Soviet violinist David Oistrakh. Kogan played two Guarneri del Gesù violins, ex-Colin from 1726 and ex-Burmester from 1733. In fine condition. Uncommon. MANÉN, JUAN. (1883-1971). Spanish violinist. SP. (“Joan Manén”). 1p. Postcard. Stuttgart, October 20, 1920. A sepia bust portrait inscribed across the image in Spanish to his colleague, German cellist Walther Schulz (1893-1968) with “fond memories of his friend.” Manen made his debut as a piano prodigy at the age of five before moving on to master the violin, astonishing audiences around the world with his talent. He taught himself to compose beginning at the age of 13 and, eschewing any formal training, went on to compose works for voice, piano, guitar, small ensembles, and orchestra as well as operas including Giovanni di Napoli, Der Fackeltanz and Neró i Acté. Slight silvering, otherwise fine. MANNES, DAVID. (1866-1959). American violinist, conductor and pedagogue. SP. (“David Mannes”). 1p 4to. N.p., March 1941. A bust portrait of a severe-looking Mannes signed in white ink in the lower left corner. A violinist and, later, concertmaster of the New York Symphony Orchestra, Mannes founded the Colored Music Settlement School and, in 1916, the Mannes School of Music, with his wife, Clara née Damrosch, the sister of conductor Walter Damrosch. Motivated by his belief in the unifying powers of music, from 1917 to 1941, Mannes conducted free concerts sponsored by John D. Rockefeller at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His son, Leopold Mannes, was the co-inventor of Kodachrome, the first color photographic film. In excellent condition. MENUHIN, YEHUDI. (1916-1999). American concert violinist and conductor renowned for his technical virtuosity and as a champion of diverse musical and humanitarian causes. SP. (“Yehudi Menuhin”). 1p. Small 8vo. N.p., N.d. A printed black and white bust portrait of Menuhin with his violin signed in the lower margin on which his printed name appears with the German Electrola logo. A small crease in the left portion of the photograph does not affect the signature. Fine. MILSTEIN, NATHAN. (1904-1992). Russian-American violin virtuoso. CS. (“Nathan Millstein”). 1p. 12mo. New York, March 14, 1946. A small card pre-printed with spaces for the signature, date and place. One of Leopold Auer’s last students at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and a pupil of Eugene Ysaÿe, Millstein formed a partnership with pianist Vladimir Horowitz, performing together throughout Europe before making his American debut under the baton of Leopold Stokowski in 1929. During his long and esteemed performing career, Millstein became known for his interpretations of the Romantic composers and Bach’s violin pieces. He played a 1716 “Goldman Stradivarius,” nicknamed “Maria Teresa.” ODNOPOSSOF, RICHARD. (1914-2004). Argentine-American violinist and former concertmaster of the Vienna State Opera (at the age of 19!) and Philharmonic forced to leave Austria because he was Jewish. SP. 1p. Small 8vo. Postcard. Inscribed in white ink to the former singer and enthusiastic Viennese collector of signed photographs, (Hermine) Kunz-Hutterstein (1873-1948), who assembled a collection of more than 1600 pieces, most of which are in the German Literature Archive of Marbach, Germany. A student of Carl Flesch and Paul Hindemith, Odnopossof returned to Austria after the war and died in Vienna. He played the 1735 “ex Ladenburg” Guarneri del Gesù. In very fine condition. [specialstring]