BELLE ET TRES RARE LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE DU PIANISTE ANGLAIS J.-B. CRAMER Cramer qui se trouve Vienne, demande ses amis et associs Robert Addison et Thomas Frederick Beale, de bien vouloir accueillir Carl Czerny et Conrad Graf durant leur sjour Londres et de les prsenter aux Misses Broadwood : & Le porteur de cette note est M Czerny qui, accompagn par son ami M. Graf, un des principaux fabricants de piano forte rsidant Vienne, aprs avoir visit Paris propose de prolonger son voyage jusqu Londres et y sjourner, je vous considre assez bon pour les prsenter mes excellentes amies les Demoiselles Broadwood et prodiguer toutes marques de gentillesse que vous serez peut-tre dispos leur montrer lors de leur court sjour Londres& Cramer simposa comme lun des pianistes les plus dous de sa gnration lors de sa tourne en Angleterre et sur le continent europen de 1788 1791. De retour en Angleterre, il mena une carrire de pianiste. En 1824 il fonde la maison ddition musicale Cramer & Co en partenariat avec Robert Addison et Thomas Frederick Beale. Lentreprise se fit connatre sous le nom de Cramer, Addison & Beale. Carl Czerny (1791-1857), mentionn dans la lettre, est un compositeur et pianiste autrichien, son ami Conrad Graf (1782-1851), un facteur de pianos autrichien-allemand. Ses pianos furent utiliss entre autres par Beethoven, Chopin et Clara Schumann.
Paris, magasin Ph. Petit, successeur de P. Gaveaux, s.d. ( ca. 1820), 33 x 25 cm, title + 9 pp with engraved music., no wrapper, removed from binding. Plate number 208 P. . Good copy, notwithstanding some dustsoiling and staining at the margins of most pages.
CRAMER J.B. ( Johann Baptist) - ( 1771 - 1858 ) - Johann Ladislaus DUSSEK :
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2. London . Printed by Clementi & Comp. , 26 Cheapside. S.d. ( ca. 1810 ), format 34 x 24 cm . Engraved title + 5 leaves with engraved music . Last page blank ( as issued). With the small circular Clementi stamp. No plate number , but at the foot of each plate '' Dussek Op. 37''. Price 4s. Disbound, removed from a binding , some pencil annotations. Rare this edition not in COPAC ( situation sept. 2014)..
2. London . Printed & Sold by Chappell & Co. S.d. ( ca. 1818 ), format 34 x 24 cm . Engraved title + 6 leaves with engraved music . Second and last page blank ( as issued). Plate number 759. Price 3/6. Disbound, removed from a binding , some pencil annotations.
2. London, printed and sold by Chappell & Co. [...] . S.d. ( ca. 1825), format 34 x 24,2 cm . Engraved title + 12 leaves with engraved music, Plate number 754, Price 8s . Second , third and last page blank ( as issued). Disbound, removed from a binding. Slightly browned throughout.
2. London, Published by Goulding, D'Almaine, Potter & C° [...] .S.d. ( ca. 1835), format 34 x 24,2 cm . Engraved title + 3 leaves with engraved music, second page blank ( as isued). No plate number , but at the foot of each plate '' Hibernian Air ( Cramer)''. Price 2/6. Some pencil annotations, disbound, removed from a binding, inner margin with some damage..
2. London, Printed for the author by the Royal Harmonic Institution. [...] .S.d. ( ca. 1820), format 34 x 24,2 cm . Engraved title + 5 leaves with engraved music, second page blank ( as issued). Plate number 541. Price 3/6. Some pencil annotations, disbound, removed from a binding, inner margin with some damage. Slightly browned throughout, title page a bit dustsoiled.
2. London, Printed & Sold by Birchall& C°., [...] .S.d. ( ca. 1835), format 34 x 24,2 cm . Engraved title + 7 leaves with engraved music, second , third and last page blank ( as issued). Plate number 1570 . Price 3s. Some pencil annotations, disbound, removed from a binding, inner margin with some damage, some slight foxing..
2. London, printed and sold by Chappell & Co.by [...] Made illegible by a tipped on label '' Sold by C. Mitchell, at his Musical Circulating Library, & Instrument Ware rooms, 13 Southampton Row, Russell Square.''. S.d. ( ca. 1835), format 34 x 24,2 cm . Engraved title + 5 leaves with engraved music, Plate number 216, Price 3s , disbound, removed from a binding..
2. London, printed and sold by Chappell & Co. [...] . S.d. ( ca. 1825), format 34 x 24,2 cm . Engraved title + 5 leaves with engraved music, Plate number 86, Price 3s . Second , penultimate and last page blank ( as issued).disbound, removed from a binding..
2. London, printed and sold by Chappell & Co. [...] . S.d. ( ca. 1825), format 34 x 24,2 cm . Engraved title + 6 leaves with engraved music, Plate number 10, Price 3s . Second and last page blank ( as issued).disbound, removed from a binding..