Nov 13, 2003 - Sale 1985

Sale 1985 - Lot 254

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(MUSICIANS--RUSSIAN.) Archive of material written to or concerning Myron Jacobson, Russian musician, composer and conductor, director of both the Seattle Opera and Symphony, mostly letters written to him from a variety of musicians and music-related personalities, including Glazunov, Siloti, Medtner, Tcherepnin, Litvinne, Essipova, Sobinoff, Gabrilowitsch and many more. Mostly ALsS, a few photographs, includes Jacobson's certificate from the St. Petersburg Conservatory, his U.S. citzenship papers and other personal material. Over 60 items. Format and condition vary. should be seen. Vp, vd

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Included in the archive is material related to Jacobson's Chanson de Marie Antoinette, which was used by MGM in Cimarron. Also included are several programs from performances featuring Jacobson.