Johannes Brahms, Brahms Autographed Letter Signed (1875) with Brahms Conducting

Johannes Brahms
Brahms Autographed Letter Signed (1875) with Brahms Conducting

Germany

BRAHMS, Johannes (1833-1897), composer. Autographed letter signed ("J. Brahms"), as a friend, to an unnamed composer. Ziegelhausen, Germany, July 1875.3 pages on a single leaf, 4to (284 x 220 mm), on paper, toned and creased with a few minor stains.Brahms writes to a close friend, likely composer Bernhard Scholz (1835-1916), discussing mutual acquaintances, travel plans, and the success of the recipient's opera, while conveying the jovial mood of his summer stay near Heidelberg.[With:] BECKERATH, Willy von (1868-1938), after. Brahms Conducting. Lithograph, ca 1920, image 110 x 420 mm (250 x 550 mm framed), on paper, toned and creased, matted and framed (glazed). After Beckerath's 5 drawings (1894) of Brahms conducting a performance, with a facsimile autograph of the composer. The artist's parents, pianist Laura von Beckerath and vintner Rudolf von Beckerath, were friends of Brahms; Beckerath made several portraits of the composer from life, including the present drawings.

Provenance: Collection of Michael Tilson Thomas

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