Autograph letter signed from Edvard Grieg to Adolph Brodsky
Part of Brodsky Papers
Grieg has just received his honorary doctorate from Oxford but cannot leave England without a promise that the Brodskys will come to Troldhaugen, preferably in July and if not, then in August. Grieg will not be waiting for the reply since, on the...
Grieg, Edvard Hagerup (1843-1907), Composer, Pianist, Conductor
Autograph letter signed from Edvard Grieg to Adolph Brodsky
Part of Brodsky Papers
Grieg is annoyed that Herr Urbanek in Prague has not given definite dates. Concert agencies in other towns are pressurising him. Grieg sends the score of a newly published orchestral piece about which he has been writing or speaking for years. ...
Grieg, Edvard Hagerup (1843-1907), Composer, Pianist, Conductor
Autograph letter signed from Edvard Grieg to Anna Brodsky
Part of Brodsky Papers
Grieg, Edvard Hagerup (1843-1907), Composer, Pianist, Conductor
Autograph letter signed from Eugène Ysaye to Adolph Brodsky
Part of Brodsky Papers
Ysaye has been requested to ask Brodsky and his quartet to accept an engagement in Brussels this winter. There will be 6 concerts devoted to classical chamber works and Joachim and his partners are engaged for the Beethoven session. The Brahms s...
Ysaÿe, Eugène-Auguste (1858-1931), Violinist, Conductor, Composer
Autograph letter signed from Gertrud Fridberg to Anna Brodsky
Part of Brodsky Papers
Gertrud Fridberg tells Anna Brodsky how much pleasure she has had reading her book (Recollections of a Russian home). Alooshta reminds Gertrud of the summer spent in Skelleflea in Sweden. Unfortunately her husband does not understand enough Eng...
Fridberg, Gertrud (fl.1900s)
Autograph letter signed from Hamilton Harty to Adolph Brodsky
Part of Brodsky Papers
Hardy writes to express his appreciation of Brodsky's remarks about the Brahms Symphony last Thursday.
Harty, Herbert Hamilton (1879-1941), Knight, composer, conductor, pianist
Autograph letter signed from Hans von Bülow to Adolph Brodsky
Part of Brodsky Papers
Hans von Bülow writes to ask if Brodsky is willing and able to conduct Brahms's first piano concerto op. 15 in D minor on 22 February. Of course it will be thoroughly prepared beforehand and Brodsky will only have to have a play-through wit...
Bülow, Hans von (1830-1894), conductor, pianist, composer
Autograph letter signed from Hans von Bülow to Adolph Brodsky
Part of Brodsky Papers
Bülow would like to accept Brodsky's offer of the previous year to play in a concert. Brahms will be visiting in the middle of October and Bülow suggests possible dates, 18 or 25 October, for Brodsky to play Brahms's violin concerto. T...
Bülow, Hans von (1830-1894), conductor, pianist, composer
Autograph letter signed from Heele and Felix Berber to Adolph Brodsky
Part of Brodsky Papers
Felix Berber finally puts his intention of writing to Brodsky into practice and sends a very long letter. He lists his engagements which include the Brahms Double Concerto with Klengel and will be in Leipzig, Halle, Saarbrucken, Coblenz, Rostock ...
Berber, Felix (1871-1930), violinist
Autograph letter signed from Johannes Brahms to Adolph Brodsky
Part of Brodsky Papers
Brahms writes humorously to Brodsky about his G major quintet, op. 111. The 2 violins must bluff their forte from the third and fourth bars to allow the cello to come through. Klengel must be humoured and he will reward them with a most beautifu...
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897), Composer