Miscellaneous photographs and documents relating to musicians and others

Title

Miscellaneous photographs and documents relating to musicians and others

Shelfmark

MS. Ella 15-26

Summary

MS. Ella 15: (i) Photograph of Julius Benedict inscribed 'To his old friend John Ella for his 72d. Birthday' [1874]; (ii) Autograph letter (dated 8 December 1854) from Benedict to Ella.

MS. Ella 16: (i) Telegram from Rubinstein to Ella (dated 18 Dec [? 1876]); (ii) Letter from Ella to Rubinstein, as printed in the Record of the Musical Union (1877); (iii) Photograph of Rubinstein and cutting from the Record of the Musical Union relating to Rubinstein (1876). All mounted on wood. On rear, 'Menu Intellectuel' for dinner in Ella's honour, 19 Dec 1876, Victoria Square; also press cutting relating to Rubinstein.

MS. Ella 17: Miscellaneous material relating to Charles Hallé, including extracts from autograph letters (dated 23 Feb 1852; 5 March 1852; 25 April 1853) from Hallé to Ella and a photograph of Halle; all mounted on card. On reverse, further letters (dated 1 March 1852; 22 April 1852; 1855) from Hallé to Ella, plus a cutting from the Record of the Musical Union containing the programme of Hanes debut concert at the Musical Union (15 May 1848).

MS. Ella 18: Photographs of Henselt, Alfred Jaell, Leschetizky and Nicolas Rubinstein [1877], all mounted on a wooden board. On reverse: (i) Press cuttings relating to N. Rubinstein, Henselt and Mayseder; (ii) Letter (dated 12 July 1864) from Leschetizky to Ella; (iii) A dinner invitation to Ella in an unknown hand, probably Jaell's.

MS. Ella 19: Photographs of, and cuttings (from the Record of the Musical Union) relating to, Lauterbach (1865), Carl Reinecke (1869) and Griltzmacher (1867), all mounted on card. Lauterbach's photograph is autographed; Reinecke's and Griitzmacher's photographs are autographed and inscribed to Ella.

MS. Ella 20: Photograph of, and letter (dated 20 June 1875) from, M. Kalisch to Ella, mounted on card.

MS. Ella 21: Photograph inscribed 'from your friend Gerald Fitzgerald 1875'.

MS. Ella 22: Photographs of, and cuttings (from the Record of the Musical Union) relating to, Guido Papini (1874), Marie Krebs (1874) and Alfonso Rendano (1872), mounted on card. Papini's photograph is autographed and inscribed to Ella.

MS. Ella 23: A cutting from a French publication (unidentified), with engravings of Lully and Quinault, and notes on each. Mounted on card.

MS. Ella 24: Autograph letter (undated) from Ambroise Thomas (? to Ella), recommending the pianiste Mme Montigny-Remaury. Mounted on wood.

MS. Ella 25: Material relating to Lord Westmoreland: (i) Letter (dated 20 Feb 1860) from the widow of Lord Westmoreland (? to Ella); (ii) Cutting concerning Westmoreland; On reverse: (iii) Letter (undated) from Westmoreland to Ella; (iv) Two further newspaper cuttings about Westmoreland. All mounted on card.

MS. Ella 26: Material relating to Alfredo Piatti: (i) Press cuttings relating to Alfredo Piatti's behaviour toward Ella (1860s); (ii) autograph musical extract dated 30 luglio [July] 1846, from Piatti to Ella. Mounted on card.

Date

1846-1877, n.d.

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box