Author: Liebling, Sally [Salomon]. (1859-1909). German pianist, briefly a student of Liszt (1884), and founder of The New Conservatory of Music at Berlin.
Title: Two Autograph Letters Signed by German Pianist Sally [Salomon] Liebling About Mascagni and a Thirteen-Year-Old Girl Pianist Who Has Created a Sensation in Berlin.
Description: Berlin: July 29 and December 10, 1901. 1901. - July 29: A letter penned in black ink & filling most of the first side of a sheet of his personalized letterhead folded once to form 4 sides, each approximately 7 inches high by 4-1/2 inches wide. Liebling's initials & Berlin address are printed at the top of the first side. Signed "Sally Liebling". A penciled date at the top of the letter indicates when Pond replied. Folded once for mailing. Near fine. December 10: A letter penned in black ink on the message side of a stamped addressed German postcard, 5-1/2 inches high by 3-1/2 inches wide. Signed "your old friend Sally Liebling". A penciled date at the top of the letter indicates when Pond replied. There is a paper-clip mark to the postcard at bottom left. Very good.

Both letters have been sent from Berlin and are addressed to Major J. B. Pond of the Pond Lecture Bureau in New York City. The first letter thanks Pond for an invitation to visit him and his family and asks Pond to set a time for his visit. The second letter asks Pond, "Why are you so silent? I am still expecting your answer and decision regarding Mascagni. In a few weeks the California (13 years old) girl Alma [...] will bring you a letter of introduction from me. She just appeared here with the Philharmonic orchestra and created a sensation. I never heard her equal. If properly managed, there is a fortune to be made with her."

Sally [Salomon] Liebling [1859-1909] was a German pianist and teacher. He studied music and the piano under Theodore Kullak, Bendel and Weitzmann in Berlin. He also studied for a brief time with Liszt. He made a number of concert tours in Germany and with Theodore Thomas's orchestra in the United States. In 1888 he founded the New Conservatory of Music in Berlin. Very good .

Keywords: MUSIC; PIANO; PIANISTS; TWO AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED BY GERMAN PIANIST SALLY [SALOMON] LIEBLING ABOUT MASCAGNI AND A THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL PIANIST WHO HAS CREATED A SENSATION IN BERLIN; ALS; A.L.S.; SIGNATURE; NEW CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, BERLIN; CALIFORNI

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