Unsigned Composer Programs

Program for a concert conducting his own music with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam, Feb 1st, 1913. Violinist Felix Berber-Credner performs his violin concerto. Size is 6.25 x 9.5 inches, in excellent condition.

Max von Schillings conducts Richard Strauss-Gluck , Iphigenie auf Tauris. Staatsoper Berlin 1902. Program of the Staatsoper Berlin. 22 x 15,5 cm. Paperback, 32 pages, full program. Lilly Hafgren - Theodor Scheidl - Alexander Kirchner  

Concert program conducting his own music - Berlin, December 10th, 1919 - Staatskapelle Berlin, Cond.: Max von Schillings. Max von Schillings: Symphonischer Prolog "Konig Oedipus" op. 11, Seemorgen op. 6, Berlioz: Overture Carneval romain, Beethoven: Symphony 3. complete with all 40 pages, 22 x 14 cm, front cover is almost loose, otherwise in very good condition.

Two full programs, performances of Der Fliegende Hollander conducted by Max Von Schillings, 1924 and Tristan und Isolde, 1920, Staats-Theater, Berlin. Both are full programs,  6 x 8.5 inches.

Set of 4 cast pages from programs (cast page only, not full program) with Max Von Schillings conducting Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Staatsoper Berlin 1929. Complete set of 4 cast pages, July 1929. Conductor: Max Von Schillings. In the cast: Friedrich Schorr, Fritz Soot, Emanuel List, Lauritz Melchior, Frieda Leider, Theodor Scheidl.

World Premiere playbill Mona Lisa, Stuttgart, Sept 26th, 1915. This was his most successful work!. Von Schillings conducts himself. Size is 9 x 11.5 inches (29.5 x 23 cm), 1 page. Schillings : Mona Lisa (world premiere), John Forsell - H. Tracema-Brügelmann

Program for a concert by the Luso-American conductor and composer with his orchestra performing his own works including his famous "The Stars and Stripes For Ever" and some other works from other composers, with Maud Powell as guest violinist; no year indicated but circa the 1910s. Size is 6.3 x 9.75 inches, folds, in good condition.

Austrian composer (1880-1975), dedicated mostly to operettas - Program for a very early performance of his operetta Das Glucksmadel on November 10th, 1910 (world premiere was in October) at the Raimund Theater in Vienna. Stolz conducted the orchestra himself, size is 9 x 11.5 inches. Cast includes tenor Alexander Girardi, and is in a separate inset (see scan) from the actual 14-page program, which has photos and information about this operetta. 

Playbill announcing the performance of Johann Strauss II's "Der Zigeunerbaron" at the Royal Theater in Vienna on October 26, 1885, under the baton of the composer himself. Size is 8 x 10 inches, 1 sheet, folds, in very good condition.

Playbill for a concert conducted by the Austrian composer at the Musikvereinsaal, Vienna, on January 8, 1888, performing his own music and works by other composers. Size is 6.25 x 11.75 inches, very thin paper, central fold, some marks, creases, and minor stains, in overerall good condition.

Playbill for a concert by the Austrian brothers and composers at the Musikvereins-saal, Vienna, on November 17, 1898, conducting some of their own works and others'. Size is 6.25 x 1175 inches, central fold, minor creases, in excellent condition. Programs and playbills of Johann Strauss II conducting his own music are extremely rare.

Playbill for a concert conducted by the star three musicians performing their own music and other works on April 2, 3 & 4, 1895 (year according to pencil marking over the top) at the Grossen Musikvereins-Saal, Vienna. Size is 5.8 x 9.1 inches, with some paper tape on both sides, otherwise in very good condition.

Full program for a performance at Town Hall, New York, with the composer conducting his own music and others, and also Robert Craft conducting some pieces, with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. Four pages in total, 6.8 x 9.6 inches, includes insets with some biographical information and notes about the program, as well as a flier by Columbia Records promoting Stravinsky´s recordings. In excellent condition.

Full program for a 1960 performance at Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with Stravinsky conducting his own orchestral music. Size is 6 x 9 inches, in very good condition.

Program for the world premiere of the opera "Dagmar" on March 18th, 1932, at Dresden (Germany) conducted by the composer Kurt Striegler himself, with Max Lorenz and Maria Cebotari in the leading roles.  Size is 6.3 x 8.7 inches, rust stains on the cover, in excellent condition.   ALSO INCLUDED is a newspaper clip in German with reviews of the premiere

Concert program with Tansman performing his own piano concerto. New York, January 5th, 1928 - Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Serge Koussevitzky Soloist : Alexander Tansman. Mendelssohn : Italian Symphony Tansman : Piano concerto n° 2 Rimsky-Korsakov : Symphonic Suite "Scheherazade" 21 x 15 cm, 28 pages, full program. Covers are lose, otherwise in excellent condition

Full program for a concert with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch. Composer Alexander Tcherepin performs as a soloist in the Boston premiere of his Piano Concerto Nr. 2. Full program with all pages and covers, storage holes, 5.4 x 8.1 inches, very good condition.

Program for a concert of the German composer conducting his own music and some works by Mendelssohn, Wolf, and his father Richard at the Grosser Musikvereins-Saal, Vienna, on January 26, 1902. Size is 9.25 x 11.75 inches, 1 page printed on both sides, folds, minor stains, in very good condition.

Program for a concert by the German composer conducting his own music and other works by Beethoven, and his father Richard, at the Grossen Musikvereins-Saal, Vienna, on January 16, 1911. Size is 9.6 x 12.25 inches, 1 page printed on both sides, central fold, some rust stains, in very good condition.

Program for a performance of the English conductor with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra entirely of his own music at The Royal Festival Hall, London, on November 16th, 1955, signed by him on the front cover. Size is 5.5 x 8.4 inches, full program with all pages and covers, minor stains on the front cover, in very good condition.  

Playbill for a concert by the Austrian composer conducting his own music and Roberto Gound's music at the Tonkünstler-Verein, Vienna, on March 5, 1899. Size is 5.75 x 9.1 inches, 1 page, minor cracks, folds, in overall very good condition.

Lot of 4 programs for concerts with Hans Zender conducting his own music: - Berlin, October 30th, 1975, Conductor: Hans Zender. Giuseppe G. Englert: Fragment pour Orchestre Wolfgang Fortner: Prismen, Hans Zender: Modell I, Bern Alois Zimmermann: Alagoana - Caprichos Brasileiros. 23.5 x 17 cm, 24 pages + insert 4 pages, very good condition, slight middle fold. - Philharmonie Berlin, Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester. Konzert "Musik des 20 Jahrhunderts", 1977, Cond.: Hans Zender - Edgar Varese: "Ecuatorial", Lorenzo Ferrero: "Siglied" fur Kammerorchester, Hans Zender: "Muji no Kyo", Anton Webern: Zweite Kantate, 18 x 24 cm, 8 pages - Philharmonie Berlin, Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester. Nov 8th 1969, Hans Zender conducting his Vexilla Regis (1964) and music by Blacher, Stravinsky, Kelemen. 6 folded pages, excellent condition. - Philharmonie Berlin, Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester. Oct 4th, 1973, Hans Zender conducting his Canto IV and music by Yun and Zimmermann. 6 pages, in excellent condition (2 copies of this program).