LISZT, to the violinist August Kömpel, leader of the Weimar court orchestra, asking him to call on him the next morning and let him know when his quartet will perform in the Hofgärtnerei, 1 page, 8vo, "Dienstag",  autograph envelope, [Weimar, probably c.1880]--MASSENET, about the 'Elegie' and 'Extase de la Vierge' from Marie-Magdaleine, insisting that they must come second in the programme, giving details of the pieces including a brief musical quotation, 3 pages, 8vo, Paris, 14 November 1900--DONIZETTI, to Mme Le Baron Loewenstein, in French,  informing her that there are rehearsals for his opera that day and the following morning, assuring her of a seat, 1 page, 16mo, integral autograph address panel, annotated in a later hand, presenting the letter to Perucchini, Paris, no date, with a note about the manuscript--PUCCINI, to an unidentified "signorina", giving his best wishes and those of his wife, 1 page, 8vo, autograph envelope, printed stationery of the Hotel Regina, Rome, 23 June 1911, creasing and remains of mount--JOHANN STRAUSS II, sending a card as a token of his great esteem, 1 page, no place or date--GOUNOD, to Victor Foucher, apologising for not knowing the whereabouts of a certain lady, and suggesting that she needs to take a lengthy cure in order to recover her spirits, 1 page, 8vo, [Paris, 1866 or earlier]--SAINT-SAENS, giving someone his address in London at "49, George St, Portman Sq. W.", 1 page, 8vo, mourning paper, Paris, 14 May 1886

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