Lot 25
Gounod, Charles-François (1818-1893) French composer. Autograph letter signed ("Ch. Gounod"), in French, 2½ pages, 8vo, Belgium, July 15 (18)86. To "My dear son," informing him of his activities, that he is rewriting his speech on nature and art, and he is also working, but slowly, on his mass of Joan of Arc, which he would like to be as devoid as possible of any personal trace ("aussi pure que possible de toute trace personnelle"). He signs, "Your old father and friend…" Gounod's "Messe à la mémoire de Jeanne d'Arc" was finished in 1887.
This lot also contains a 2-page autograph letter in French signed by conductor Charles Lamoureux (1834-1899) in 1889, the year his orchestra, the Société des Nouveaux-Concerts, merged with Concerts de l'Opéra and became Concerts Lamoureux, sending a pass to his concerts (not present) to a journalist, M.E. Daudel; also, an autograph telegram from Lamoureux to M. Delibes, congratulating him on being nominated to the Institute. Two other letters, in French, are undated and signed by unknown parties.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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