Borodin, Alexander - Signed Cabinet Photo 1886 Programs Music Signed French-Swiss pianist Alfred Cortot (1877-1962)

French-Swiss pianist Alfred Cortot (1877-1962) and French violinist Jacques Thibaud (1880-1953)

the front was cut from the original sleeve and trimmed to a size of 11

Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

- Otto Klemperer conducts at the Salzburg Festival 1947

With many illustrations of designs by Bakst

Borodin, Alexander - Signed Cabinet Photo 1886 Programs Music Signed French-Swiss pianist Alfred Cortot (1877-1962)Russian romantic composer (1833 1887) and chemist, Borodin was one of the most important Russian composers in the second half of the 19th Century. Exceedingly rare signed photo, with a short sentiment in French, dated by him in St. Petersburg in 1886, almost exactly a year before his death at age of only 44 during a festive ball. Size is 4. 2 x 5. 7 inches, trimmed at the top, professionally repaired cracks but clearly legible signature, inscription