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Barber, Samuel COLLECTION OF SIGNED SCORES, PHOTOGRAPHS AND LIMITED-EDITION RECORDINGS OF BARBER, INCLUDING Rare gramophone recordings, privately issued, some from broadcasts (some probably unique), including of Barber performing: Brahms, "Der Gang zum Liebchen", "Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht"; Schubert, "Der Jüngling an der Quelle"; Schumann, "In der Fremde"; Mendelssohn, "Ist es wahr?"; C.P.E. Bach "Nonnelied", and English, Kentucky and Tyrolean folk-songs: all Samuel Barber, baritone, accompanied by himself, at the Curtis Institute, 26 Dec[ember 19]38, 4 records, privately issued, 78 RPM--Barber, "1959 Accompaniment to canzona for Manfred", Command Classics "recorded on 35mm magnetic film"--Barber, "Adagio for Strings, first performance by Toscanini", the labels inscribed by Barber ("to my dear Manfred in remembrance of Capricorn--Oct '58, Sam")--Barber, "Second Essay", New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein; "Knoxville, Summer of 1915", Leontyne Price, 2 records, Carnegie Hall Recording Co. [1959]--Barber, "Second Essay", New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, Carnegie Hall Recording Co., 1959--Barber, "Die Natali", Op. 37, The Boston Symphony Orchestra with Charles Munch, 2 records, Deryck Waring Recordings, and "Die Natali", dated 2 February [19]63--Barber, "Piano Concerto", John Browning, Boston Symphony Orchestra and Erich Leinsdorf, 28/9/[19]62, Fassett Recording Studio, "Horizon", Mary Howard Records, 1953]--together with records of Louise Homer singing "Oh that we two were maying" in 1912, Victor Talking Machine Co. and Maria Kurenko singing Mussorgsky's "Sunless", the label inscribed "To Gian Carlo Menotti great composer and producer", 2 discs Scores, signed and inscribed to Manfred Ibel, including, Barber, Antony and Cleopatra ("for Manfredi--long-time collaborator Sam Barber 9 Dec 71")--Barber, Ballade op.46 ("for dear Manfred always loving, always helpful his old Sam...")--J.S. Bach, Sechs Sonaten BWV 1014-1019 Photographs and drawings of Barber, including a drawing of Barber in profile (c.31.5 x 26cm, by Milena, 1943), of Barber and Menotti (c. 27 x 35cm, by Manfred Ibel, 1960), and c.90 photographs of Barber, by Herbert List (1950s), with Vladimir Horowitz (1975), with the Kennedys, with Copland, with Manfred Ibel, and many family photographs, including some contact sheets, and copies of Saturday Review, Newsweek, ASCAP Today, with articles about Barber