|
Auction News The Sale of the Sir Thomas Beecham Archive  Our
next sale of Historical Documents, Autographs and Ephemera on the 8th
May 2008 will feature the sale of the Sir Thomas Beecham archive and
will include many rare items.The original typescript, heavily annotated and corrected of Beecham’s famous biography of Frederick Delius The original typescript, heavily annotated and corrected of Beecham’s autobiography A First Edition of Mozart’s Requiem, with Beecham’s conducting markings throughout First Edition (one of only 200 copies) of Holst’s ‘The Planets’ An original painting of Beecham conducting Delius’ ‘Koanga’ by the celebrated artist Francis Marshall Large selection of books from Beecham’s library, mostly author signed A very large archive of photographs including gelatine prints by Ruth Orkin, Patrick Ward, Irving Chilcott and many other famous photographers The original licence for the World Premier of Delius ‘Irmelin’ Personal items including his famous silk scarf and dressing gown His personal chair used during his rehearsals Trophies and awards presented to him throughout his career The original certificate signed by the Queen making Beecham a Companion of Honour and many other items Further information from Richard Westwood-Brookes on 01568 770803. |