{"product_id":"georges-bizet-autograph-ac","title":"Georges Bizet Autograph","description":"\u003cp\u003eAutograph letter signed, two pages (on two conjoined sheets), 5,25 x 8 inch, \"\u003cem\u003evendredi soir\u003c\/em\u003e\"[1867], in French, to the music publisher Antoine de Choudens* - Bizet requests numerous copies of melodies from his own composition**, which he intends to distribute to Charles Gounod, among others, written and signed in black ink \"\u003cem\u003eGeorges Bizet\u003c\/em\u003e\", attractively mounted (removable) for fine display with a photograph, shows Georges Bizet in a chest-up portrait (altogether 11,75 x 8,25 inch), with mild signs of wear - in fine to very fine condition. Accompanied by an autograph letter to Bizet. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn parts:\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003evendredi soir \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCaro, je vais abuser de votre complaisance. Vous seriez mille fois aimable en me donnant encore \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eN° 1 \"Après l'hiver\" - 9 exemplaires (je n'en ai pas encore) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003en° 2 \"Après l'hiver\" - 14 exemplaires\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Douce mer\" n° 1 - 4 exemplaires \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Douce mer\" n° 2 - 13 exemplaires\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Adieux à l'hôtesse\" n°1 - 2 exemplaires\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdieux à l'hôtesse\" n°2 - 10 exemplaires. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e   C` est pour envoyer à Gounod, Reyer, M\u003c\/em\u003e[m]\u003cem\u003ee Sabatier, M\u003c\/em\u003e[m]\u003cem\u003ee de Grandval, M\u003c\/em\u003e[m]\u003cem\u003ee Carvalho, Mlle Nilsson, Guiraud, Faure, Lefort, Mlle Wertheimber, Capoul, M[m]e Garcia, M\u003c\/em\u003e[m]e\u003cem\u003e Crépet-Garcia, Michot, Achard, M[m]e Trélat, de Meynard, et quelques amis intimes. Vous voyez que tous ces exemplaires seront bien placés. Vous en auriez sans doute envoyé à presque toutes les personnes, mais je préfère les donner moi-même \u003c\/em\u003e[...]\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated:\u003cbr\u003e\"Friday evening\u003cbr\u003eCaro, I'm going to take advantage of your kindness. You would be a thousand times kind if you gave me another \u003cbr\u003eN° 1 \"Après l'hiver\" - 9 copies (I don't have any yet) \u003cbr\u003en° 2 \"Après l'hiver\" - 14 copies\u003cbr\u003e\"Douce mer\" n° 1 - 4 copies \u003cbr\u003e\"Douce mer\" n° 2 - 13 copies\u003cbr\u003e\"Adieux à l'hôtesse\" n°1 - 2 copies\u003cbr\u003e\"Adieux à l'hôtesse\" n°2 - 10 copies. \u003cbr\u003eThese are to be sent to Gounod, Reyer, Madame Sabatier, Madame de Grandval, Madame Carvalho, Mademoiselle Nilsson, Guiraud, Faure, Lefort, Mademoiselle Wertheimer, Capoul, Madame Garcia, Madame Crépet-Garcia, Michot, Achard, Madame Trélat, de Meynard, and a few close friends. You see that all these copies will be well placed. You would undoubtedly have sent them to almost everyone, but I prefer to give them out myself [...]\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Georges Bizet was a close friend of Antoine de Choudens, for whom he also executed works of copy and arrangements, in particular the reduction for piano and voice of Charles Gounod's opera `The Queen of Sheba`.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e** These are melodies of his own composition, published in 1867 by Choudens editions: `Après l'hiver` and `Adieux de l'hôtesse arabe`, based on poems by Victor Hugo, and `Douce mer` based on a piece of verse by Alphonse de Lamartine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brandoso\/Jole","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58188920390013,"sku":"8016906","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0485\/1272\/9237\/files\/8016906.jpg?v=1779212191","url":"https:\/\/brandesautographs.com\/fr\/products\/georges-bizet-autograph-ac","provider":"Brandes Autographs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}