Autograph letter signed, in German to an unidentified correspondent. Two pages 8vo, n.d.
Split one half-inch at the fold of the conjugate leaves, otherwise fine. German composer Hiller (1811-1885) studied under Hummel. A substantial letter in Hiller's difficult hand. Despite his conservative musical bent and outspoken antipathy to Wagner, he enjoyed the friendship of Chopin, Liszt, and Berlioz. It was as a conductor..... More