Original Manuscripts For Sale

Robert Owen Lehman is selling his collection of music manuscripts. The collection, which is valued at $135 million, is currently housed at The Morgan Library & Museum in NYC. Lehman hasn’t officially announced what he intends to do with the profits from the sale,...

Louise Farrenc

Though her name has fallen into obscurity among contemporary audiences, Louise Farrenc (nee Dumont) (1804-1875) was a well-known and highly respected composer, pianist, and educator throughout her lifetime. A pupil of Muzio Clementi and Anton Reicha, Farrenc had the...