Godowsky Manuscripts

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I usually don't have a great deal of interest in seeing original hand copies, preferring to leave that to the scholars.  However, I am pleased, as well as apprehensive, about some handwritten manuscripts of Leopold Godowsky being in my hands for a brief time in just a few days.  I am very interested in examining them, and hearing some comments on them.  I am nervous that my asthma or allergic response well be triggered by the old paper.  I will not hold them as I look them over.  The will be on a table, and I will have plenty of handkerchiefs and kleenex handy for protection in case of ill timed cough or sneeze.  I have a reproduction of his arrangement of Home, Sweet Home, but I am not sure if it is his hand.  I hope it is not!

I am so pleased with this happening that I just had to pass it on.

Richard

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This sounds like a big moment Richard. Looking over original manuscripts by any composer is always a treat. Especially hand written ones.

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You are privileged, Richard. Godowsky is amazing. To be in the presence of autographs by him would cause the hair on my neck to stand up. Congratulations.

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Jul 28, 2015 3:31:11 GMT @almound said:

You are privileged, Richard. Godowsky is amazing. To be in the presence of autographs by him would cause the hair on my neck to stand up. Congratulations.

Well, I surely was pleased with the mauscripts.  I was also pleased with some first hand observations about Byron Janis.

Richard