The letters of Casa Ricordi are an invaluable resource not only for the history of music and especially of opera, but also for our understanding of the complicated rapport between the worlds of art and commerce. Indeed, the company’s ability to strike and safeguard a delicate balance between artistic and business concerns was one of the principal reasons for its success. Throughout its history there has been ample evidence of the tremendous time and energy Casa Ricordi dedicated to relationships with those creative artists whose original work was essential to the publisher’s economic viability and independence; but also with others who shared and helped disseminate the fruits of their labor, including theatres, performers, and music periodicals, not to mention the vast market of consumers both public and private. The autograph letters presented here range from the beginning of its activity until 1948, when Tito II’s resignation marked the end of the family’s stewardship.
Letter | Description | Signature | Date |
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Luigi Nono
>
Mimma Guastoni
,
Paolo Grassi
Venezia |
LLET016018 | No date |
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Luigi Nono
>
Mimma Guastoni
Friburgo, Germania |
LLET016020 | No date |
|
Luigi Nono
>
Mimma Guastoni
No place |
LLET016023 | No date |
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Luigi Nono
>
Mimma Guastoni
Venezia |
LLET016024 | No date |
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Nuria Nono Schoenberg
>
Mimma Guastoni
Venezia |
LLET016028 | No date |
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Luigi Nono
>
Mimma Guastoni
,
Guido Rignano
Almeria, Spagna |
LLET016035 | No date |
|
Luigi Nono
>
Mimma Guastoni
,
Carlo Badini
,
Cesare Mazzonis
,
Gianni Tangucci
Friburgo, Germania |
LLET016037 | No date |
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Luciana Pestalozza Abbado
>
Mimma Guastoni
Milano |
LLET030569 | No date |
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Luigi Nono
>
Mimma Guastoni
,
Guido Rignano
Jakobshavn, Groenlandia |
LLET016043 | No date |
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Luigi Nono
>
Ricordi
,
Mimma Guastoni
,
Carlo Ricordi
Venezia |
LLET016050 | No date |