......we have acquired a not insubstantial quantity of ex-publishers stock , from the renowned music art-publishers EDITION EUTERPE , dating to the 1930s.

there still exists a fragment from the publishers packaging  ( the parcel seems to have been on its way to Muller & Schade , Bern )  , which is postmarked 18 Jan 1935.

All stock is in "AS NEW" condition , although some titles are showing  minor signs of age with light-fading or toned paper  , however , for 75 year-old stock , we must describe as NEAR MINT.

Paper and art - design was always an important part of the production process for Euterpe and Cairati , and this is self evident in many of the editions , with beautiful paper and art-cover quality.

The stocks we hold are fairly reasonable at the point of listing , but they are finite. When this lot has gone into the world , it has gone forever............

 

Alfredo Cairati
Alfredo Cairati b. 18-8- 1875 in Milan , d. 2-2- 1960 in Zürich
Italian music teacher and composer

Alfredo Cairati received  his first musical education from his father.
and later went to the conservatory in Milan in order to take piano lessons and to study counterpoint

He studied until 1896 with  Josef Berger Rhein in Munich and earned the  degree in composition at the Royal Academy.

After a false career start as a concert pianist , he became in 1908 leader of the "Meister Klasse für Gesang 'of the Stern' violations Konservatorium in Berlin.

In 1921 he became the principal in vocal studies at the Württembergischen Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart and the leader of the choir of the college.

Alfredo Cairati was the founder of a school of song ( 'Accademia del Canto ") and an association for soloists (Camerata who Madrigalisti') in Zurich and composed works including plays and choral works, pieces for solo with accompaniment and piano pieces. . He was also active as editor and publisher of old and newer works by masters such as Giacomo Carissimi, Alessandro Scarlatti, E. d'Albert, Jean Sibelius and Ruggiero Leoncavallo.

His self-made publishing house , EDITION EUTERPE , was founded in 1925 and continued to publish over 100 works until his death in 1960. His ethos of “....artistic production of musical works , in terms of printing and engraving etc ....” is born out in the wonderful papers and cover art that adorn the scores. Most are printed in gross – quarto size , and many examples are archived in the Zentralbibliothek , Zurich , along with many manuscripts and personal letters.

 

CANTATA " idolo mio "

realization for voice & piano by alfredo cairati ( words in italian & german : e salghini  ) , range E - g

from the original m.s in Milan Conservatoire

15pages , mint. Beautiful cover art on card.