Scheidemantel, Carl - Cabinet Photograph as Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde Programs Music Unsigned Pianists dated in New York in

dated in New York in 1925 (Medtner was on tour in the US and Canada 1924-1925)

All clips are mounted on album pages numbered 2 through 93 (page 1 was blank and is missing)

Stamped on verso by photographer Ilse Hofmann

Autograph letter in English signed by her

This is one of his most famous creations

Scheidemantel, Carl - Cabinet Photograph as Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde Programs Music Unsigned Pianists dated in New York inGerman baritone (1859 1923), who sang at the most important theaters and Festivals in Europe, including Bayreuth. Scheidemantel created the role of von Faninal in the world premiere of Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier in 1911. Unsigned cabinet photograph, shown as Kurwenal in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, photo by Hans Brand, Bayreuth. Size is 4. 25 x 6. 5 inches, slight paper loss below the photo, otherwise in excellent condition.