[DANNREUTHER, Edward (1844-1905) and his family]. A collection of autograph letters by musicians, writers and other personalities to members of the Dannreuther family, 1892-1964, on a variety of subjects, some with original envelopes, the signatories including musicians and composers such as Hubert Parry, George Grove (regarding writing his book on King David), Harold Samuel, Charles Stanford (to Edward Dannreuther, 'the coast is clear for the Trio with you in January'), James Friskin and others; writers such as Shane Leslie, Oscar Browning (four letters on various subjects such as Bayreuth, war and his work) and Sheila Fry; together with a letter signed by Henry Irving in the hand of his secretary Bram Stoker, and others including William Crookes (to Aglaia Coronio), Elizabeth Blackwell, Gerald Moira, Eugenia Romanovski, H.B. Brabazon, Walter Leaf and Admiral Beatty (to Rear Admiral Hubert Dannreuther after the Battle of Jutland - Dannreuther was one of 6 survivors of HMS Invincible). Provenance. Edward Dannreuther; and by descent.

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[DANNREUTHER, Edward (1844-1905) and his family]. A collection of autograph letters by musicians, writers and other personalities to members of the Dannreuther family, 1892-1964, on a variety of subjects, some with original envelopes, the signatories including musicians and composers such as Hubert Parry, George Grove (regarding writing his book on King David), Harold Samuel, Charles Stanford (to Edward Dannreuther, 'the coast is clear for the Trio with you in January'), James Friskin and others; writers such as Shane Leslie, Oscar Browning (four letters on various subjects such as Bayreuth, war and his work) and Sheila Fry; together with a letter signed by Henry Irving in the hand of his secretary Bram Stoker, and others including William Crookes (to Aglaia Coronio), Elizabeth Blackwell, Gerald Moira, Eugenia Romanovski, H.B. Brabazon, Walter Leaf and Admiral Beatty (to Rear Admiral Hubert Dannreuther after the Battle of Jutland - Dannreuther was one of 6 survivors of HMS Invincible). Provenance. Edward Dannreuther; and by descent.
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Edward Dannreuther, pianist, writer and teacher, married the daughter of Constantine Ionides, Chariclea, in 1870. Best known as the friend and champion of Wagner, he founded the Wagner Society in 1872 and promoted the Wagner Festival. He was also a close friend and mentor of Hubert Parry. The letters are to Edward, Chariclea and their sons, Captain Tristan Dannreuther (1872-1966), Rear Admiral Hubert Dannreuther (1880-1977) and his wife Jane, and Sir Sigmund Dannreuther (1873-1964).

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