Gottschalk, Louis Moreau - Signed Carte-de-Visite 1862 Unsigned Photos - Opera Backhaus plays Chopin

Backhaus plays Chopin

5 inches with some silvering on corners not affecting the signature

American-born Swedish conductor (b

well-known for her performances of works by Poulenc

with Enrico Caruso as Des Grieux and Gilda dalla Rizza in the title role

Gottschalk, Louis Moreau - Signed Carte-de-Visite 1862 Unsigned Photos - Opera Backhaus plays ChopinAmerican composer and virtuoso pianist (18291869), one of the first figures in American music to attain an international reputation as a composer, Gottschalk spent most of his life abroad and died in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at age 40. Signed carte de visite style photo, by Dunshee, Rhode Island, inscribed and dated in New York in 1862. Size is 4. 25 x 2. 5 inches, signature is on verso, overall toning, otherwise in very good condition. Rare!