Borodin, Alexander - Signed Cabinet Photo 1886 Programs Music Signed inscribed with a long sentiment

inscribed with a long sentiment by the composer

Famous italian opera impresario (1869-1940)

the front was cut from the original sleeve and trimmed to a size of 11

Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

Borodin, Alexander - Signed Cabinet Photo 1886 Programs Music Signed inscribed with a long sentimentRussian romantic composer (1833 1887) and chemist, Borodin was one of the most important Russian composers in the second half of the 19th Century. Exceedingly rare signed photo, with a short sentiment in French, dated by him in St. Petersburg in 1886, almost exactly a year before his death at age of only 44 during a festive ball. Size is 4. 2 x 5. 7 inches, trimmed at the top, professionally repaired cracks but clearly legible signature, inscription