61. Rooney, Hubert E.

The Well-Known Songs of Ireland. [Forty Songs] Edited and arranged by Hubert E. Rooney.

Dublin, James Duffy & Co. Ltd., (1905). Quarto. 85 pages with 40 songs (text and set to music). Beautiful modern half leather with marbled – paper – covered boards. Bound by Dublin bookbinder J.F.Newman with the original printed wrappers. The volume is now in protective collector’s mylar ! Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare in this excellent condition. The paper of this publication is notoriously frail and was professionally restored and strengthened. With an inscription in gaelic by one William de Teal (Tipperary) in July 1911.

62. Roussel, Albert.

Quatuor en re majeur. Pour deux violons, alto et violoncelle, Op 45.

(Original, printed score). Paris, Durant, 1969. 13.5 cm x 18 cm. 74 pages. Original softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

63. Rozhdestvensky, Gennady (1931 – 2018).

Historical Russian Archives – Gennady Rozhdestvensky Edition – 10 CD Box-Set with Live Recordings made between 1961 and 1988.

Brilliant Classics, [2010]. CD Size. 10 CD’s. Original Hardcover Cardboard-Box. This rare set of 10 CD’s is in excellent condition.

64. Rubens, Paul A.

Dear Little Denmark – A Danish Musical Incident. In Two Acts.

London, Chappell & Co. Ltd., 1909. 22 cm x 27.5 cm. 165 pages. Original Soft (Cloth) Cover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Moderate staining and discoloration to cover. Minor discolouration and foxing to endpapers and edges. Both pastedowns loose. Possibly from the private collection of the composer Paul A. Rubens, with the composer’s name in ink-stamp on title page. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen Translator- Erik Haugaard.

65. Rush, James.

The Philosophy of the Human Voice: Embracing its Physiological History; Together with a System of Principles, by which Criticism in the Art of Elocution may be Rendered Intelligible and Instruction, definite and comprehensive – To which is added a brief Analysis of Song and Recitative.

Second edition, enlarged. Philadelphia, Grigg & Elliott, 1833. 8°. 432 pages. Original Hardcover with new spinelabel. Now in protective collector’s mylar. Binding rubbed, some foxing to the interior but the Volume tight and firm. Rare !

66. Sagan, Carl.

Murmurs of Earth. The Voyager Interstellar Record. Carl Sagan … [et al.].

First edition. New York, Random House, 1978. 25 cm. 273 pages.16 pages of of plate. 118 illustrations in colour and black and white with facsimiles, maps, and portraits. Original hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in Protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

67. Sallinen, Aulis (* 1935 –).

Complete Symphonies & Concertos – 5 CD – Boxset [CD1: Symphonies 1 & 7 – A Solen Overture – Chorali / CD 2: Symphonies 2 & 4 – Horn Concerto [Esa Topani] – Mauermusik / CD 3: Symphonies 3 & 5 / CD 4: Symphony No.6 / Cello Concerto [Jan-Erik Gustafsson] / CD 5: Symphony No.8 – Violin Concerto [Jaakko Kuusisto] / Shadows / The Palace Rhapsody. Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz.

Georgsmarienhuette (Germany),, cpo, 2011. CD Size. 5 CD’s. Original Softcover Cardboard-Box. This rare set of 5 CD’s is in excellent condition.

68. [Schmidt, Franz] Truscott, Harold.

The Music of Franz Schmidt. Volume 1: The Orchestral Music. With Personal Recollection by Hans Keller and the Autobiographical Sketch by Franz Schmidt.

London, Toccata Press, 1984. 14 x 22 cm. 190 pages. Softcover. Very good condition with minor sings of external wear.

69. [Schoenberg, Arnold] Auner, Joseph.

A Schoenberg Reader. Documents of a Life.

New Haven / London, Yale University Press, 2003. 8°. XXVI, 428 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of Philosopher Graham Parkes – with some underlining in pencil.

70. [Schoenberg, Arnold] Rosen, Charles.

Arnold Schoenberg. With a new preface.

Chicago / London, The University of Chicago Press, 1996. 8°. XIV, 113 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes. With extensive annotations in pencil throughout.