There's a signed letter for sale on eBay dated 12th Feb 1930 to the Norwegian composer Schjelderup apologising for being unable to perform his opera Sturmvögel. He had apparently been usurped by a talented Bavarian composer. Strauss perhaps?
I'm going by the vendor's translation, the photo isn't very clear
I'm going by the vendor's translation, the photo isn't very clear
on the 'desktop' of my Mac a portrait of a distinguished looking chap; the label said Phillip Anton II. What? Why? A bit of searcning and I found it was Johann Philipp Anton von und zu Frankenstein (1695 - 1753). No idea how he comes to be there. It's interesting what you learn.... 
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