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Sinopoli, Guiseppe : Giuseppe Sinopoli: Souvenir Portrait Postcard

Deutsche Grammophon, Hannover, West Germany, 1980

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 1 pages. Rare Guiseppe Sinopoli collectible item. A fine copy of the Deutsche Grammophon (DG) Souvenir Portrait Postcard, signed by Guiseppe Sinopoli. The postcard measures 4 X 6 inches. It is vintage (circa early-1980's), produced and released by Deutsche Grammophon BEFORE the reunification of West and East Germany, as evidenced by the information provided at the back (although no specific date is given). Presents "Giuseppe Sinopoli: Souvenir Portrait Postcard". In his typically magisterial pose. After all these years and despite all the controversy and heartache he generated among some musicians, why has Sinopoli remained a cult figure with a loyal global following? He was that very rare thing, a genius, intimidatingly so. He trained to be a doctor, wrote a dissertation on forensic anthropology, studied avant-garde composition with Karlheinz Stockhausen, became a serious composer, became a prominent Egyptologist, and then finally became a world-class conductor, who rose to the highest ranks of his true calling. He remained at the top until the very end, when his career was abruptly cut short by his sudden death in 2001 at the age of 54 (the former doctor suffered a massive heart attack while conducting "Aida"). He has been gone for some time now (almost twenty years as of 2019, an eternity in our contemporary life-cycle), but his music remains and can be heard with infinite pleasure through his definitive and spectacular recordings, particularly the operatic repertoire. Aristocratic, eccentric, radical, awe-inspiring, incomparable, he is sorely missed. An absolute "must-have" collectible, not just memorabilia, item for Guiseppe Sinopoli collectors. This vintage DG Souvenir Postcard (of a portrait taken by Sabine Keck) is very boldly and beautifully signed in black pen-marker in front by Guiseppe Sinopoli. It is signed directly on the postcard itself, not on a tipped-in page. This item is now collectible. As far as we know, this is the only such signed Souvenir Postcard available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Sinopoli did NOT sign liberally during a busy career that was abruptly cut short by his sudden death in 2001. A rare signed item thus. One of the greatest musical geniuses of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO RICCARDO MUTI AND GUSTAVO DUDAMEL TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

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