Gottschalk, Louis Moreau - Signed Cabinet Photo 1869 Autographs Singers E-H Georgian-born concert pianist (b

Georgian-born concert pianist (b

Bottom (left to right): Alda Noni (1916- )

from 1880s or early 90s

Italian tenor (1926-2017)

Gottschalk, Louis Moreau - Signed Cabinet Photo 1869 Autographs Singers E-H Georgian-born concert pianist (bAmerican composer and virtuoso pianist (18291869), born as the son of a Jewish businessman, Gottschalk is today considered 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. Rare cabinet photograph signed and inscribed by him on verso, dated in Rio de Janeiro on October 25th, 1869, less than 2 months before his death