SIVORI CAMILLO: (1815-1894) Italian virtuoso Violinist and Composer. Sivori was the only known pupil of Paganini. A good A.L.S., `Camillo Sivori´, two pages, 8vo, San Martino d´Albaro, Genoa, 6th October 1883, to Signora Fiorentino, in Italian. Sivori thanks his correspondent and explains the reason of his renounce, stating in part `Stimatissima Signora, Ho ricevuto troppo tardi la gentile sua lettera per potermi occupare del suo Concerto ed altronde anche fossi stato in tempo le persone che avrei potuto raccomandarle si trovano ancora assenti da Parigi e son dolente di non poterle essere utile... Spero nondimeno che il suo Concerto sará riuscito a secondo del suoi desideri, e glielo auguro di cuore...´ (Translation: "Dear Madam, I received your kind letter too late to be able to take care of your Concert, and even if I had been in time, the people I could have recommended to you are still absent from Paris and I am sorry that I cannot be of any help to you... I hope, however, that your Concert will succeed according to your wishes, and I wish it with all my heart...") Paper with watermark. G to VG