The Papers of Vladimir and Wanda Toscanini Horowitz. 1784-1991

Schumann, Clara, 1819-1896

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German pianist and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Düsseldorf, 20 December 1856, to an unidentified recipient in Leipzig, 1856 Dec. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270900002 From the description of Autograph letter signed Clara Wieck, dated : Liebenstein Aug. 23 1840, to Herr [Ernest?] Montag in Weimar, 1840 Aug. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270669575 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Baden-B...

Allen, Woody, 1935-

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Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg, November 30, 1935, The Bronx, New York), American filmmaker, actor, and comedian. Allen began his career writing material for television in the 1950s, alongside Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, and Neil Simon. In the early 1960s he performed as a stand-up comedian. In the late 1960s he began writing, directing, and starring film....

Kissinger, Henry, 1923-2023

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Henry Alfred Kissinger (b. May 27, 1923, Furth, Bavaria, Germany - November 29, 2023, Kent, Connecticut) served as Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977 under both President Nixon and President Carter. He also served as National Security Advisor from 1968 to 1975 under President Nixon. He was the first person to hold both positions as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor at the same time. He was born as Heinz Alfred Kissinger but changed his name to Henry after immigrating to the U.S....

Koussevitzky, Olga, 1901-1978

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Olga Naumoff Koussevitzky was the widow of conductor Serge Koussevitzky. The pair married in 1947. Olga immigrated to America in 1929 to be secretary for the conductor and his wife, Natalie, who was her aunt. Seven years after the death of the aunt, the conductor married the niece....

Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951

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Serge Koussevitzky was a Russian-born conductor, composer and double-bassist, known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1924 to 1949. Koussevitzky's appointment as conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) was the beginning of a golden era for the ensemble that would continue until 1949. Over that 25-year period, he built the ensemble's reputation into that of a leading American orchestra. ...

Babin, Victor, 1908-1972

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Victor Babin was a composer and pianist born in Moscow in 1908. In 1933 he married one of Artur Schnabel's piano pupils Vitya (Victoria) Vronsky with whom he performed as a duo-piano team all over the world. They moved to the United States in 1937. Babin became an American citizen, joined the U.S. Army and continued to give concerts during the Second World War. He taught or administered at the Aspen Music School, the Berkshire Music Center, Tanglewood, the Cleveland Institute of Music (where he ...

Walters, Barbara, 1929-2022

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Barbara Walters (b. September 25, 1929, Boston, MA - d. December 30, 2022, Manhattan, NY) is a broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. She was the first woman to co-host a national news program for The Today Show on NBC in 1974. In 1976 she became the first female co-anchor of a network evening news program on ABC Evening News. ...

Rostropovich, Mstislav, 1927-2007

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Concert violoncellist and conductor. From the description of Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, May 8, 1992. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155896787 Epithet: cellist and conductor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000624.0x00032b ...

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847

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Felix Mendelssohn, composer of the early Romantic period. His best-known works include the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, the oratorio St. Paul, the oratorio Elijah, the overture The Hebrides, the mature Violin Concerto and the String Octet. A grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn was born into a prominent Jewish family. He was brought up without religion until the age of seven, when he was bapt...

Lieberson, Goddard, 1911-1977

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. Goddard Lieberson (1911-1977) Lieberson was in 1945 Director of Masterworks Department at Columbia Recording Corporation and in 1954 Executive Vice-President of Columbia Records Inc. (both of those entities were subsidiaries of Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.), then president of Columbia Records, and composer by training. In the 1940s, he introduced to the American public the long-playing records of classical repertoire and Bro...

Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993

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Marian Anderson was born on February 27, 1897 (although throughout much of her life she gave her birth date as February 17, 1902) in south Philadelphia. Her father, John Berkley Anderson, sold ice and coal and her mother Annie Delilah Rucker Anderson was a former schoolmistress. She was the oldest of three sisters. She began singing when she was six, in the church choir, and by eight had become a regular substitute, filling in for absent sopranos, tenors and even bass. She was presented in one c...

Menuhin, Yehudi, 1916-1999

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An American violinist, Yehudi Menuhin was engaged in 1947 by Two Continent Pictures to appear and play in a projected moving picture named Delirium and an associated short movie; and later for a series of short films. He suggested changes in the script and performed the Mendelssohn Concerto for Delirium, but the picture apparently was not completed, nor were the short films although 22 reels were recorded and photographed. From the description of Letters and other papers relating to ...

Koch, Ed, 1924-2013

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Edward Irving Koch (December 12, 1924 – February 1, 2013) was an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, film critic, and television personality. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989. Koch was a lifelong Democrat who described himself as a "liberal with sanity". The author of an ambitious public housing renewal program in his later years as mayor, he began by cutting spending and taxes and cuttin...

Rubinstein, Artur, 1887-1982

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Polish pianist, later naturalized American. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : [New York], 3 February 1969 and 12 January 1970, to Mrs. [John C.] Hughes, 1969 Feb. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270676480 Epithet: pianist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000624.0x0002e6 ...

Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977

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Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977) was an American conductor, who led the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, American Youth Orchestra, New York City Symphony, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, NBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, and American Symphony Orchestra. His career began with studies at the Royal College of Music in 1896 when Stokowski was just 13. He performed as an organist and choral director for several years in England,...

Kostelanetz, André, 1901-1980

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André Kostelanetz (1901-1980) was born in Russia and studied in Petrograd before coming to the USA. He became a successful conductor and arranger, and in 1930 was engaged as conductor for the CBS radio network, beginning a long association with broadcasting and film work. He is credited with popularizing classical music. He made many successful arrangements of light music, using heavily concentrated instrumental sonorities, and his orchestrations had a direct influence on film music of the time...

Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982

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Canadian conductor and music educator. From the description of Interview conducted by Ben Grauer, Jan. 29, 1979 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862088 Canadian conductor and music educator (1896-1982). Won the Prix d'Europe in 1915 and moved to Paris where he studied piano with Isidore Philipp, harmony with Marcel Samuel-Rousseau, opera repertory with Charles Bellaigue, and composition with Charles-Marie Widor. In 1917 he was e...

Kolodin, Irving, 1908-1988

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Irving Kolodin, music critic, author of several books and teacher at the Juilliard School, was born in 1908 and died in 1987 in New York, after suffering a stroke in the previous year. In 1926 he began his studies at the Institute of Musical Art, which later became part of the Juilliard School. In 1931 he got his first assignment as music critic at the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Soon after, in 1932, Kolodin joined the staff at The New York Sun under W. J. Henderson, where he ...

Newman, Ernest

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Music critic, author. From the description of Papers, 1900-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155490535 English writer on music. From the description of Autograph letters signed (16) and typewritten letters signed (4), dated : Liverpool, Birmingham, London [and n.p.], 1900-1921, to Grant Richards, 1900-1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582901 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : Brimingham, 17 and 24 March 1917, to C. Cop...

Horne, Marilyn, 1934-

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American mezzo-soprano. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), typewritten letters signed (4), and holiday greeting card, dated : Orange, N.J., and New York, 1977-1982, to James Fuld, 1977-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873435 American singer. From the description of Autograph card signed : [n.p.], to Francis S. Mason, Jr., [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871056 ...

Ormandy, Eugene

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Epithet: conductor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000699.0x0001db Conductor; Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1938-1980. From the description of Oral history conducted by Herbert Kupferberg, October 1969. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 213481085 From the description of Oral history conducted by Herbert Kupferberg, October 1969. (University of Pennsyl...

Boulez, Pierre

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French composer and conductor. From the description of Typewritten letters signed (5), Typewritten letter, and Autograph envelope, dated London and Baden-Baden, 1971-1975, to Joan Peyser, 1971-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270992184 French Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000350.0x00027d ...

Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990

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Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was among the most important conductors of the second half of the 20th Century and also the first American conductor to receive international acclaim. His best-known work is the Broadway musical West Side Story; other works include three symphonies, Chichester Psalms, Serenade after Plato's "Symposium", the original score for the film On the Waterfront, and theater works including On the Town, Wonderful Town, Candide, and his MASS. Bernstei...

Casella, Alfredo, 1883-1947

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Italian composer, organizer, pianist, and conductor. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : New York, 10 February 1926, to [Charles Copeley Harding?] in London, 1926 Feb. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564213 From the description of Bolero / Casella. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562160 From the description of Autograph postcard signed signed, dated : [Siena, 17 August 1923?], to Louise Alvar, 1923 Aug. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record i...

Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987

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Violinist Jascha Heifetz was born on Feb. 2, 1901, in Vilnius, Lithuania. He studied violin with Leopold Auer at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. He embarked on an international career in 1912, became an American citizen in 1925, and continued to concertize and record until 1972. He died in Los Angeles on Dec. 10, 1987. From the description of Jascha Heifetz collection, 1802-1987 (bulk 1911-1974). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71055203 Jascha Heifetz, legendary American vio...

Casadesus, Gaby

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Moynihan, Daniel Patrick, 1927-2003

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan, also Pat Moynihan, (born March 16, 1927, Tulsa, Oklahoma – died March 26, 2003, Washington, D.C.), American politician, sociologist, and diplomat. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New York in the United States Senate and served as an adviser to Republican U.S. President Richard Nixon. Moynihan moved at a young age to New York City. Following a stint in the navy, he earned a Ph.D. in history from Tufts University. He worked on the staff of New York Gove...

Mondale, Walter F. (Walter Frederick), 1928-2021

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Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928-April 19, 2021) is an American politician, diplomat and lawyer who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A United States senator from Minnesota (1964–1976), he was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 1984 United States presidential election, but lost to Ronald Reagan in an Electoral College landslide. Reagan won 49 states while Mondale carried his home state of Minnesota and the District of Columbia. In Octob...

Diamond, David, 1915-2005

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By Unknown - ebay.com, front of photo, back of photo, Public Domain, Link David Leo Diamond (1915-2005) was a gay, Jewish American composer of classical music....

Hume, Paul, 1915-

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Schonberg, Harold C.

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Turchi, Guido

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Henderson, Skitch, 1918-

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Solti, Georg, 1912-1997

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Born on January 10, 1910 in Lyon, the French conductor and composer, Jean Martinon entered the Lyon and Paris conservatoires to study the violin. At Lyon, his teacher was Maurice Foundray and at the Paris Conservatory, he studied violin technique with Jules Boucherit. While at the Paris conservatory, Martinon took composition with Albert Roussel and Vincent d’Indy. After completing the composition courses, he studied conducting with Charles Munch and Désormière. He graduated from ...

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827

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Composer. From the description of Ludwig van Beethoven autograph letter to Count Franz von Brunswick, [1813]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 242622425 From the description of Ludwig van Beethoven autograph letter to Josef Blöchlinger, [1819 Aug.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 242622372 From the description of Ludwig van Beethoven autograph letter to the Chevalier Josef de Varena, 1812 July 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 242622275 From the description...

Nabokov, Nicolas, 1903-

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Haas, Karl

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Chopin, Frederic

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Warner, H.

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Kennedy, Ethel, 1928-

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Hurok, Sol

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Andreae, Volkmar

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Swiss composer and conductor. From the description of Autograph postal card signed, dated : Zurich, 8 April 1907, to Georg Amft, 1907, 8 April. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270680586 ...

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich.

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Lympany, Moura, 1916-2005

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Tourel, Jennie

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Hine, J.

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Randall, Tony, 1920-2004

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Tony Randall, actor and director, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 26, 1920. He began his career as a stage actor in productions such as Candida, Caesar and Cleopatra and Oh, Men! Oh, Women!, to name a few. His films include: Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Mating Game, Pillow Talk, The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao, Lover Come Back, Send Me No Flowers and The Brass Bottle, among others. His television credits include: Mr. Peepers, The Tony Randall Show, ...

Mennin, Peter

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Composer, educator. From the description of Reminiscences of Peter Mennin : oral history, 1976. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309733307 Commissioned by the Dallas Symphony League. Composed 1949-50. First performance Dallas, 2 April 1950, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Walter Hendl conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Fifth symphony / Peter Mennin. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id...

Weissenberg, Alexis

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Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981

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American soprano. From the description of Rosa Ponselle collection of performances, recorded interviews, and films, 1926-1987. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 86164288 Rosa Ponselle was an American soprano whose real name was Rosa Ponzillo. Her sister Carmela Ponselle (1892-1977) was a mezzo-soprano. From the description of Papers, ca. 1911-1981. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122576040 Rosa Ponselle was an American soprano...

Judson, Arthur, 1881-1975

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American concert manager. From the description of Typewritten letters signed (2), dated : Philadelphia, 11 October 1924 and 10 December 1927, to George Engles, 1924 Oct. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578705 Agent for musical artists. From the description of Reminiscences of Arthur Judson : oral history, 1950. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122527808 ...

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

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Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.), thirty-ninth president of the United States, was born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, and grew up in the nearby community of Archery. His father, James Earl Carter, Sr., was a farmer and businessman; his mother, Lillian Gordy, a registered nurse. He was educated in the Plains public schools, attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and received a B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946. In the Navy he became a ...

Shalit, Gene, 1936-....

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Kallir, Lillian.

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Calligaris, Sergio, 1941-

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Schumann, Robert

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Originally composed for solo piano, 1833-1835. Collaborative orchestration of the score, 1908-1909, for the use of the Russian Imperial Ballet. No indication is given of each collaborator's contribution. First performance as a ballet St. Petersburg, 1910. First concert performance, Boston, 25 November 1938, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Carnival / Robert Schumann ; orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazounov, Li...

Chicherin, G.

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Brahms

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German Romantic composer, 19th century. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Brahms to Fritz Simrock, Rome, 1881 Apr. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122448491 From the description of Autograph letter signed from Brahms to Elise. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122541007 19th century German Romantic composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Brahms to unidentified correspondent, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 12...

Feltsman, Vladimir

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Unidentified

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Ganz, Rudolph, 1877-1972

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Originally composed for piano, 1930; orchestrated 1932. First performance by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit, January 19, 1933, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of 20 animal pictures / by Rudolph Ganz. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51970405 Commissioned in honor of the National Association of Schools of Music. Composed 1950. First performance Cincinnati, Ohio, 24 November 1950, Cincinnati Symphony...

Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918

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Claude Debussy (b. 22 August 1862–d. 25 March 1918) was one of the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France he attended the Conservatoire de Paris originally to study piano before switing to composition. His orchestral works include Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894), Nocturnes (1897–1899), Images (1905–1912). In 1904 he rose to international fame for his opera Pelléas et Mélisande. He also composed two books of Préludes a...

Bachauer, Gina

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Gina Bachauer (1913-1976) was a world renowned Greek pianist who performed many times with the Utah Symphony. Gina Bachauer was born May 21, 1913, in Athens, Greece. She began piano lessons at age five after attending a concert of Emil Sauer. When she was nine years old, the Polish pianist Woldemar Freeman settled in Greece and after hearing her play took her on as a student. She worked seriously with him until she finished her studies at the Athens Conservatory when she...

Levant, Oscar

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Pianist, composer, and writer. From the description of Printed renewal option with typed details, between Oscar Levant and Anna Sosenko, signed by both : [New York?], 1945 Apr. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270916053 ...

Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809

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Possibly composed by 1778-79. This symphony exists in several different versions. This edition is based on parts published by Siéber, Paris, 1786, which lack the minuet and trio listed in Hoboken.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony no. 53 : (L'Impériale) / by Joseph Haydn ; edited by Alfred Einstein. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50181222 Composed before 1781. Authenticity doubtful. For other editions see callnos. 11...

Horszowski, Mieczyslaw

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Karajan, Herbert von

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Epithet: conductor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000699.0x000307 Born on January 10, 1910 in Lyon, the French conductor and composer, Jean Martinon entered the Lyon and Paris conservatoires to study the violin. At Lyon, his teacher was Maurice Foundray and at the Paris Conservatory, he studied violin technique with Jules Boucherit. While at the Paris conservatory, Martinon took composition with A...

Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932

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John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. He is known as "The March King" or the "American March King", to distinguish him from his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford who is also known as "The March King". Among his best-known marches are "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (National March of the United States of America), "Semper Fidelis" (official march of the United States...

Poulenc, Francis

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Composer. From the description of Francis Poulenc autograph letter to [Jay S. Harrison], [1953] July 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 476902904 French composer. From the description of Discours du Général / (Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel) / Francis Poulenc / (1921). Avril 1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270568728 From the description of Autograph note signed on his visiting card, dated : [Paris, n.d.], to an unidentified recipient, [n.d.]. (Unkn...

Di Piazza, Joseph Anthony

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Kabalevsky, Dmitry Borisovich.

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Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands, 1938-

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Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981

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American composer. From the description of [Sonata, piano. Draft] : autograph manuscript, 1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270561604 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p.], to Mr. [Seymour] Peck, 1966 Aug. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270671896 From the description of Typewritten letter signed, with two autograph postscripts, dated : Mount Kisco, N.Y., 27 April 1957, to Niccolò [i.e. Nikolay Malko], 1957 Apr. 27. (Unknown). WorldC...

Browning, John, 1933-

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Reisenberg, Nadia

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Pianist, chamber musician and teacher. Ms. Reisenberg studied with Leonid Nikolayev, Alexander Lambert and Josef Hofmann. She concertized extensively and is known for her legendary performances of all twenty-seven Mozart concertos played in consecutive weekly broadcasts with Alfred Wallenstein and the WOR Mutual Radio Symphony Orchestra. She gave the New York premiere of the Rimsky-Korsakov piano concerto and the first performance of Vincent d'Indy's Symphony on a French...

Hofmann, Josef, 1876-1957

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Concert pianist; b. Cracow, Poland. From the description of Papers, 1878-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122333630 From the description of Josef Hofmann papers, 1878-1957. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 28417727 American pianist of Polish birth. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Berlin, to his parents, [n.d., 1890's?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270666339 From the description of Autograph letter sign...

Keene, Constance

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King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006

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Coretta Scott King (b. April 27, 1927, Marion, AL–d. Jan. 30, 2006, Rosarito Beach, Mexico) was the wife of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. She attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and earned a degree from the New England Conservatory of Music studying under Marie Sundelius. She met King in Boston and they were married in 1953. They had four children: Yolanda (1955), Martin III (1957), Dexter (1961), and Bernice (1963).The King family lived in Montgomery, Alabama. Mrs. ...

Schneider, Alexander, 1908-1993

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Russian born violinist and conductor. Came to the United States in 1932, where he taught, played with several ensembles, including the Budapest Quartet, and was active in various music festivals. From the description of Papers, 1951-1960. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 27730343 ...

Tureck, Rosalyn

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American pianist, student of Olga Samaroff Stokowski. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Apr. 3, 1979 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861755 Pianist, clavichordist and harpsichordist known for her interpretation of the works of J.S. Bach. From the description of Rosalyn Tureck collection, 1893-1980. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652112 From the guide to the Ros...

Wallenstein, Alfred, 1898-1983

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Alfred Franz Wallenstein was born in Chicago on October 7, 1898. Raised in Los Angeles, he studied music with composer Ferde Grofé's mother, Elsa Johanna Bierlich von Grofé, who was a professional cellist, and with Julius Klengel. Wallenstein joined the San Francisco Symphony as a cellist at age 17, and went on to play cello for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic under Arturo Toscanini. Toscanini encouraged him to pursue conducting, and hi...

Alda, Frances

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Casadesus, Marius

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Trudeau, Pierre Elliott

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Biographical/Historical Note Prime minister of Canada, 1968-1979, 1980-1984. From the guide to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau speeches, 1968-1984, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

Lifar, Serge, 1905-

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Serge Lifar (1905-1986) was a Ukranian-born French dancer and choreographer. Igor Markevitch (1912-1983) was a Russian-born French composer and conductor. Both were Serge Diaghilev's protégées: Serge Lifar became leading dancer for the Ballets Russes; Igor Markevitch was the youngest composer ever to work for ballet. Their collaboration continued for a number of years after Diaghilev's death. From the guide to the Letters from Igor Markevitch and others, 1931-1986., (Harvard Theatre ...

Pizzetti, Ildebrando

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Italian composer, conductor, and critic. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Florence, 29 January 1917, to an unidentified recipient, 1917 Jan. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270675024 The author is the Italian composer of operas, orchestral, chamber and choral music. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Rome, 2 May 1955, to Calusio, Buenos Aires. (Boston Public Library). WorldCat record id: 769139933 ...

Carlisle, Kitty, 1915-

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Singer and widow of Moss Hart. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, N.Y., to dear, dear friend [James Fuld], 1995 June 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270914759 From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : New York, 24 Jan. 1991, to Joan Peyser, 1991 Jan. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270992542 ...

Larrocha, Alicia de

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Richter, Sviatoslav

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Serkin, Rudolf, 1903-

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Stravinsky, Soulima, 1910-

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Soulima Stravinsky is a pianist, teacher, and composer, son of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. From the guide to the Soulima Stravinsky papers, ca.1884-1976 (inclusive, 1950-1976, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) ...

Serkin, Peter, 1947-

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Busch, Adolf, 1891-1952

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German violinist and composer. From the description of Nocturno / für / Saxophon und kleines Orchester / über ein / Negro Spiritual / ("Swing low, sweet Chariot") / Adolf Busch Op. 58a. 26. Juli 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562109 ...

Bergonzi, Carlo

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Ravel, Maurice

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001219.0x000308 Maurice Ravel was a French composer; the apparent recipient, Toscanini, was a conductor. From the guide to the ALS, to [Arturo Toscanini], 1930 Sept. 9, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) From the description of ALS, 1930 Sept. 9, to [Arturo Toscanini]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122682742 ...

Cliburn, Van, 1934-2013

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Concert pianist. From the description of Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, February 17, 1992. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155896057 ...

Freundlich, Irwin.

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London, George, 1920-1985

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Eschenbach, Christoph

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Downes, Olin

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American music critic. From the description of Typewritten letters signed (2), dated : New York, 22 April 1932 and 16 June 1939, to Harry Harkness Flagler, 1932 Apr. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270565951 Olin Downes (1886-1955), American music critic with the Boston Post (1906-1924) and the New York Times (1924-1955). From the description of Olin Downes manuscripts, [ca. 1926-1957]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476554 From the description of O...

Kennedy, Edward Moore, 1932-2009

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Edward Moore Kennedy (b. Feb. 22, 1932, Boston, Mass.-d. Aug. 25, 2009), graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in government in 1956, and received his LL.B. from the University of Virginia in 1959. He served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953. He was elected democratic senator from Massachusetts in 1962, served until his death in August 2009. He was the Assistant District Attorney for Suffolk County from 1961 to 1962, and sought the Democratic nomination for president in 1980....

Sokoloff?, ?

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Foster, Sidney

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Gregorian, Vartan

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Vartan Gregorian, sixteenth president of Brown University, was unanimously elected at a special meeting of the Corporation on August 31,1988. Born in Tabriz, Iran, on April 8, 1934, he attended an Armenian-Russian school until he was fifteen, when he left Tabriz with fifty dollars and a letter of introduction from a French Vice Consul and entered the Collège Arménien in Beirut, Lebanon. In 1955 he received a degree in Armenian studies. The next year he was awarded a scholarship for study oversea...

Istomin, Eugene

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Concert pianist. From the description of Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, October 8, 1991. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155896059 ...

Firkušný, Rudolf, 1912-

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Rachmaninoff, Sergei

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The Five etudes-tableaux orchestrated by Respighi are originally from Rachmaninoff's op. 33 and 39 for piano solo. From the description of 5 etudes tableaux / S. Rachmaninoff ; orchestration de Ottorino Respighi. 1930. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 62092347 Sergei Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer and pianist. From the description of Sergei Rachmaninoff letter, New York, to Princess Maria Dimitriv Gagarin, 1942 May 4. (Pennsylvania State University Lib...

Pollini, Maurizio

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Price, Leontyne.

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Maynor, Dorothy

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Singer. From the description of Reminiscences of Dorothy Maynor : oral history, 1976. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309733402 ...

Freccia, Massimo

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Abbado, Claudio

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Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993

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Epithet: conductor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x000384 Born on January 10, 1910 in Lyon, the French conductor and composer, Jean Martinon entered the Lyon and Paris conservatoires to study the violin. At Lyon, his teacher was Maurice Foundray and at the Paris Conservatory, he studied violin technique with Jules Boucherit. While at the Paris conservatory, Martinon took composition with A...

Siegel, Jeffrey

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Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962

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Elsa Walter (née Wirthschaft, previous married name Korneck) was an opera singer and Bruno's wife; they were married from around 1900 until Elsa's death, which was apparently in 1945. Delia Reinhardt, an opera singer whom Walter had mentored, was a close friend of Walter. McLane was a friend of Alma Mahler who communicated with Alma upon Walter's death; she lived in Calif. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler, Gustav Mahler, and Franz Werfel, 1911-1960. (Universit...

Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008

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Epithet: jr of the National Review British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001186.0x000169 William F. Buckley, Jr. was born in 1925 and graduated from Yale University in 1950. In 1955 he founded the magazine The National Review. He also wrote a nationally syndicated column and hosted the weekly television show Firing Line from 1966 through 1999. In 1965 Buckley ran unsuccessfully as the Conservative Party candidate for...

Hendl, Walter

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Pianist and conductor. Director of the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, 1964-1972. From the description of Walter Hendl papers, 1964-1972. (University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music). WorldCat record id: 30480373 ...

Lateiner, Jacob

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Zecchi, Carlo, 1903-

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Collard, Jean-Philippe

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Zeltser, Mark

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Bookspan, Martin

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Argerich, Martha, 1941-...

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Respighi, Ottorino, 1879-1936

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Italian composer. From the description of "Voici Noël! / per soprano. / Ottorino Respighi" : autograph manuscript, 1919 Aug. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270568953 From the description of Autograph letters signed (3), dated : Abetone Serrabassa, 19 August 1925 and 7 August 1926, and [n.p.], 23 August 1933, to Claudio [Guastalla], 1925 Aug. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270676008 From the description of "Partitura / Maria Vittoria / Atto Io. [Atto 2o. / Quadr...

Iturbi, Jose, 1895-

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Lambro, Phillip

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Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004

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Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) was the 40th President of the United States and served two terms in office from 1981 to 1989. He was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois, the second son of Nelle Wilson and John Edward ("Jack") Reagan. His father nicknamed him "Dutch" as a baby. In 1920 the family resettled in Dixon, Illinois. In 1928 Reagan graduated from Dixon High School, where he had been student body president, an actor in school plays, and a student athlete. He partici...

Ashkenazy, Vladimir, 1937-....

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Metcalf, Willard Leroy, 1858-1925

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Landscape painter, illustrator; New York City. Born 1858. Died 1925. Willard Metcalf was one of a group known as The Ten American Painters. He worked in the Southwest U.S. painting Zuni Indians 1881-1883. He was associated with artists' colonies in Old Lyme, Conn., and Cornish, N.H. From the description of Willard Leroy Metcalf sketchbooks, 1879-1882. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 227189069 Painter, illustrator; Olde Lyme, Conn. and Cor...

Montgomery, Merle, 1904-1986

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Merle Montgomery (b. May 15, 1904, in Davidson, Oklahoma; d. Aug. 25, 1986, in Chantilly, Virginia) was a music educator, composer, author, editor, administrator, translator, lecturer, and concert pianist. From the description of Merle Montgomery papers, circa 1904-1983 (bulk 1960-1980). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 732968094 Biographical Note 1904, May 15 Born Merle ...

Munch, Charles 1891-1968

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Musician and conductor; b. in Germany; conductor of Boston Symphony Orchestra. From the description of Charles Munch collection, 1935-1966. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70968710 Born on January 10, 1910 in Lyon, the French conductor and composer, Jean Martinon entered the Lyon and Paris conservatoires to study the violin. At Lyon, his teacher was Maurice Foundray and at the Paris Conservatory, he studied violin technique with Jules Boucherit. While a...

Steinway & Sons.

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Barber, Samuel

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Epithet: American composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x00006a Epithet: Reverend; Fellow of the Meteorological Soc British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000742.0x00008a ...

Horowitz, Wanda Toscanini

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Wife of Vladimir Horowitz. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York Jan. 4 1934, to Mr. and Mrs. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, 1934 Jan. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270666458 Wanda Toscanini Horowitz is the daughter of the conductor Arturo Toscanini. She married the pianist Vladimir Horowitz. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1994. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155903231 ...

Wallace, Mike, 1918-2012

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Television newscaster and newspaper columnist. From the description of Mike Wallace papers, 1956-1963. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420098 Broadcast journalist; CBS News correspondent; co-founder and correspondent on CBS 60 Minutes news program since 1968. From the description of Mike Wallace CBS/60 Minutes sound recording series, 1939-1990s. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 85778885 From the description of Mike Wallace CB...

Prokofiev, Sergey.

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Polignac, Winnaretta, princesse de, 1865-1943

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Farrow, Mia, 1945-....

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Mia Farrow is an internationally acclaimed actress and humanitarian activist. Farrow was born Mia de Lourdes Villiers Farrow on February 9, 1945, in Los Angeles, California, to Australian film director John Farrow, and Irish actress Maureen O'Sullivan . Farrow has appeared in over 40 feature films and television shows, as well as numerous documentaries. One of seven children, Farrow survived polio at age nine, and was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in September 2000. Farrow has worked ti...

Johannesen, Grant

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Grant Johannesen played with several orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, and at Carnegie Hall. His major interests were the works of French compsers, such as Gabriel Fauré, whose entire body of work he eventually recorded. From the description of The Grant Johannesen papers. 1955-1998. (University of Utah). WorldCat record id: 228099897 Helen Taylor (1915-1950) was a pianist, composer, and faculty member at the Columbia Teachers College and McCune ...

Machlis, Joseph, 1906-1998

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Nabokov, Nicolas

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000265.0x0001c4 ...

Bakaleinikoff, Vladimir, 1885-1953

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Chamberlain, Houston Stewart, 1855-1927

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Exponent of racial theories and supporter of Richard Wagner. British-born yet opted for Germany nationality. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Chamberlain to unidentified correspondent, Vienna, 1892 Oct. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122384590 English writer on music. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Vienna, 23 October 1906, to an unidentified dealer, 1906 Oct. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564274 ...

Levine, James, 1943-....

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American conductor and pianist. From the description of Typewritten letters signed (2), dated : New York, 14 March 1979 and 20 January 1982, to James Fuld, 1979 Mar. 14 and 1982 Jan. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874491 ...

Mitchell, Joan Cameron

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Roseman, S.

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Mévi, J.

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Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald, 1890-1995.

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Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy (1890-1995) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of John Francis (a politician) and Mary Josephine (Hannon) Fitzgerald. She married Joseph Patrick Kennedy, financier and diplomat, on October 7, 1914. She was a graduate of Covenant of the Sacred Heart School in Boston, the Blumenthal Academy, and Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart. She was the mother of former President John F. Kennedy and former U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy. From...

Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960

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Eble was an officer of the Bruckner Society of America, in New York City. Selden-Goth was a music scholar; she was an acquaintance of Mitropoulos and of Alma Mahler; Trudy Goth was apparently her daughter. Johnson was a music critic for the New York Post. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1941-1960. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863958 ...

Mehta, Zubin

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Epithet: conductor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000624.0x0002e7 Conductor. From the description of Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, February 12, 1991. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155891558 Conductor. Mehta has been the Music Director of the New York Philharmonic since 1978. From the description of Correspondenc...

Gilels, Emil

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Epithet: pianist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000206.0x0002de ...

Burkat, Leonard.

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Ceccato, Aldo

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Dietrich, Marlene, 1901-1992

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Marlene Dietrich (b. December 27, 1901, Berlin, Germany–d. May 6, 1992, Paris, France) was a German actress and singer. Throughout her long career, spanning from the 1910s to the 1980s, she maintained popularity by continually reinventing herself. In 1920s Berlin, Dietrich acted on the stage and in silent films. Dietrich starred in Hollywood films such as Morocco (1930), Shanghai Express (1932), and Desire (1936). Throughout World War II, she was a high-profile entertainer in the United St...

Graffman, Gary

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Concert pianist and director of the Curtis Institute. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Sept. 27, 1978 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861454 Concert pianist, director of Curtis Institute of Music, 1985- . From the description of Oral history conducted by Sharon Eisenhour, January 25, 1991. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155892233 American ...

Golschmann, Vladimir, 1893-1972

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American conductor of French birth and Russian descent. From the description of Autograph letters signed (6), dated : Columbus, New York, and St. Louis, 1924-1942, to Harry Harkness Flagler (one is to Mrs. Flagler), 1924-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578042 ...

Zweig, Stefan, 1881-1942

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Austrian writer Stefan Zweig was one of the most prolific and popular European authors in the years before World War II. He wrote plays, poetry, and fiction, but his most popular works were highly fictionalized biographies of well-known historical figures. His central themes were nostalgia and humanism. From the description of Stefan Zweig letter and pamphlet, 1929-1932. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51589995 Austrian writer. From...

Pavarotti, Luciano, 1935-2007

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Luciano Pavarotti (b. October 12, 1935, Modena, Italy–d. September 6, 2007, Modena, Italy) was an Italian operatic tenor who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, gaining worldwide fame for the quality of his tone, and eventually established himself as one of the finest tenors of the 20th century....

Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886

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Note at end says "Original mss. in Weimar--date 1851. First published by Meyer in 1854--later by Litolff. Never been orchestrated--either by Liszt or anyone else."--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Scherzo and March / Franz Liszt ; orchestrated by Arthur Hartmann. [c1934]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 69683005 Composed originally for solo piano, 1849, on the deaths of Prince Felix Lichnowsky, Count Ladislaus Teleky and Count Lajos Ba...

Steinberg, William, 1899-1978

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Steinberg had been in the U.S. since 1938. He apparently developed a friendly relationship with Alma Mahler over the course of this period, with her attending some performances and inviting him to her home. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1948-1954. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864539 ...

Badura-Skoda, Paul

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Spiro, Eugen

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Simon, Abbey

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Lewenthal, Raymond

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Ramey, Phillip

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Bori, Lucrezia, 1887-1960

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Opera singer born in Valencia, Spain, debuted in Rome in Carmen in 1908; joined Metropolitan Opera in 1912 and sang there until 1936. After retirement was a fundraiser for Metropolitan, elected chairman of Metropolitan Opera Guild in 1942. From the description of Lucrezia Bori photograph, 1933. (Texas Woman's University Library). WorldCat record id: 435456502 Spanish soprano. From the description of Signature, dated : [n.p., n.d.], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat rec...

Smit, Leo, 1921-1999

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American pianist and composer. From the description of Autograph documents (2), dated : Buffalo, 17 February [1976, and n.d.], 1976 Feb. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270962013 Composer, pianist, and educator, Leo Smit was born in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1921. After studies at Curtis Institute of Music, he worked as a rehearsal pianist with George Balanchine's American Ballet in 1930-32. He made his solo debut at Carnegie Hall in 1939. Smit taught at Sarah Lawrence College...

Nero, Peter, 1934-

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Pianist. Graduate of Brooklyn College, 1956. From the description of Musical score, [ca.1966] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155456086 ...

List, Eugene

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Milstein, Nathan, 1903-1992

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Bampton, Rose

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Rose Bampton, an American operatic soprano born 1908, was married to Canadian conductor Wilfrid Pelletier; both had professional connections with conductor Arturo Toscanini. From the guide to the Collection of items associated with Arturo Toscanini, ca. 1882-1967, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) American mezzo-soprano, later soprano. From the description of Autograph letter signed Rose B. Pelletier, dated : [New York], to Francis Mason, 1975 Nov. 1...

Gavoty, Bernard

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Born on January 10, 1910 in Lyon, the French conductor and composer, Jean Martinon entered the Lyon and Paris conservatoires to study the violin. At Lyon, his teacher was Maurice Foundray and at the Paris Conservatory, he studied violin technique with Jules Boucherit. While at the Paris conservatory, Martinon took composition with Albert Roussel and Vincent d’Indy. After completing the composition courses, he studied conducting with Charles Munch and Désormière. He graduated from ...

Kipnis, Igor

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Medtner, Nikolai Karlovich.

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Janis, Byron

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Stern, Isaac, 1920-

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Kreisler, Fritz

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Originally composed for violin and piano. Attributed by Kreisler to Pugnani when first published by Carl Fischer in 1910. This transcription 1919.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Praeludium und Allegro / A. Pugnani- F. Kreisler. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52596205 Fritz Kreisler (b. Feb. 2, 1875, in Vienna; d. Jan. 29, 1962, in New York) was a violinist and composer. From the description of Fritz Kreisler colle...

Bolet, Jorge

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Malcuzynski, Witold, 1914-

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Perlman, Itzhak, 1945-

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Izhak Perlman (b. Aug. 31, 1945, Tel Aviv, British Palestine) is a violisit, conductor, music teacher. He studied at the Julliard School under Ivan Galamian and Dorothy DeLay. In 1958 and 1964 he perfomred on the Ed Sullivan Show and made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1963. He currently teaches at the Julliard School and is the founder Perlman Music Program. In the early 2000s, Perlamn began conducting in early 2000s. He plays the Soil Stradivarius violin of 1714, Guarneri del Gesu 1743 'Sauret', a...

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...

Horowitz, Vladimir

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Russian-born pianist. From the description of The papers of Vladimir and Wanda Toscanini Horowitz, 1784-1991 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702150358 Vladimir Horowitz (in Russian, Gorowitz) was born in Berdichev, near Kiev, on October 1, 1903. His father, Simeon, was an electrical engineer, and his mother, Sophie, a pianist. It was Sophie who gave Volodya (as he was affectionately called), his sister, Regina, and brothers Jacob and George, ...

Piatigorsky, Gregor, 1903-1976

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Epithet: cellist and composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000699.0x0001fc This transcription 1946.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Variations on a Paganini theme / Gregor Piatigorsky ; orchestral arrangement by Arthur Cohn. [1946] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53194517 ...

Bendiner, Alfred

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B.S. and M.S., U. of Pennsylvania, (1922 and 1927); an architect, although primarily known as an artist, writer and caricaturist. From the description of Memorabilia 1919-1970. (University of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122597473 Architect. Born 1899; died 1964. From the description of Alfred Bendiner correspondence, 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79456471 Bendiner was an architect, artist, and author. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. in 1899....

Stevens, Risë (1913-2013).

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American mezzo-soprano. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, July 12, 1978 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861600 American mezzo soprano. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : [n.p.], 2 January 1962, to Mr. [Joseph] Chouinard, 1962 Jan. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270962262 Risë Stevens, 1913-2013 Risë Stevens was born in New York...

Allen, Betty, 1930-

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Friedberg, Carl, 1872-1955

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A pianist and teacher, Carl Friedberg (1872-1955) was an active performer throughout his career. He gave many solo recitals, concerts with leading orchestras, and chamber music concerts with a variety of ensembles throughout the United States and Europe. Friedberg also was a teacher at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt, Germany and at the Institute for Musical Arts, which later became the Juilliard School....

Corigliano, John, 1938-....

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The work was first performed on May 11, 2007 under the title Jamestown hymn. From the description of Jamestown fanfare, [ca. 2006]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 266075500 American composer. From the description of "For Zoltan / Birthday / Greeting / John Corigliano." : autograph manuscript, 1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270562367 ...

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, 1778-1837

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Austrian composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Hummel to Sir George Smart, London, 1833 Apr. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122369537 Austrian pianist, composer, teacher, and conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Weimar Dec. 12 1822, to Cappi & Diabelli in Vienna, 1822 Dec. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270666515 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Stuttgart Oct. 31 ...

Godowsky, Leopold, 1870-1938

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Leopold Godowsky, American pianist and composer of Polish birth, was born in Soshly, near Vilnius, Feb. 13 1870 and died in New York, Nov, 21, 1938. He was one of the great piano virtuosos at the turn of the century, who wrote works of such technical difficulty that they have been mastered by few pianists. He was also a great teacher and a prolific composer. From the description of Leopold Godowsky collection 1890-1938 1900-1930 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130016 ...

Spivakov, Vladimir, 1944-....

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Pascin, J.

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Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995

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Composed 1933. First performance Hollywood Bowl, 13 July 1933, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Fragment of chorus from "Orestes" of Euripides : from a conjectural version (400 B.C.) / arranged by Nicolas Slonimsky. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54759973 Movements 1-6 and 8 originally composed 1928 in Studies in Black and White for piano. Transcribed and Valse added, 1941. First performance Buenos Aire...

Visconti, Luchino, 1906-1976

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Paderewski, Ignacy Jan, 1860-1941

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Polish pianist, composer, and statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p., n.d.], to an unidentified recipient, n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674147 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Morges, 12 December 1938], to Mr. & Mrs. H[arry] H[arkness] Flagler, 1938 Dec. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674145 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Morges], 2 September 1928, to Alfred Cortot...

Chasins, Abram, 1903-1987

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Revised 1937. First performance of revised version by the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, New York, April 7, 1938, John Barbirolli, conducting, the composer at the piano.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Piano concerto no. 2 : in F♯ minor / Abram Chasins. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42693718 American pianist, composer, writer, and educator. From the description of Autograph letter signed and Typewritte...

Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007

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Composer. From the description of Papers, 1982-1989. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 21072004 Orlando Cole, American, cellist of the Curtis String Quartet, and educator (cello faculty, The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, Pa.), was a classmate of Menotti's and Barber's at the Curtis Institute. From the description of [Letter, 1936, summer, St. Wolfgang, Austria, to] Landy [Orlando Cole, Rockport, Me.] / Gian-Carlo ; Sam [Samuel Barb...

Chapin, Schuyler

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Music administrator. From the description of Reminiscences of Schuyler Garrison Chapin : oral history, 1977. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309731332 Chapin was general manager of the Metropolitan Opera. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Feb. 7, 1977 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861173 ...

Davis, Ivan.

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Perahia, Murray

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Cherkassky, Shura

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Gavazzeni, Gianandrea, 1909-

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Albanese, Licia

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Epithet: singer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001186.0x000295 ...

Arrau, Claudio, 1903-1991.

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Chilean pianist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Wittenburg, 30 August 1926, to Herr [Alexander Maria] Schnabel, 1926, 30 August. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270680676 ...

Garbousova, Raya, 1905-

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Bliss, Arthur, 1891-1975

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English composer. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : [London], 7 June [1921] and 22 May [1922], to Mme [Louise] Alvar Harding, 1921 June 7 and 22 May [1922]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270672855 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London, n.d., 1915-1924], to Mr. [Otto M.] Kling [at J. & W. Chester], [n.d., 1915-1924]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270672860 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [...

Hedley, Arthur 1905-1969

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English Chopin scholar. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : London, 22 January 1953, to Katherine Goodson, 1953 Jan. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873421 ...

Davis, Andrew

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Andrew Davis's interest in the city of Jedwabne, Poland, stems from familial ties to the town. His grandfather emigrated to the United States from Jedwabne in 1888. However, the town is most infamous for a massacre of its Jews committed by Polish civilians in July 1941. This crime was the subject of the book Neighbors, by Jan Gross. Davis has also engaged in the study of this massacre, and over several years has collected research materials related to Jedwabne. In July 2001, Davis was invited to...

Shostakovich, Dmitri

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Nos. 20, 7, 21, 14 and 6, respectively, of Twenty Four Preludes for Piano, op. 34, composed 1932-33. Arranged 1936.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Five preludes : from 24 piano preludes by D. Shostakovich, op. 34 (nos. 20, 7, 21, 14, 6) / arr. by Lan Adomian. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54108995 From the opera, "The nose" in 3 acts with libretto by the composer in conjunction with Y. Zemyatin, G. Ionin and A. Preys after G...

Voxman, Himie

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Lupas, ?

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Horowitz, Vladimir

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Russian-born pianist. From the description of The papers of Vladimir and Wanda Toscanini Horowitz, 1784-1991 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702150358 Vladimir Horowitz (in Russian, Gorowitz) was born in Berdichev, near Kiev, on October 1, 1903. His father, Simeon, was an electrical engineer, and his mother, Sophie, a pianist. It was Sophie who gave Volodya (as he was affectionately called), his sister, Regina, and brothers Jacob and George, ...

Lualdi, Adriano, 1885-1971

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Comden, Betty

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Betty Comden, part of the successful team of Comden and Green, collaborated as a lyricists with Adolph Green from 1938 until the his death in 2002. Betty Comden was born in 1919 in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from New York University, she began her career as a performer and writer in a cabaret act called The Revuers . Adolph Green was born in 1915 in the Bronx, New York. After a short career on Wall Street, Mr. Green joined The Revuers in 1938 and the Comden and Green team was formed. C...

Gould, Morton

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Composed 1934. First performance Jan. 2, 1936, Philadelphia, at a concert for Youth, by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Chorale and fugue in jazz / by Morton Gould. [19--?]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 51998771 American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist (b. Dec. 10, 1913 in New York; d. Feb. 21,1996 in Orlando, Florida). From the description of Morton G...

Maazel, Lorin

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American conductor and violinist of French birth. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Los Angeles, 14 June 1942, to William Keresey in New York 1942 June 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270915854 ...