Otto Klemperer Archive 1792-1988 (bulk 1920-circa 1970)

Beyer, Ferdinand, 1803-1863

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Epithet: composer and pianist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001305.0x0001d0 ...

Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864

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By 1831, Spontini's reputation has lost ground to the works of younger men, including Meyerbeer, whose Robert le Diable was first performed eight month after the date of this letter; this is perhaps the opera mentioned here, though Meyerbeer may be referring to the abortive Le Portefaix, the contract for which he had just signed. Despite the apparent warmth of their relationship, Spontini was already jealous. His own continuing lack of success he attributed to a plot orchestrated by Meyerbeer, "...

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...

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971

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Russian born composer and conductor. From the description of Audio materials [sound recording]. 1931-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 40723194 Igor Stravinsky was a Russian composer. From the description of Sketchbook, [1917?]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122465769 Stravinsky's opera The Rake's Progress, set to the libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, was inspired by William Hogarth's series of paintings. Stravinsky had wan...

Rameau, Jean-Philippe

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Epithet: composer and theorist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000834.0x000091 Source of the gavotte not identified. Possibly from a keyboard work.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Rameau's gavotte / [Rameau ; arrangé] pour orchestre à cordes [par] Berthold Tours. [1932?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53226282 Taken from various harpsichord works....

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...

Waldmann, Ludolf

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Klemperer, Ida.

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Klemperer, Otto, 1885-1973

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Johanna Klemperer (born Geissler; d. 1956) was an operatic singer and Otto Klemperer's wife; Lotte Klemperer (1923-2003) was their daughter. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1910-1959. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863663 Conductor and composer. Otto Klemperer (b. May 14, 1885 in Breslau, Germany; d. July 6, 1973 in Zurich) is known particularly for conducting orchestral music by Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Mahler, an...

Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra

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Brün, Herbert.

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Born in Yonkers, Salvatore Martirano (1927-1995) grew up in New Rochelle, New York where he graduated from high school in 1945.�?  While there he was the leader of "The Sonny Martin Band," the name of which came from Martirano's childhood nickname "Sonny."�?  After graduating, Martirano served as a Marine for fourteen months in 1945 and 1946, during which time he performed with the Parris Island Marine Band and a touring USO show. Martirano received his undergraduate deg...

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001296.0x000089 Opera with a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, based on Friedrich von Schiller's play Kabale und Liebe, premiered at the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, on December 8, 1849. From the description of Luisa Miller : melodramma tragico in tre atti / sinfonia musica del Sigr. Mo. Giuseppe Verdi. [ca. 1850] (Yale University). WorldCat record id...

Keller, Robert

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Freudenthal, Otto

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Bach, Giovanni, 1892-

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), composer of baroque music, organ technician, master of harpsicord, organ and violin, whose talents were largely unrecognised in his lifetime but have been celebrated ever since. From the guide to the Copy of Johann Sebastian Bach, Twenty Four Preludes and Fugues, c.1800, c.1800, (University of St Andrews) ...

Nicolai, Otto

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Weber, Carl Maria von 1786-1826

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Composed 1809, originally for viola and orchestra. Rewritten 1813 for bassoon and orchestra and given the op. no. 35. First performance Prague, 18 February 1813, G.F. Brandt soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Andante e rondo ongarese : for solo bassoon, op. 35 / Carl Maria von Weber. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 56969197 Originally composed 1806 -- lost. Revised 1815.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the desc...

Lortzing, Albert

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Epithet: German composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001150.0x000158 German composer, nineteenth century. From the description of Autograph note signed from Lortzing to unidentified correspondent, 1843 Jan. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122500171 German composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Dr. [Woldemar] Frege, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldC...

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...

Mozart, Franz Xaver, 1791-1844

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Austrian composer. From the description of [Douce amitié fille du ciel!] [manuscript]. 23 mars [1]843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270567716 Epithet: composer, son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x00017e Composers. From the description of Franz Xaver Mozart and Carl Thomas Mozart autograph letter to Johann Anton André, 1826 June 7. (Unknow...

Taubert, W.

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Klemperer, Lotte

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Lotte Klemperer (1923-2003) was the daughter of Otto Klemperer (1885-1973). From the description of Correspondence to Adolf Klarmann, 1973. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863661 ...

Johannes, Brahms

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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...

Krolloper

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Bregstein, Philo, 1932-....

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Lachner, Ignaz, 1807-1895

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German composer and conductor. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Mannheim Mar. 24 1856, to G[eorg] Goltermann in Frankfurt, 1856 Mar. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270747353 ...

Meierbeer, G.

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Klemperer, Johanna.

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Gluck, Christoph Willibald, 1714-1787

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From the opera in 2 acts with libretto by Marco Coltellini after a play by Carlo Sigismondo Capece. First performance Burg Theater, Vienna, 30 January 1765. This work was later used as the Overture to Armide (callno.: 4406).--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Overture : Il Telemaco osia [sic] L'isola di Circe / Gluck. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 49863952 18th century German opera composer. From the description of ...

Liebe, Ludwig.

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