Letters : chiefly from prominent musicians to Georges Miquelle and Müller, 1934-1965.

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Letters : chiefly from prominent musicians to Georges Miquelle and Müller, 1934-1965.

The collection contains personal notes to Miquelle and M-uller from many guest performers with the Detroit Symphony whom they entertained during the performers' stay in Detroit. There is also a signature of Thomas Alva Edison and photographs of Gieseking and of Monfort l'Amaury, Ravel's home near Paris. Correspondents include Franco Autori, Robert Casadesus, Elizabeth Penn Sprague Coolidge, Pierre Fournier, Zino Francescatti, Clara Clemens Gabrilowitsch, Raya Garbousova, Walter Gieseking, Bernardino Melinari, Paul Paray, Etienne Pasquier, Maurice Ravel, Vladimir Golschmann, Alexander Gretchaninov, and Jacques Thibaud.

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Casadesus, Robert‏ (1899-1972).‏

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Composed 1933. First performance Warsaw, April 1934, Walerian Bierdiajew conductor, the composer and his wife Gaby Casadesus soloists. Dedicated to E[mile] R[obert] Blanchet.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Concerto pour 2 pianos et orchestra, op. 17 / Robert Casadesus. [1933] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 45205819 French pianist and composer. From the description of "Introduction / et / Polonaise / pour Violoncelle / av...

Gieseking, Walter

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German pianist. From the description of Autograph postal card signed, dated : Hanover, 16 July 1921, to Breitkopf & Härtel (Raabe & Plothow), 1921 July 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577858 ...

Garbousova, Raya, 1905-1997

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Francescatti, Zino, 1902-1991

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French violinist; d. 1991. From the description of Zino Francescatti collection, 1936-1997 (bulk 1936-1991). (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70954214 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, Marti...

Miquelle, Georges, 1894-1977,

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Detroit symphony orchestra

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Clemens, Clara

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Clara Clemens was the wife of Ossip Gabrilowitsch and the daughter of Samuel Clemens. From the description of ANS : Munich, to Margaret Sloss, 1914 Apr. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122369535 American soprano; wife of Ossip Gabrilowitsch. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : [n.p.], 27 November 1935, to Mr. [Harry Harkness] Flagler. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564489 Clara Clemens was a daughter of Samuel Langhorne Cleme...

Coolidge, Elizabeth Sprague, 1864-1953

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Biographical Note 1864, Oct. 30 Born Elizabeth Penn Sprague, Chicago, Illinois, to Albert Arnold and Nancy Ann Atwood Sprague circa 1872 Began piano lessons with Regina Cohn Watson 1891 Married Frederic Shurtleff Coolidge (died 1915) ...

Fournier, Pierre, 1906-1986

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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 ...

Molinari, Bernardino, 1880-1952

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Paray, Paul, 1886-1979

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Gretchaninov, Aleksandr Tikhonovich, 1864-1956,

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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 ...

Thibaud, Jacques

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French violinist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, 3 August 1906, to an unidentified recipient, 1906 Aug. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270677634 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, 6 June 1912, to an unidentified recipient, 1912 June 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270677637 ...

Müller, René.

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Autori, Franco, 1903-1990

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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 ...

Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931

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Thomas Alva Edison (born February 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio – died October 18, 1931, West Orange, New Jersey), American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrial...

Pasquier, Étienne, 1905-1997

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