Beethoven Association records, 1918-1940.
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Beethoven Association (New York, N.Y.)
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The Beethoven Association came into existence in part because of displacement caused by World War I, and the inability of musicians to travel between the United States to Europe. Harold Bauer was elected first presidenct of the Association, and was among those responsible for setting up concerts to raise funds for worthy causes. The Association's initial season successfully raised money to fund publication of Alexander Wheelock Thayer's biography of Beethoven in English ...
Bauer, Harold, 1873-1951
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Harold Bauer, born Apr. 28, 1873, Kingston-on-Thames, near London, died Mar. 12, 1951, Miami, Fla. Throughout his career he was regarded as one of the greatest living pianists, a successor to the tradition of Liszt, Paderewski, and Brahms, and a celebrated interpreter of the music of Schumann, Brahms, and Franck. He was one of the first to champion the music of Debussy and of Ravel. Bauer also had considerable fame in chamber music, performing with Pablo Casals, Fritz Kreisler, Jacques Thibaud, ...
Sonneck, O.G.
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Epithet: of the Library of Congress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001219.0x000030 American musicologist, librarian, editor, and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : New York, 9 December 1927, to Mrs. [E.P.] Simons, 1927 Dec. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873752 Musician, historian, and librarian. From the description of Papers of Oscar Geor...
