MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 04681cpcaa2200601 a 4500
001 2006560666
003 DLC
005 20110823124254.0
007 cr |||||||||||
008 060510i17921988xx eng
010 $a 2006560666
040 $aDLC$cDLC$edacs$dDLC
041 0 $aeng$ager$adut
050 00 $aML31$b.K59
100 1 $aKlemperer, Otto,$d1885-1973.
245 10 $aOtto Klemperer archive,$f1792-1988$g(bulk 1920-circa 1970).
300 $aaround 20,000 items (111 boxes, 29 linear feet )
351 $aOrganized into the following series: I. Music, 1915-1971, II. Family Papers, 1792-1983, III. Correspondence, 1915-1974, IV. Writings, 1914-1981, V. Legal and Financial Papers, 1934-1984, VI. Kroll Opera, 1918-1965, VII. Clippings, 1926-1972, VIII. Programs, 1901-1967, IX. Iconography, 1924-1971, X. Miscellaneous Printed Matter, 1930-1977, XI. Klemperer Film Materials, 1885-1972, XII. Books, 1901-1988.
546 $aMaterials are mostly in English and German with a small amount in Dutch.
545 0 $aConductor 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, and contemporary music and operas, during the 1920s and 1930s. He composed symphonies, string quartets, songs, piano solos, choral works, and an opera; and also arranged works by Bach, Mendelssohn, and Mozart.
520 8 $aThe archive consists of Otto Klemperer's papers which document his life and career. It contains manuscript and printed music, including holograph scores and sketches, copyists' printed scores and parts, and musical arrangements; correspondence; family papers; writings by and about Klemperer; interviews with Klemperer and others; legal and financial documents; clippings; programs, including many from the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; photographic materials; materials related to the Kroll Opera; and books annotated by Klemperer and his daughter Lotte. The archive also contains production and resource materials, including scripts, interviews, background materials, and photographs, that Philo Bregstein used in making a documentary film about Klemperer's life and work.
541 $cGift;$aLotte Klemperer;$d1980-1989 and 2003.
544 $aA portion of the music-related printed books were cataloged separately and shelved in the general collections of the Library of Congress, Music Division.
544 $3Sound recordings, video recordings, and films$etransferred to the$aMotion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress.
544 $3A portion of the non-music printed books$etransferred to the$aAnglo-American Acquisition Division, Exchange Program, Library of Congress.
580 $aThe Library of Congress Music Division holds the Otto Klemperer correspondence collection which is shelved under ML94.K55.
506 0 $aOpen to research.
540 $aCertain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
506 $aAccess Advisory: Not all materials in this collection may be readily accessible; please request accessibility information well in advance of your visit$uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.contact
555 8 $aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room and at$uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010027
524 8 $aOtto Klemperer Archive, Music Division, Library of Congress.
600 10 $aKlemperer, Otto,$d1885-1973.
600 10 $aKlemperer, Otto,$d1885-1973$vArchives.
600 10 $aKlemperer, Otto,$d1885-1973$vManuscripts.
650 0 $aMusic$xManuscripts.
600 10 $aKlemperer, Otto,$d1885-1973$vInterviews.
600 10 $aKlemperer, Otto,$d1885-1973$vPhotographs.
650 0 $aConductors (Music)$vInterviews.
610 20 $aKrolloper.
610 20 $aLos Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
600 10 $aKlemperer, Otto,$d1885-1973$vCorrespondence.
655 7 $aClippings (Information artifacts)$2aat
655 7 $aCorrespondence.$2aat
655 7 $aFinancial records.$2aat
655 7 $aPhotographic prints.$2aat
655 7 $aPrograms (Documents)$2aat
700 12 $aKlemperer, Otto,$d1885-1973.$tSelections.
700 1 $aBregstein, Philo,$d1932-
700 1 $aKlemperer, Lotte.
787 0 $aKlemperer, Otto, 1885-1973.$tOtto Klemperer correspondence$w(DLC) 2009543514
852 $aLibrary of Congress$bMusic Division$eWashington, D.C. 20540 USA$ndcu$uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/perform.home
856 4 $3Finding aid$uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010027
856 4 $3Finding aid (PDF)$uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010027.3