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The Inventory of the Victor Seroff Collection #1707 Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Seroff, Victor #1707 8/11/05 Preliminary Listing I. Manuscripts. Box 1 A. Books by VS. 1. COMMON SENSE IN PIANO STUDY; includes fragments and notes, TS, pp. 1-29, 1-59. [F. 1] 2. DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: THE LIFE AND BACKGROUND OF A SOVIET COMPOSER, 3 drafts, TS with holograph notes and fragments, 154 and 174 p. [F. 2-4] 3. HECTOR BERLIOZ, draft, TS, 165 p., includes revision, 2 copies. [F. 5] 4. HELD CAPTIVE: THE ROMANCE THAT KILLED THE GREAT REVOLUTIONARY, FERDINAND LASSALLE; 3 drafts, TS; includes correspondence; fragments, proposals, chapter notes, list of works, holograph notes. [F. 6-13] 5. "It Happened in Old Lynwood, New York," 2 drafts, TS, 65 p. each; includes notes. [F. 14] 6. MODESTE MOUSSORGSKY. a. Draft, TS, 154 p.; includes holograph notes, revisions. [F. 15] b. Fragments, TS, approx. 350 p. [F. 16] Box2 C. Fragments ( continued). [F. 1] d. Fragment, TS, pp. 3-81. [F. 2] e. Fragments, TS with holograph revisions; includes insertions, approx. 200 p. total. 7. THE MIGHTY FIVE, revision notes. [F. 3] 8. MEN WHO MADE MUSICAL HISTORY, TS with holograph revisions, 148 p.; with fragments, pp. 1-127. [F. 3-4] 9. THE REAL ISADORA. a. Draft of chapter 12; TS with holograph notes and revisions, approx. 500 p. total. [F. 5-6] b. Fragment, pp. 364-648. [F. 7-8] c. Acknowledgments, bibliography, insertions, holograph revisions, and notes; approx. 700 p. total. [F. 9-11] d. 2 draft, approx. 618-620 p.; includes bibliography. [F. 12-15] e. Fragment, pp. 21-363; includes introduction. [F. 16-17] Box 3 f. Draft, TS with holograph notes and revisions, 620 p., includes list of illustrations, bibliography. [F. 1-3] g. Complete draft, TS, 648 p. [F. 4-6] h. Miscellaneous fragments, approx. 100 p. total. [F. 7] Seroff, Victor (8/11/05) Page 1 of 19 10. SERGEI PROKOFIEV: A SOVIET TRAGEDY. a. Draft, TS, 52 p. includes insertions and correspondence. [F. 8-10] b. "Part II," 2 copies, TS with holograph notes and revisions, 292 p. [F. 11-12] c. "Part II," 2 unedited drafts, approx. 300 p., TS with holograph notes and revisions, under title I ACCUSE ... ! THE CASE OF SERGEI PROKOFIEV, HIS LIFE AND WORK, HIS CRITICS AND HIS EXECUTIONERS, 8/11/66. [F. 13-15] Box4 d. Draft, TS, 542 p.; includes holograph notes, revisions, correspondence. [F. 1-2] e. "Incomplete III Copy," TS, approx. 350 p. [F. 3-4] f. Incomplete draft, approx. 300 p., TS with holograph notes and revisions. [F. 5-6] 11. Untitled, re: autobiography, includes: [F. 7-8] a. "List of Works," photocopied TS, 3 p., 2 copies. b. "Outline," TS, 26 p., includes 2 p. research, 3 copies. c. "Childhood," TS, 25 p., 3 copies. d. "Kidnapping Case and the Modem Treatment of it in 1908," TS, 10 p., 3 photocopies. e. "Karl Hermann Frank," TS, 27 p., 2 photocopies. f. "Prague," TS, 40 p., 2 copies. 12. Untitled, re: Leopold Mozart, TS, 95 p. [F. 8] 13. Untitled fragments; includes TS, holograph, photocopies of various MS by VS, MS by others re: VS, proposals, and outlines. [F. 9] B. Articles and short stories by VS. 1. "In the Twilight Zone," 10 drafts, approx. 10 p. each, TS with holograph notes. [F. 10] 2. Article re: Karl Hermann Frank, 9 drafts, TS with holograph notes, approx. 20 p.; includes interviews, special supplements. 3. "GiGi" (alternate title of "Gino"), 7 drafts, TS with holograph notes, 23 p. [F. 11] 4. 20 articles for various publications, TS, includes multiple copies. [F. 12-13] 5. "The House Across the Street," short story, draft, holograph notes, 84 p. [F. 14] 6. Untitled draft re: eyesight, 5 p., includes rejection letter from Reader's Digest; 1968-1969. C. Plays by VS. 1. "Each is the Other's Destiny'' (alternate titles: "Held Captive," "Ferdinand Lessalle's Verhangnis"), 6 drafts, TS with holograph notes, approx. 100 p., includes "Drama in Prose." [F. 15-16] Box 5 2. "Each is the Other's Destiny" (continued). [F. 1] Seroff, Victor (8/11/05) Page 2 of 19 3. "Prince Igor," 5 drafts, TS with holograph notes, approx. 40 p., 1944. [F. 2] 4. "Uncle Took a Ride," draft, 38 p.; TS with holograph notes; includes correspondence. 5. "What About Love" (alternate title: "Hope of the World"), 4 drafts, TS, approx. 65 p.; includes printed material. [F. 3] D. Miscellaneous. 1. TS notes, approx. 125 p.; includes: correspondence re: "Dream I"; journal, 1959-1971. [F. 4] 2. 10 notebooks, "Volumes II-VI," in French. 3. "Isabella Duncan, an Intimate Portrait," TS notes; includes photocopies and printed material. 4. Proposals. a. "Held Captive," 4 p. b. "Biography of Mathilda Kshessinka," 5 p. c. "Russian Fair," 1 p., 2 copies. 5. 3 notebooks; includes holograph notes. II. Photographs. A. Approximately 400 prints of VS, includes family and friends, travel; black and white unless noted. 1. "Klessheim, Salzberg, 1931/2." [Env.1] 2. "Mirabelle, Schloss." 3. "Lenochka." 4. "Brenda Island Minneapolis." 5. "Ethel Morgan." 6. "Alice." 7. "Margrat / Edith Holzl." 8. "Klessheim / Rudolfinum." 9. "Embree Ranch, Wyoming, '39- '45," includes: postcards, 5 color photos. [Env. 2] 10. "Salzburg (After WWII), Ernest Bour Concert 1948." 11. "New York Studio," includes negatives. [Env. 3] 12. "Mariza Shidlop and Friend, Prague, 1948." 13. "Eva." 14. "Nelda, Roman, 1952." 15. "Vienna, 1921, 22, 23?" 16. Approx. 100 unlabeled prints. [Env. 4] 17. Approx. 145 negatives and various unlabeled prints. [Env. 5] 18. Approx. 20 color prints re: travel to Europe, Hotel Alberg. [Env. 6] 19. Approx. 30 prints, re: childhood, adulthood. B. Approx. 125 professional prints re: autobiography, 2" x 3" to 8" x 10"; includes mini-portraits of VS, passport photos, negatives, head shots, list ofworks. [Env. 7-8] Seroff, Victor (8/11/05) Page 3 of 19 1. "Photographs Eva and VS." [Env. 9] 2. 3 tintypes. 3. 2 headshots, negatives. 4. Re: Isadora Duncan. a. "Isadora," 10 negatives and prints. [Env. 10] b. "Isadora," 2 prints, 1 tintype. c. "Isadora Duncan," 5 prints; includes printed material. Box6 5. "Mr. and Mrs. Benes, President of Czechoslovakia, and Leonard Bernstein at Prague Festival, 1946," 4 black and white prints. [F. 1, Env. 1] 8. "Erick Kleiber Rehearsing, Brussels Concert Hall," 6 black and white prints, 6" x 8". C. 10 black and white prints of various people, 1948. D. "Shostakovich Family Photographs," includes handwritten notes, negatives, and approx. 50 black and white prints. E. Untitled; includes: caricature, 4 black and white prints, 1 matted print. F. "Renata Tebaldi Photographs," approx. 50 photos, includes printed material. [F. 2, Env. 2-3] G. Re: Sergei Rachmaninoff, 8 black and white prints, includes printed material. H. 4 black and white prints, mounted. I. 10 framed, 1 unframed autographed prints; includes Poldi Mildner. [No Folder] J. "Arthur Honnegger," 2 black and white prints. [Env. 4] K. "Ida Rubinstein," 1 black and white print, 4" x 6", 1948. L. "Bayreuth, the Most Beautiful Opera House," 3 black and white postcards. M. "Victor as Young Man, 1923," 22 black and white prints, 2" x 3". N. "Verona Italy Romeo and Juliet," 8 black and white postcards. 0. "Venice," 4 black and white, 2 colored postcards. P. "Various photographs and cards," 35 black and white postcards and prints. III. Correspondence. A. General (personal and professional); ALS, TLS, CTL, telegrams, cards, postcards. 1. Approx. 50 items, 1932-1958; includes: [F. 3] a. Steinway, Theodore. [President, Steinway and Sons.] TLS to VS, 1 p., Sep. 8, 1953. b. Tebaldi, Renata. Telegram to VS, Nov. 20, 1956. c. Letters and telegrams to and about Renata Tebaldi,1957- 1958; includes printed newspaper clippings ofreviews of Tebaldi with translations into Italian (probably by VS). 2. Approx. 25 items, 1960-1969. [F. 4] 3. Approx. 200 items, 1979-1975; includes: [F. 5] a. Puente, Juan Manuel. TLS to VS, 1 p., Sep. 9, 1970. Seroff, Victor (8/11/05) Page 4 of 19 b. Craig, Edward A. [Son of Edward Gordon Craig.] (i) ALS to VS, 3 p., Jan. 10, 1971. (ii) ALS (photocopy) to "Mrs. Engelson," 1 p, Jan. 10, 1971. c. Mannes, Marya. TLS to VS, 1 p., Jan. 22, 1971. d. Grosbayne, Benjamin. TLS to VS, 1 p., Sep. 22, 1971. e. Weissenberg, Alexis S. [Pianist.] ALS to VS, 2 p., Nov. 25, 1971. f. Ormandy, Eugene. TLS to VS, 1 p., Feb. 18, 1972. g. Steegmuller, Francis. (i) TLS to VS, 2 p., Jan. 14, 1973; includes envelope. (ii) ALS to VS, 2 p., Jan. 25, 1973; includes envelope. h. Jellinek, George. [Music author and broadcaster.] Postcard (typed/ holograph note signed), Sep. 24, 1975. 4. Approx. 200 items, 1976-1979; includes: [F. 6] a. Shirer, William L. TLS to VS, 1 p., Jan. 25, 1977. b. Lampkin, Charles. TLS to VS, 1 p., June 15, 1978; includes printed items, envelope. 5. Approx. 25 items, undated; includes: [F. 7] a. Sabaneev, Leonid. ALS to VS, 1 p., Aug. 21, no year. b. Seroff, Nancy. 7 ALS, n.d. B. Correspondence with Eyvind and Joan Kennedy Earle, primarily CTLS from VS; approx. 400 p. total; 1973-1981. [F. 8] Box7 C. Personal letters, from various; TLS, ALS, CTL, telegrams; 1936-1979; includes: [F. 1] 1. Seroff, Katherine. Letters to VS, ca. 1940s. [Written while working for the U.S. Office of War Information in London during World War II.] 2. Melis, Carmen. TLS to VS, 3 p., Dec. 7, 1959. 3. Tebaldi, Renata. All letters in Italian. a. ALS to VS, 2 p., Nov. 26, 1959. b. ALS to VS, 1 p., Dec.
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    Sardegna della memoria Collana diretta da Romano Cannas Archivi li G Voci liriche e sperimentazione usica a cura di Gianluigi Mattietti M Gli Archivi della memoria Collana diretta da Romano Cannas Comitato di esperti Pietro Clemente (coordinatore) Manlio Brigaglia Angelo De Murtas Maria Lai Ignazio Macchiarella Giacomo Mameli Giuseppe Marci Gianluigi Mattietti Gian Giacomo Ortu Paolo Pillonca Walter Racugno Paolo Scarnecchia Gian Nicola Spanu Ricerca e coordinamento dei documenti sonori Cristina Maccioni Stefania Martis Organizzazione Luciano Selis Produzione Enrico Loi (responsabile) Luciano Era Pierdamiano Marcialis Stefano Mulargia Letture Daniela Pettinau Segreteria Antonella Busia Maddalena Enna Bettina Murgia Fotografie Archivi di Rai Sardegna, Nino Busia, Giuseppe Podda e Giovanni Sanna Grafica e stampa Merella arti grafiche © 2005 Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana - Viale Mazzini 14 - ROMA È vietata la riproduzione non autorizzata Gianluigi Mattietti Voci liriche e sperimentazione na delle colonne di Radio Sardegna è stato Antonino Defraia, che per più di dieci anni ha intrattenuto melomani e U appassionati d’opera con la fortunata trasmissione “Appuntamento con la lirica”, dedicando molte puntate all’attualità e ai protagonisti del melodramma, con ascolti e interviste, presentando periodicamente giovani cantanti, allora emergenti, e poi affermatisi con grande successo (come il soprano Giusy Devinu, o il basso oristanese Mario Luperi), ma facendo soprattutto scoprire le grandi voci del passato, attraverso registrazioni rarissime, da vero collezionista, che solo in tempi recenti sono state riversate su cd e commercializzate. Tra le glorie della lirica un posto di riguardo è spettato al tenore Piero Schiavazzi (nonostante le poche incisioni sopravvissute, e la loro scadente qualità), capostipite di una vera e propria stirpe di cantanti sardi affermatisi nella prima metà del Novecento.
  • Lynn Freeman Olson Collection Cassette

    Lynn Freeman Olson Collection Cassette

    LYNN FREEMAN OLSON COLLECTION CASSETTE RECORDINGS LIST Beethoven 9 Symphonien Ouverturen (6 tape boxed set)- Karajan Berliner Philharmonikar Vivaldi: Two Concertos for Two Violins / Two Sonatas for Two Violins and Continuo - Aston Magna Vivaldi: Concerti E Sinfonie - I Solisti Veneti/Claudio Scimone Mahler: Symphony No. 10 - Philadelphia Orchestra / James Levine (2 cassettes) Mahler: Symphony So, 1 - London Philharmonic - Klaus Tennstedt Debussy: 3 Nocturnes Ravel: Pavane & Bolero - Moscow Radio Large Symphony Orchestra / Yevgeni Svetlanov Debussy: La Mer, Nocturnes - Cleveland Orchestra/ Lorin Maazel Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Yuri Temirkanov Rachmaninoff: Symphony Mo. 3 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 - London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn Rachmaninoff: Second Piano Concerto - Balakirev Islamey, Julius Katchen - London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Georg Solti Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 - Vladimir Ashkenazy - The London Symphony / Anatola Fistoulari Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos 2 & 4 -Vladimir Ashkenazy - Concertgebouw Orchestra / Bernard Haitink Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 ("1905") - Houston Symphony Orchestra / Leopold Stokowski Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 / The Age of Gold (Ballet Suite) - Chicago Symphony / Leopold Stokowski Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 ("Leningrad") - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Berglund Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 e minor Op, 93 - Austrian Broadcast Symphony Orchestra / Milan Horvat (2 cassette set) LYNN FREEMAN OLSON REFERENCE COLLECTION OF RECORDED SOUND
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Summer, 1963-1964

    Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Summer, 1963-1964

    ewoo %,m A.-;£> r^ u* BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ERICH LEINSDORF ^ Music Director -T^jj^i % Berkshire Festival 1963 I^^HMMUBBI^BB AN INVITATION TO HEAR THE DEBUT RECORDING BY LORIN HOLLANDER WITH THE BOSTON SYMPHONY UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ERICH LEINSDORF mmmv«Mx::miiWmi :: W>i Lorm Hollander was the first soloist chosen by Mr. " Leinsdorf to record with "The Aristocrat of Or- SSI»Y«M6 chestras." is in The album recorded RCA Victor's Dello Joio/ Fantasy and Variations new DYNAGROOVE system and captures to per- Ravel/Concerto in G Boston Symphony Orch./Leinsdorf fection Hollander's dazzling performance of The Aristocrat of Orchestras Ravel's Concerto in G , and the first recorded per- formance of Dello Joio's Fantas y, composed es- " pecially for Mr. Hollander. Acclaimed as . the outstanding member of his generation," watch for more recordings by Hollander and by the Boston Lorin Hollander Symphony under Mr. Leinsdorf's direction, exclu- sively on the Red Seal label. This album is avail- RCA VICTOR able in Living Stereo, Mono. Hi-Fi and on Tape. THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN SOUND ^l, i Boston Symphony Orchestra ERICH LEINSDORF, Music Director Richard Burgin, Associate Conductor Berkshire Festival, Season ig6^ TWENTY-SIXTH SEASON MUSIC SHED AT TANGLEWOOD, LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS SEVENTH WEEK Concert Bulletin, with historical and descriptive notes by John N. Burk Copyright, 1963 by Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. The Trustees of The BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. President Vice-President Treasurer Henry B. Cabot Talcott M. Banks Richard C Paine Abkam Berkowitz E.. Morton Jennings, Jr. Sidney R. Rabb Theodore P.