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Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec Collection of Artur Schnabel Materials, 1893-1996 [collection]
- Title
- Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec Collection of Artur Schnabel Materials, 1893-1996 [collection]
- Dates Created
- Span: 1893-1996
- Bulk: c. 1920-c. 1950
- Language
- English, French, German
- Form
- collection
- Physical Description
- 5 ft.
- 11 boxes
- Abstract
- Artur Schnabel was an Austrian-born American pianist, pedagogue, and composer. Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec was Schnabel's student and confidante. The collection includes holograph manuscript and published music scores by Schnabel as well as published scores by other composers, some of which contain annotations in the hands of Schnabel, Le Garrec, and others. In addition, the collection contains correspondence; writings by both Schnabel and Le Garrec; concert programs featuring Schnabel as both pianist and composer; biographical material; press clippings, published articles, and monographs regarding Schnabel and his circle; books; photographs; and other iconography.
- Contents Note
- Holograph manuscript and published music, correspondence, writings, concert programs, tour itineraries, press clippings, books, iconography, and miscellaneous biographical material related to both Schnabel and LeGarrec.
- Note
- Acetate disc transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
- Preferred Citation
- Mary Virginia Foreman Le Garrec Collection of Artur Schnabel Materials, Music Division, Library of Congress
- Access Permissions
- Researchers wishing to work with special collections are advised to inquire in advance about availability of material since many special collections are stored off-site.
- Copyright
- Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
- Subjects
- Piano Music
- Orchestral Music
- Songs
- Schnabel, Artur
- Le Garrec, Mary Virginia Foreman
- Curzon, Clifford
- Firkusny, Rudolf
- Fournier, Pierre
- Liebowitz, René
- Mannes, Leopold
- Mitropoulos, Dimitri
- Call Number
- ML31.L4
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
- Finding Aid
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu011014
Last Updated: 08-21-2012