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Arthur M. Abell papers, 1829-1976 (inclusive), 1905-1958 (bulk).

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Creator

Abell, Arthur M., 1868-1958.

Location

Music Division

Extent

  • 6 cubic ft. (17 boxes).

Scope/Contents Note

Correspondence (chiefly 1905-1958) including ca. 1000 autograph letters collected by Mr. Abell; mss. of articlesand book chapters; concert programs; newspaper and magazine clippings; calling cards; photographs and other pictures including more than 150 portraits of musicians, many of them autographed; and other material. Includes extensive correspondence from Leopold Auer, Max Bruch, Serge Koussevitzky, Isidore Philipp, Xaver Scharwenka; and6 or more letters each from Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler, Willy Burmester, Carl Flesch, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Rudolf Ganz, Etelka Gerster-Gardini, Arthur Hartmann, Hugo Heerman, Ernst Hutcheson, Hugo Kaun, Juan Manén, Robert Schauffler, Arnold T. Schwab, Christian Sinding, Theodore Spiering, Richard Strauss, Amadeo von der Hoya, and Anton Witek.

Biographical/Historical Note

American music critic Arthur M. Abell, 1868-1958, was Berlin correspondent for the Musical Courier from 1893 to 1918 and later published Talks with Great Composers, his reminiscences of conversations with Brahms, Strauss, Puccini, Humperdinck, Bruch, and Grieg. He knew many musicians both obscure and famous, and as a former violinist himself, especially befriended other violinists.

Controlled Access Terms

  • Abell, Arthur M.
  • Autographs.
  • Calling cards.
  • Clippings.
  • Correspondence.
  • Photoprints.
  • Portraits.
  • Programs.
  • Music critics.
  • Musicians.
  • Violinists.

Additional Creator Names

  • Burmester, Willy, 1869-1933.
  • Auer, Leopold, 1845-1930.
  • Bloomfield-Zeisler, Fannie, 1863-1927.
  • Bruch, Max, 1838-1920.
  • Flesch, Carl, 1873-1944.
  • Gabrilowitsch, Ossip, 1878-1936.
  • Ganz, Rudolph, 1877-1972.
  • Gerster, Etelka, 1855-1920.
  • Hartmann, Arthur, 1881-1956.
  • Heerman, Hugo, 1844-1935.
  • Hutcheson, Ernest, 1871-1951.
  • Kaun, Hugo, 1863-1932.
  • Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951.
  • Manén, Juan, 1883-1971.
  • Philipp, Isidore, 1863-1958.
  • Scharwenka, Xaver, 1850-1924.
  • Schauffler, Robert Haven, 1879-1964.
  • Schwab, Arnold T.
  • Sinding, Christian, 1856-1941.
  • Spiering, Theodore, 1871-1925.
  • Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
  • Hoya, Amadeo von der, 1874-1922.
  • Witek, Anton, 1872-1933.
  • Abell, Arthur M., 1868-1958.

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