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Add MS 71540
- Record Id:
- 032-001965747
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001965747
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000055.0x0002b2
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 71540
- Title:
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SERGEI VASILEVICH RACHMANINOFF: letters and papers addressed to and collected by Patrick Piggott mostly in connection with his research for his book Rachmaninov (1978); 1914-1975, n.d. Letters are the autograph of the writer unless otherwise stated. Presented by Lewis Foreman, Esq., 8 Oct. 1990.
Paper. ff. 96. Overall size 335 x 255mm.
1 ff. 1-69. Letters; 1939-1975, n.d. Partly typewritten. The principal authors are Gerald Abraham, Arnold Bax, Marfa Hudson Davies, (Helen) Mrs Boris Chaliapin, Theodore Holland, A. L. Kingsford of BBC Publications, Judith Osborne of Faber and Faber Ltd., Sophie A. Satin and Wayne D. Shirley of the Library of Congress.
2 ff. 70-78. Sergei Rachmaninoff: 'Panteley-tselitel' [Panteley the Healer] for unaccompanied chorus (text: A. K. Tolstoy)' 1900. Photographs of the autograph manuscript.
3 ff. 79-80. Photographs of the singer, Nina Koshitz, one signed to Rachmaninoff; 1914.
4 ff. 81-82. Sergei Rachmaninoff: typewritten English transcription of his memories of Ivanovka; n.d. Part of the text is printed in Piggott's biography, pp. 62-3.
5 ff. 85-96. Aleksandr Kastal'sky: photocopies of letters to Sergei Rachmaninoff together with typewritten transcriptions (in cyrillic); 1922-3.
- Scope & Content:
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Patrick Piggott, pianist: Letters and papers rel. to his Rakhmaninov biography: 1914-1975, n.d.
includes:
- ff. 1-2 Gerald Ernest Heal Abraham, musicologist: Letters to Patrick Piggott: 1972: Typewritten.
- ff. 3-4 Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, alias 'Sheila McCarthy'; alias 'Dermot O'Byrne'; KCVO; composer: Letter and testimonial to Patrick Piggott: 1943: Autogr.
- f. 5 Malcolm Binns, pianist: Letter to Patrick Piggott from Malcolm Binns: 1975: Autogr.
- f. 6 Nadia Boulanger, teacher and conductor: Note to Patrick Piggott from Nadia Boulanger: n.d.: Autogr.
- f. 7 Marpha Chaliapin, daughter of Feodor Chaliapin: Letter to Patrick Piggott from Marfa Hudson Davies: 1973: Autogr.
- ff. 8, 11-12 Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninoff, composer: Feodor Chaliapin, bass singer: Boris Chaliapin, son of Feodor Chaliapin: Drawing by B. Chaliapin, depicting himself, Feodor Chaliapin and Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninoff: circa 1940?: Photocopies.
- f. 9 Helen Chaliapin, wife of Boris Chaliapin: Letter to Patrick Piggott from Helen Chaliapin: 1974: Typewritten.
- f. 13 Sir George Dyson, composer: Letter to Patrick Piggott from Sir George Dyson: 1939: Autogr.
- f. 14 Rebecca Thatcher Friskin, née Clarke; composer: Letter to Patrick Piggott from Rebecca Thatcher Friskin: 1973: Autogr.
- f. 15 Clifton Helliwell, music administrator: Letter to Patrick Piggott from Clifton Helliwell: 1972: Typewritten.
- f. 16 Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninoff, composer: Harold Gray, of Sutton Coldfield: Letter to 'Mr Smith' from Harold Gray rel. to Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninoff: 1972: Autogr.
- ff. 17-26 Theodore Holland, FRAM: Letters to Patrick Piggott from Theodore Holland: 1942-1943: Autogr.
- f. 27 R. Isserlis, mother of Steven Isserlis: Letter to Patrick Piggott from R. Isserlis: 1973: Autogr.
- f. 30 A. L. Kingsford, Books Editor of BBC Publications: Letter to Patrick Piggott from A. L. Kingsford: 1972: Typewritten.
- f. 31 Percy Mansell Jones, author: Letter to Patrick Piggott from 'P.M.': 1939: Autogr.
- f. 33 Judith Osborne, of Faber and Faber: Letter to Patrick Piggott from Judith Osborne: 1975: Typewritten.
- ff. 35-40, 45-64 Sophie A. Satin, cousin and sister-in-law of S V Rachmaninoff: Letters to Patrick Piggott from Sophie A. Satin: 1972-1974, n.d.: Partly typewritten.
- f. 41 Sophie Satin, niece of S A Satin: Letter to Patrick Piggott together with photographs from Sophie Satin: 1972: Autogr.
- ff. 65-67 Wayne D. Shirley, Manuscripts Librarian, the Library of Congress: Letters to Patrick Piggott from Wayne D. Shirley: 1972: Typewritten.
- f. 68 Jane B. Swann: Letter to Patrick Piggott together with typewritten transcription from Jane B. Swann: n.d.: Autogr.
- ff. 70-78 Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninoff, composer: A. K. Tolstoy, author: 'Panteley-Tselitel' for unaccompanied chorus by Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninoff, to words by A. K. Tolstoy: 1900: Russ: Photographs of the autograph manuscript.
- ff. 79-80 Nina Koshitz, singer: Photographs, one signed of Nina Koshitz: 1914.
- ff. 81 Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninoff, composer: English transcription of his memories of Ivanovka by Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninoff: n.d.: Typewritten.
- ff. 85-96 Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninoff, composer: Aleksandr Kastal'sky, composer and musicologist: Letters, together with typewritten transcriptions to Sergei Vasilevich Rachmaninoff from Aleksandr Kastal'sky: 1922-3: Russ: Photocopies.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001965747
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001965747
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
Russian - Scripts:
- Cyrillic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1914
- End Date:
- 1975
- Date Range:
- 1914-1975
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Custodial History:
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Lewis Foreman, writer on music: Presented in 1990.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Abraham, Gerald Ernest Heal, musicologist, 1904-1988,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000109397161
Bax, Arnold Edward Trevor, Knight, composer, 1883-1953
Binns, Malcolm, pianist, b 1936,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000081255849
Boulanger, Nadia, teacher and conductor, 1887-1979,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000110279883
Chaliapin, Boris, son of Feodor Chaliapin
Chaliapin, Feodor, bass singer
Chaliapin, Helen, wife of Boris Chaliapin
Chaliapin, Marpha, daughter of Feodor Chaliapin
Dyson, George, Knight, composer, 1883-1964
Foreman, Lewis, writer on music
Friskin, Rebecca Thacher, née Clarke; composer, 1886-1979,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083931169
Gray, Harold Charles, of Sutton Coldfield, conductor, choirmaster and musician, 1903-1991
Helliwell, Clifton, music administrator
Holland, Theodore, FRAM
Isserlis, R, mother of Steven Isserlis
Jones, Percy Mansell, author
Kastal'sky, Aleksandr, composer and musicologist
Kingsford, A L, Books Editor of BBC Publications
Koshitz, Nina, singer
Osborne, Judith, of Faber and Faber
Piggott, Patrick, pianist
Rachmaninoff, Sergei Vasilevich, composer, 1873-1943,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121354017,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/60326614
Satin, Sophie A, cousin and sister-in-law of S V Rachmaninoff
Satin, Sophie, niece of S A Satin
Shirley, Wayne D, Manuscripts Librarian the Library of Congress
Swann, Jane B
Tolstoy, A K, author