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RPS MS 355
- Record Id:
- 040-001948323
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001947903
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000293.0x000254
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- RPS MS 355
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‘Original letters’: Mason – Meyerbeer (ff. 249); 1822-1913, n.d.
includes:
- ff. 1-5 Gwendolen Mason, harpist: Letters from Gwendolen Mason: 1908-1909.
- ff. 6-7 Gwendolen Mason, harpist: William Hayman Cummings, Mus.D: Postcards to William Hayman Cummings from Gwendolen Mason: 1909.
- ff. 8-11 Gwendolen Mason, harpist: Receipts from Gwendolen Mason: 1912-1913: Signed.
- ff. 12-13 John Sterland, music copyist: Miss Mary Ann Mason: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Miss Mary Ann Mason rel. to John Sterland: 1897.
- f. 14 Thomas Monck Mason, of King's Theatre, Haymarket: Letter to the Directors of the Philharmonic Society from Thomas Monck Mason: 1831.
- ff. 15-16 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Thomas Monck Mason, of King's Theatre, Haymarket: Letter to William Watts from Thomas Monck Mason: 1839.
- f. 17 Sir George Thomas Smart, musician: Mr Mason, musician: Letter to Sir George Thomas Smart from Mr. — Mason: 1822.
- ff. 17-178, 181 Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Helen Porter Armstrong, née Mitchell; alias 'Nellie Melba'; soprano: Drafts of letters to Helen Porter Armstrong: 1906: Autogr.
- f. 18 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: V. R. Masoni, violinist: Letter to William Watts from V. R. Masoni: 1834.
- ff. 19-30 Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet, composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to [F. Berger] from Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet: 1886-1905: Fr.
- ff. 31-32 Elizabeth Masson, singer and composer: Letters from Elizabeth Masson: 1834.
- ff. 33-43 Elizabeth Masson, singer and composer: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to William Watts from Elizabeth Masson: 1835-1843.
- ff. 44-48 Albert E. Matt, trombone player: William Hayman Cummings, Mus.D: Letters to William Hayman Cummings from Albert E. Matt: 1908.
- ff. 49-50 Herbert P. Lane, clerical assistant: Albert E. Matt, trombone player: Letter to Herbert P. Lane from Albert E. Matt: 1909.
- f. 51 Tobias Augustus Matthay, pianist: Letter from Tobias Augustus Matthay: [1882?].
- f. 52 Tobias Augustus Matthay, pianist: Henry Hersee, librettist and singing teacher; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Henry Hersee from Tobias Augustus Matthay: 1883.
- ff. 53-54 Tobias Augustus Matthay, pianist: Letter to the Directors of the Philharmonic Society from Tobias Augustus Matthay: 1883.
- ff. 55-56 Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, composer: Tobias Augustus Matthay, pianist: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Tobias Augustus Matthay rel. to Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan: 1885.
- ff. 57-60 Tobias Augustus Matthay, pianist: Letters to the Directors of the Philharmonic Society from Tobias Augustus Matthay: 1890, 1895.
- ff. 61-62 Edwin York Bowen, composer: Tobias Augustus Matthay, pianist: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Tobias Augustus Matthay rel. to Edwin York Bowen: 1906.
- f. 63 Tobias Augustus Matthay, pianist: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Tobias Augustus Matthay: 1907.
- ff.64, 67-68 Tobias Augustus Matthay, pianist: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Tobias Augustus Matthay from Francesco Berger: [1907]: Drafts.
- ff. 65-66, 69 Tobias Augustus Matthay, pianist: Letters to the Directors of the Philharmonic Society from Tobias Augustus Matthay: 1907: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 70 A. Matthey, subscriber to the Philharmonic Society: Letter to the Directors of the Philharmonic Society from A. Matthey: 1846.
- ff. 71-72 Edward Matthey, subscriber to the Philharmonic Society: Letter from Edward Matthey: 1871.
- ff. 73-74 Henry Hersee, librettist and singing teacher; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Pablo de Sarasate, violinist: Gerald E. Maude: Letter to [H. Hersee?] from Gerald E. Maude rel. to Pablo de Sarasate: 1883.
- f. 75 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Thomas Maukes, musician: Letter to [W. Watts?] from Thomas Maukes: 1832.
- ff. 76-78 August Emil Daniel Ferdinand Viktor Wilhelmj, violinist and composer: Maürer's Internationales Bureau; concert agency: Translations of letters from Maürer's Internationales Bureau (concert agency) rel. to the engagement of August Wilhelmj: 1886-1887.
- f. 79 August Emil Daniel Ferdinand Viktor Wilhelmj, violinist and composer: Maürer's Internationales Bureau; concert agency: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to [F. Berger] from Maürer's Internationales Bureau (concert agency): 1887: Germ.
- ff. 80-83 Michael Maybrick, alias 'Stephen Adams'; composer: Letters to the Directors of the Philharmonic Society from Michael Maybrick: 1871-1872.
- ff. 84-85 Harry Plunket Greene, Irish bass-baritone: Ben Davies, singer: Hans Bernhard Stavenhagen, pianist: Ella Russell, soprano: Amy Sherwin, singer, wife of Hugo Görlitz: B. May Hutchinson, singer: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Daniel Mayer rel. to Hans Bernhard Stavenhagen , Ella Russell , Amy Sherwin , B. May Hutchinson , Ben Davies and Harry Plunket Greene: 1890.
- ff. 86-87 Alberto Igenio Randegger, composer: Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Prime Minister of Poland; composer and pianist: Angelina Goetz, composer: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Daniel Mayer rel. to Ignacy Jan Paderewski , Alberto Igenio Randegger and Angelina Goetz: 1890.
- ff. 88-89 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composer: Emil George Conrad von Sauer, pianist and composer: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Daniel Mayer rel. to Emil George Conrad von Sauer and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1890.
- ff. 90-91 Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Prime Minister of Poland; composer and pianist: Hans Bernhard Stavenhagen, pianist: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Daniel Mayer rel. to Ignacy Jan Paderewski and Hans Bernhard Stavenhagen: 1890.
- f. 92 Eugène Ysaÿe, violinist: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter: 1891: Signed.
- f. 93 Hugo Becker, cellist: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter: 1891.
- f. 94 Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Prime Minister of Poland; composer and pianist: Clotilde Kleeberg, pianist: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Jozef Sliwinski, pianist and conductor: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter: 1892: Written in Berger's hand, signed by Mayer.
- f. 95 Joseph D. McLaren, concert agent: Julius Klengel, cellist and composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Joseph D. McLaren rel. to Julius Klengel: 1892: Signed.
- f. 96 Ben Davies, singer: Joseph D. McLaren, concert agent: Katherine Fisk, singer: Norman Salmond, singer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Helen Porter Armstrong, née Mitchell; alias 'Nellie Melba'; soprano: Letter from Joseph D. McLaren rel. to Helen Porter Armstrong , Ben Davies , Katherine Fisk and Norman Salmond: 1892.
- f. 97 Ben Davies, singer: Joseph D. McLaren, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter: 1892: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 98 Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Prime Minister of Poland; composer and pianist: WLadisLaw Gorski, violinist, composer and teacher: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Daniel Mayer rel. to Ignacy Jan Paderewski and WLadisLaw Gorski: 1893: Signed.
- ff. 99-100 Esther Palliser, singer: Joseph D. McLaren, concert agent: Jozef Sliwinski, pianist and conductor: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Joseph D. McLaren rel. to Jozef Sliwinski and Esther Palliser: 1893.
- ff. 101-102 Joseph D. McLaren, concert agent: Julius Klengel, cellist and composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters from Joseph D. McLaren rel. to Julius Klengel: 1893: Signed.
- f. 103 Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Prime Minister of Poland; composer and pianist: Joseph D. McLaren, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Joseph D. McLaren rel. to Ignacy Jan Paderewski: 1893: Signed.
- f. 104 Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Prime Minister of Poland; composer and pianist: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Daniel Mayer rel. to Ignacy Jan Paderewski: 1893: Signed.
- f. 105 Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Prime Minister of Poland; composer and pianist: Joseph D. McLaren, concert agent: David Popper, cellist: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Joseph D. McLaren rel. to Ignacy Jan Paderewski and David Popper: 1893: Signed.
- f. 106 Sir August Manns, conductor: Hans Bernhard Stavenhagen, pianist: Joseph D. McLaren, concert agent: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Sir Isidor George Henschel, musician: Letter from Joseph D. McLaren rel. to Daniel Mayer , Hans Bernhard Stavenhagen , Sir Isidor George Henschel and Sir August Manns: 1894: Signed.
- ff. 107-108 Joseph D. McLaren, concert agent: David Popper, cellist: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters from Joseph D. McLaren rel. to David Popper: 1895: Signed.
- f. 109 Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Charles Marie Jean Albert Widor, organist, composer and conductor: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Daniel Mayer rel. to Charles Marie Jean Albert Widor: 1895: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 110 Harry Plunket Greene, Irish bass-baritone: Joseph D. McLaren, concert agent: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter: 1895: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 111-112 Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Prime Minister of Poland; composer and pianist: Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, KCVO; composer: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Daniel Mayer rel. to Ignacy Jan Paderewski and Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie: 1896: Autogr.
- ff. 113-114 Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Prime Minister of Poland; composer and pianist: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Daniel Mayer rel. to Ignacy Jan Paderewski: 1897.
- ff. 115-116 Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Prime Minister of Poland; composer and pianist: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Ignacy Jan Paderewski from Francesco Berger: 1897: Copy.
- f. 117 Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Prime Minister of Poland; composer and pianist: Mark Hambourg, pianist: Mischa Elman, violinist: Emil George Conrad von Sauer, pianist and composer: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Daniel Mayer rel. to Emil George Conrad von Sauer , Mark Hambourg , Ignacy Jan Paderewski and Mischa Elman: 1905: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 117v, 118v-120, 121v, 122v, 128v, 129v, 130v, 142v, 155, 156v Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Daniel Mayer from Francesco Berger: 1905-1910: Drafts.
- ff. 118, 121-122 Mischa Elman, violinist: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Francesco Berger from Daniel Mayer rel. to Mischa Elman: 1905-1907.
- f. 123 Emil George Conrad von Sauer, pianist and composer: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Rudolph Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Rudolph Mayer: 1907: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 124 Evlyn Howard-Jones, pianist: Concert Direction Mayer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Concert Direction Mayer rel. to Evlyn Howard-Jones: 1907.
- f. 125 Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Ernest Lengyel, pianist: Madame Le Mar, singer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Daniel Mayer: 1908: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 126-127 Emil George Conrad von Sauer, pianist and composer: Concert Direction Mayer: Ernest Lengyel, pianist: Receipts from Concert Direction Mayer rel. to Emil George Conrad von Sauer and Ernest Lengyel: 1908.
- f. 128 Harold Bauer, pianist: Stanley Hawley, Secretary, Royal Philharmonic Society: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Letter to Stanley Hawley from Daniel Mayer: 1909: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 129 Bruno Walter, conductor: Concert Direction Mayer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter from Concert Direction Mayer rel. to Bruno Walter: 1909: Typewritten.
- f. 130 Harold Bauer, pianist: Concert Direction Mayer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Concert Direction Mayer rel. to Harold Bauer: 1909.
- f. 131 Giovanni Sgambati, composer, pianist and conductor: Emil George Conrad von Sauer, pianist and composer: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Daniel Mayer: 1909: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 132 Emil George Conrad von Sauer, pianist and composer: F. W. Allen, of Concert Direction Mayer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from F. W. Allen rel. to Emil George Conrad von Sauer: 1909: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 133 Concert Direction Mayer: Barjanski, cellist: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Concert Direction Mayer: 1909: Typewritten.
- ff. 134, 136, 140 Emil George Conrad von Sauer, pianist and composer: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Francesco Berger from Daniel Mayer rel. to Emil George Conrad von Sauer: 1909, 1910: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 135, 141, 143 Ernest Henry Schelling, pianist, composer and conductor: Arthur Nikisch, conductor: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Francesco Berger from Daniel Mayer rel. to Ernest Henry Schelling and Arthur Nikisch: 1910: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 136-137 Ernest Henry Schelling, pianist, composer and conductor: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Eddy Brown, musician: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Daniel Mayer rel. to Ernest Henry Schelling and Eddy Brown: 1910: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 138-139 Ernest Henry Schelling, pianist, composer and conductor: Emil George Conrad von Sauer, pianist and composer: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Barjanski, cellist: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Daniel Mayer rel. to Ernest Henry Schelling , — Barjanski and Emil George Conrad von Sauer: 1910: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 142 Katharine Goodson, afterwards Hinton; pianist: Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein, pianist and composer: Concert Direction Mayer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Concert Direction Mayer rel. to Katharine Goodson and Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein: 1910: Typewritten.
- f. 144 May Harrison, violinist: Ernest Henry Schelling, pianist, composer and conductor: Arthur Nikisch, conductor: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Daniel Mayer rel. to Ernest Henry Schelling , Arthur Nikisch and May Harrison: 1910: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 145-146 Henry Constant Gabriel Pierné, composer and conductor: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Marie Dubois, musician: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Francesco Berger from Daniel Mayer rel. to Henry Constant Gabriel Pierné and Marie Dubois: 1910: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 147 Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to Francesco Berger from Daniel Mayer: 1910: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 148 Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Josef Willem Mengelberg, conductor: Emil MLynarski, violinist, conductor and composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter: 1910: Partly autogr., signed.
- ff. 149-150 Rudolph Mayer, concert agent: Emil MLynarski, violinist, conductor and composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters: 1910: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 151-153 Albert Coates, conductor and composer: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters: 1910: Typewritten, signed.
- ff. 154-155 Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Emil MLynarski, violinist, conductor and composer: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters: 1910: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 156 Joseph Szigeti, violinist: Pablo Casals, cellist and composer: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter: 1910: Typewritten, signed.
- f. 157 Beatrice Harrison, cellist: Pablo Casals, cellist and composer: Daniel Mayer, concert agent: Barjanski, cellist: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Telegram: 1910.
- ff. 158-159 John Fane, Baron Burghersh; 11th Earl of Westmorland: Sarah Sophia Child-Villiers, wife of George, 5th Earl of Jersey: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Jacobine Mayer, singer: Letters to [W. Watts] from Jacobine Mayer: 1834, 1835: Fr: Autogr.
- f. 160 Joseph Staudigl, singer: Hélene Robert Mazel, pianist, singer and composer: Letter to the Secretary of the Philharmonic Society from Hélene Robert Mazel: circa 1850: Fr: Autogr.
- ff. 161-164 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Elisa Blaes, née Meerti; singer: Letters to William Watts from Elisa Blaes: [1841?]: Fr: Autogr.
- ff. 165-167, 169, 172 Stanley Lucas, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Anna Mehlig, pianist: Letters to Stanley Lucas from Anna Mehlig: 1876-1880: Autogr.
- ff. 170-171 Sir George Alexander Macfarren, composer: Anna Mehlig, pianist: Letter to Sir George Alexander Macfarren from Anna Mehlig: 1879: Autogr.
- ff. 173-174 Stanley Lucas, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Eugenia Mela, singer: Vincenzo Mela, singing teacher; father of Eugenia Mela: Letter, including a printed advertisement for Vincenzo Mela's singing lessons to Stanley Lucas from Eugenia Mela: 1868: Autogr.
- ff. 175-176, 179-180 Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Helen Porter Armstrong, née Mitchell; alias 'Nellie Melba'; soprano: Letters: 1893, [1906?]: Autogr.
- f. 182 L. Mason, secretary to Nellie Melba: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Helen Porter Armstrong, née Mitchell; alias 'Nellie Melba'; soprano: Letter: 1906: Autogr.
- f. 183 John Munro Russell, Hon. Secretary, Melbourne Philharmonic Society: Francesco Berger, pianist and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter: 1889: Autogr.
- ff. 184-189 Joseph Haydon Bourne Dando, violinist and viola player: Alfred Mellon, violinist, conductor and composer: George Hogarth, music critic and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to George Hogarth from Alfred Mellon: 1853-1856: Autogr.
- ff. 190-191 Louis Spohr, composer: Clara Anastasia Novello, afterwards Gigliucci; daughter of V Novello; soprano: Ferdinand David, musician: Ferdinand von Hiller, conductor and composer: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: Mary Shaw, née Postans; singer: Joseph Aloys Tichatschek, singer: Mademoiselle Borgorschek, singer: Letter to William Watts from Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: 1839: Autogr.
- ff. 192-193 Ferdinand David, musician: Ferdinand von Hiller, conductor and composer: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: Letter to William Watts from Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: 1839: Autogr.
- ff. 194-196 Joseph Alfred Novello, music publisher: Franz Peter Schubert, composer: Ferdinand von Hiller, conductor and composer: William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Breitkopf & Härtel; music publishers: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: Letter to [W. Watts] from Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: 1839: Autogr.
- f. 197 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: Sigismond Fortuné François Thalberg, pianist: Letter to William Watts from Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: 1844: Autogr.
- f. 198 Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: George William Budd, music publisher; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to George William Budd from Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: 1847: Autogr.
- ff. 200-205 Stanley Lucas, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Marie Benecke, née Mendelssohn; daughter of Felix Mendelssohn: Paul Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, brother of Felix: Letters and receitps to Stanley Lucas from Paul Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: 1869: Eng. and Fr: Autogr.
- ff. 206-207 Jacques Franco-Mendes, cellist: Letters from Jacques Franco-Mendes: 1859, 1861: Fr: Autogr.
- f. 208 Josef Willem Mengelberg, conductor: Telegram from Josef Willem Mengelberg: 1910: Germ. and Eng.
- ff. 209-210 Josef Willem Mengelberg, conductor: Receipts from Josef Willem Mengelberg: 1912, 1913: Signed.
- ff. 211-218, 220-231 Sophie Menter, pianist and composer: Letters from Sophie Menter: 1884-[1907?]: Germ: Partly autogr., signed.
- ff. 232 Maria Billington Hawes, afterwards Merest; contralto: George Hogarth, music critic and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to George Hogarth from Maria Billington Hawes: 1864: Autogr.
- f. 234 William Watts, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Joséphine De Méric, afterwards Glossop; singer: Letter to [W. Watts?] from Joséphine De Méric: 1832: Autogr.
- f. 235 Joséphine De Méric, afterwards Glossop; singer: Letter from Joséphine De Méric: 1833: Signed.
- ff. 236-240 F. Merry, percussionist: Receipts from F. Merry: 1912-1913: Signed.
- ff. 241-242 Sophie Messant, singer: Letter from Sophie Messant: [1854]: Autogr.
- ff. 243-244 Stanley Lucas, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: R. Mestayer, subscriber to the Philharmonic Society: Letter to Stanley Lucas from R. Mestayer: 1876: Autogr.
- ff. 245-246 Augustus Meves, musician; self-styled 'Louis XVII of France': Sir William George Cusins, composer: Letter to Sir William George Cusins from Augustus Meves: 1876: Autogr.
- f. 247 Jenny Meyer, singer: George Hogarth, music critic and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to George Hogarth from Jenny Meyer: 1860: Autogr.
- f. 248 Leopold von Meyer, pianist and composer: Letter from Leopold von Meyer: [1845?].
- f. 249 Giacomo Meyerbeer, composer: George Hogarth, music critic and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letter to George Hogarth from Giacomo Meyerbeer: 1857: Fr: Autogr.
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RPS MS 355 : ‘Original letters’: Mason – Meyerbeer (ff. 249); 1822-1913, n.d. includes: ff. 1-5 Gwendolen Mason, harpist: Letters from… - Hierarchy:
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- Allen, F W, of Concert Direction Mayer
Armstrong, Helen Porter, née Mitchell al `Nellie Melba', soprano
Barjanski, Alexandre, Russian cellist, 1883-1946
Bauer, Harold, pianist, 1873-1951
Becker, Hugo, cellist, 1863-1941
Benecke, Marie, née Mendelssohn daughter of Felix Mendelssohn
Berger, Francesco, pianist, composer and music administrator, 1834-1933
Blaes, Elisa, née Meerti singer
Borgorschek, —, Mlle. singer
Bowen, Edwin York, composer, 1884-1961
Breitkopf & Härtel, music publishers, 1719-
Brown, Eddy, musician
Budd, George William, music publisher, Sec Philharmonic Society
Casals, Pablo, cellist and composer, 1876-1973
Coates, Albert, conductor and composer, 1882-1953,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083607174
Concert Direction Mayer
Cummings, William Hayman, organist, tenor and musicologist, 1831-1915
Cusins, William George, Knight, pianist and conductor, 1833-1893
Dando, Joseph Haydon Bourne, violinist, 1806-1894
David, Ferdinand Ernst Victor Carl, musician and composer, 1810-1873
Davies, Benjamin Grey, singer, 1858-1943,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000114454773
Dubois, Marie, musician and subject of a letter to Francesco Berger from Daniel Mayer, fl 1910
Elman, Mischa, violinist, 1891-1967
Fane, John, 11th Earl of Westmorland, diplomatist and composer, 1784-1859
Fisk, Katherine, opera singer, fl 1892-1926
Franco-Mendes, Jacques, cellist
Gigliucci, Clara Anastasia, née Novello, singer, 1818-1908
Goetz, Angelina, composer, fl 1900
Goodson, Katharine, afterwards Hinton, pianist, 1872-1958
Gorski, Wladyslaw, violinist, composer and teacher, 1846-1915
Greene, Henry, singer, 1865-1936
Hambourg, Mark, pianist, 1879-1960
Harrison, Beatrice, cellist, 1892-1965,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000080824296
Harrison, May, violinist, 1890-1959,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000080824296
Hawes, Maria Billington, afterwards Merest contralto
Hawley, Stanley, Sec Royal Philharmonic Society
Henschel, George, Knight, singer and conductor, 1850-1934
Hersee, Henry, librettist and singing teacher, Sec Philharmonic Society
Hiller, Ferdinand von, conductor and composer
Hogarth, George, music critic and composer, Sec Philharmonic Society
Howard-Jones, Evlyn, pianist, 1877-1951
Hutchinson, B May, singer
Kleeberg, Clotilde, pianist
Klengel, Julius, cellist and composer
Lane, Herbert P, clerical assistant
Le Mar, —, Mme. singer
Lengyel, Ernest, pianist
Lucas, Stanley, Sec Philharmonic Society
Macfarren, George Alexander, composer, 1813-1887
Mackenzie, Alexander Campbell, Knight, composer, 1847-1935,
see also http://isni.org/isni/000000012017839X,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/44490423
Manns, August, Knight, conductor, 1825-1907,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000034759614,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/7654360
Mason, Gwendolen, harpist
Mason, L, secretary to Nellie Melba
Mason, Mary Ann, Miss
Mason, Thomas Monck, of King's Theatre Haymarket
Mason, —, Mr. musician
Masoni, V R, violinist
Massenet, Jules Émile Frédéric, composer
Masson, Elizabeth, singer and composer
Matt, Albert E, trombone player
Matthay, Tobias Augustus, pianist, 1858-1945,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000117675125
Matthey, A, subscriber to the Philharmonic Society
Matthey, Edward, subscriber to the Philharmonic Society
Maude, Gerald E
Maukes, Thomas, musician
Maybrick, Michael, composer, pseudonym Stephen Adams, 1844-1913
Mayer, Daniel, concert agent
Mayer, Jacobine, singer
Mayer, Rudolph, concert agent
Mazel, Hélene Robert, pianist singer and composer
Maürer's Internationales Bureau, concert agency
McLaren, Joseph D, concert agent
Mehlig, Anna, pianist
Mela, Eugenia, singer
Mela, Vincenzo, singing teacher, father of Eugenia Mela
Mellon, Alfred, violinist, conductor and composer, 1820-1867
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix, composer, 1809-1847,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121181195
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Paul, brother of Felix
Mengelberg, Josef Willem, conductor
Menter, Sophie, pianist and composer
Merry, F, percussionist
Messant, Sophie, singer
Mestayer, R, subscriber to the Philharmonic Society
Meves, Augustus, musician, self-styled 'Louis XVII of France'
Meyer, Jenny, singer
Meyer, Leopold, pianist and composer, 1816-1883
Meyerbeer, Giacomo, composer, 1791-1864
M¯ynarski, Emil, violinist conductor and composer
Méric, Joséphine, singer, 1801-1877
Nikisch, Arthur, conductor
Novello, Joseph Alfred, music publisher, 1810-1896
Paderewski, Ignacy Jan, Prime Minister of Poland, composer and pianist, 1860-1941
Palliser, Esther, singer
Pierné, Henry Constant Gabriel, composer and conductor
Popper, David, cellist
Randegger, Alberto Igenio, composer and conductor, 1832-1911
Rubinstein, Anton, pianist and composer, 1829-1894
Russell, Ella, soprano
Russell, John Munro, Hon Sec Melbourne Philharmonic Society
Salmond, Norman, singer
Sarasate, Pablo de, violinist
Sauer, Emil George Conrad von, pianist and composer
Schelling, Ernest Henry, pianist composer and conductor
Schubert, Franz Peter, composer, 1797-1828
Sgambati, Giovanni, composer, pianist and conductor, 1841-1914,
see also http://isni.org/isni/000000008089397X,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/10034665
Shaw, Mary, née Postans singer
Sherwin, Frances Amy Lillian, afterwards Görlitz, singer, 1855-1935
Sliwinski, Jozef, pianist and conductor
Smart, George Thomas, Knight, conductor, organist and composer, 1776-1867
Spohr, Louis, violinist and composer, 1784-1859
Staudigl, Joseph, singer
Stavenhagen, Hans Bernhard, pianist
Sterland, John, music copyist
Sullivan, Arthur Seymour, Knight, composer, 1842-1900
Szigeti, Joseph, violinist, 1892-1973
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich, composer
Thalberg, Sigismond Fortuné François, pianist, composer, 1812-1871
Tichatschek, Joseph Aloys, singer
Villiers, Sarah Sophia Child, née Fane, senior partner of Child & Co, wife of George Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey, 1785-1867
Walter, Bruno, conductor
Watts, William, violinist and secretary of the Philharmonic Society, fl 1815-1847
Widor, Charles Marie Jean Albert, organist composer and conductor
Wilhelmj, August Emil Daniel Ferdinand Viktor, violinist and composer
Ysaÿe, Eugène, violinist, 1858-1931