Otto Klemperer Archive
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Otto Klemperer Archive 1792-1988 (bulk 1920-circa 1970)
Klemperer, Otto, 1885-1973
Biographical History for: Otto Klemperer Archive 1792-1988 (bulk 1920-circa 1970)
Biographical Note Date Event 1885, May 14 Born, Breslau, Germany, to Nathan and Ida Rée Klemperer 1889 Moved to Hamburg with father, mother, older sister Regina (Regi), and younger sister Marianne 1891 Began piano lessons with Havekoss after having been taught by mother 1901 Moved to Frankfurt to study piano with Dutch pianist James Kwast; theory with Ivan Knorr; and violin at the Hoch Conservatory, Frankfurt am Main 1902 Continued piano studies with Kwast and theory with Philipp Schwarwenka at the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory, Berlin 1905 Followed Kwast to the Stern Conservatory, Berlin to continue piano studiesBegan conducting and composition studies under Hans PfitznerConducted the off-stage orchestra for Mahler’s Symphony no. 2 Met Gustav Mahler for first time during rehearsal 1906 Engaged as chorus master and deputy director for Max Reinhardt’s production of Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld at the Neues Theater, BerlinBerlin debut as conductor after second performance 1907-1910 Chorus master and assistant conductor, Deutsches Landestheater, Prague (upon recommendation of Gustav Mahler)Conducting debut with von Weber’s Der Freischütz 1910-1912 Assistant conductor, Hamburg StadttheaterConducting debut with Wagner’s Lohengrin 1911 Entered clinic at Königstein to treat depressionDiagnosed as manic-depressive 1912 Conducted Der Ring des Nibelungen for first time 1913-1914 Became first conductor of opera at BarmenConducting debut with Wagner’s Tannhäuser 1914-1917 Deputy musical director under Hans Pfitzner, Strasbourg Stadttheater Opened with revival of Beethoven’s Fidelio 1915-1917 During manic periods, composed numerous compositionsConducted farewell concert in Strasbourg which included some of own works 1917-1924 Musical director of Cologne OperaDebuted with Mozart’s Figaro 1919 Received instruction from a Jesuit priest, and subsequently converted to CatholicismIn spring, began composing a massIn June, married soprano Johanna Geissler 1920 Son Werner born 1920-1921 Conducted in Vienna and BarcelonaConducted Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht and Pelleas und Melisande, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 1923 Rejected directorship of Deutsches Opernhaus, BerlinMother Ida Klemperer diedFirst public performance of his Mass in C In November, daughter Lotte born 1924 Father Nathan Klemperer died and buried in Cologne’s Jewish cemetery alongside his wife 1924-1927 Musical director, Wiesbaden Opera (almost every opera performance was a new production or revival)Debuted with Beethoven’s Fidelio Conducted several concerts with Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 1924-1936 Conducted in RussiaDebuted in Moscow and Leningrad 1926-1927 Conducted New York Symphony OrchestraGave first American performance of Hindemith's Concert Music for Wind Orchestra, op. 41 1927-1931 Director, Berlin State OperaGeneral musical director, Staatsoper am Platz der Republik (known as the Kroll Opera)Directed works by Stravinsky, Hindemith, Krenek, and SchoenbergConducted no fewer than ten symphony orchestra concerts each year with Berlin Staatskapelle 1928-1929 Conducted orchestras in Hamburg, Breslau, Rome, and, for first time, in ParisConducting debut in London with Bruckner’s Symphony no. 8 Composed an Ave Maria and a Pater Noster 1931, July 3 Last performance of Kroll Opera in BerlinKlemperer given leave of absence after filing legal suit over closure of KrollSpent May-October conducting at Theatro Colón, Buenos Aires 1931-1933 Musical director, Berlin Staatsoper Unter der LindenNew production of Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte Conducted Staatskapelle Orchestra 1933 Feb. Suffered concussion during accident at Gewandhaus Orchestra rehearsal, Leipzig; unable to conduct performance 1933 Apr. Left Germany for Zurich (partly due to effect of political situation on conducting in Berlin and partly to get treatment for manic-depression)Joined by wife and children 1933 May-1935 Mar. Established residence in ViennaConducted Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, and Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra as well as orchestras in Vienna, Warsaw, Budapest, Rome, and Milan 1935 Apr.-June Returned to California and took out naturalization papers for American citizenshipIn June, joined by wife and children 1935 Oct.-1936 Mar. Conducted series of concerts with New York Philharmonic, including performance of Mahler’s Symphony no. 2, (The Resurrection)Not offered conductor positions with Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra or New York Philharmonic 1936-1939 In fall 1936, resumed conducting position with Los Angeles Philharmonic OrchestraMade guest conducting appearances elsewhere in United States, various European cities, and in Russia 1939 Sept. Diagnosed with nerve tumor on right side of head which affected hearing and balanceHad operations which caused partial paralysis of right side of face and bodyHad additional surgery which caused partial atrophy of tongue resulting in indistinct speaking 1940 Sept. Took oath of allegiance to become U. S. citizen 1940 Sept.-Nov. Dismissed as conductor of Los Angeles Philharmonic; publicly called "retirement" by the orchestra associationConducted series of concerts in New York City 1941 Feb.-Apr. Public episodes of manic-depression increased, damaging reputation; guest conducting appearances were few over next several years 1946 Conducted concerts in Europe including Baden-Baden where he was first great émigré musician to return to his native country 1947-1948 Conducted Budapest Opera, including a cycle of Mozart operas, several Wagner operas, and numerous orchestra concerts 1948-1950 Continued conducting at Budapest Opera as well as numerous orchestras in Europe and two conducting tours in AustraliaAudience with Pope Pius XII in Rome 1951 Mar.-Aug. Conducted recording project with Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraToured South America including conducting engagements in Argentina and Venezuela 1951 Oct. Fell and fractured femur in left leg in MontrealUnable to conduct until spring of 1952 1952 Signed recording contract with EMI (jeopardized by American Federation of Musicians preventing members from conducting foreign-staffed orchestras) 1952 Nov. Request for passport extension unanswered, suspected of subversive activities on behalf of both Nazi regime and Communist InternationalIn Montreal, Klemperer and family ordered to return to United States by December 23, 1952, or lose their American citizenship 1952 Dec. Family moved to New York City 1953 Conducted a few concerts in Chicago, Pittsburgh, MontrealDeparted for European conducting tour with passports stamped not to be extended, assuring that on return they would resume residency in United States 1954 May Klemperer, wife, and daughter decided not to return to United StatesObtained German passports after establishing German residencyFamily moved to Zurich (son remained in United States to continue acting career) 1954 July Lotte became father's traveling companion and assumed total responsibility for conducting engagements, recording contracts, fees, and selections of artists and orchestras 1954-1955 Conducted concerts and made recordings with London’s Philharmonia OrchestraBecame their principal conductor 1956 Nov. Wife Johanna died“Bist Du bei mir” and “Wenn ich einmal muss scheiden” by Bach played at funeral in Munich 1958, April 8 Received highest decoration, Grosses Verdienstkreuz mit Stern, from German Federal Republic at West German embassy in London 1958 Sept. Suffered second- and third-degree burns over 15% of his body while conducting in London 1959 Aug. Appointed “principal conductor for life” of the Philharmonia Orchestra and resumed conducting despite continuing health problems 1961 Feb. Conducted Beethoven’s Fidelio at Covent Garden Continued composing and hired Philharmonia for private concert of his music 1962 Jan.-May Conducted new production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte at Covent GardenConducted first public performance of his Symphony no. 1 (Symphony in Two Movements) 1963 In April, conducted new production of Wagner’s Lohengrin at Covent GardenConducted Mahler’s Symphony no. 2 with Vienna Philharmonic 1964 March Philharmonia Orchestra suspended operations leaving Klemperer without an orchestraOrchestra players elected governing body to run Philharmonia themselves with Klemperer as president and ten dates to conduct in 1964-65 season 1964-1965 Conducted London’s New Philharmonia Orchestra for fee to raise funds for newly formed orchestraIn early April, elder sister Regi Elbogen died in Holland 1967 Jan. Klemperer resolved to leave Roman Catholic Church and return to his Jewish faith 1967 Sept. Invested with Germany’s highest honor, the Pour le Mérite, at West German embassy in Berne 1968 March Conducted several of his own compositions, including Symphony no. 2, with New Philharmonia Orchestra before small audience of friends 1968 May On his last visit to Vienna, conducted Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, his favorite orchestra, in series of five concerts 1969 Conducted revival of Beethoven’s Fidelio at Covent Garden 1969 May Conducted three concerts in Paris with Orchestre de Paris where he celebrated eighty-fourth birthday 1969 Sept. Conducted first public performance of his Symphony no. 2 1970 Jan. Recording of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro won coveted Deutsche Schallplatten prize 1970 late May Conducted last Beethoven cycle with New Philharmonia Orchestra; filmed for television by BBC 1970 Sept. Conducted two concerts with New Philharmonia Orchestra in Bonn, Germany, for bicentenary celebration of Beethoven’s birth; last time conducting in Germany and last time conducting Beethoven symphony 1972 Jan. Due to ill health, prevented from conducting Bruckner’s Symphony no. 7 in LondonDecided to conduct only in recording studio 1972 July Klemperer visited Lotte Lehman in Lucerne; became seriously ill with pneumonia and would never fully regain strength 1972 Dec. Withdrew from EMI recording project because of ill health (Klemperer never worked again)Daughter requested that Klemperer’s name as chief conductor be removed from all New Philharmonia literature 1973 English language version of 1968 German documentary film Otto Klemperer’s Journey through His Times is released (produced by Dutch film director Philo Bregstein) 1973 April New Philharmonia performed Klemperer’s Symphony no. 2 under Lorin Maazel; Klemperer not strong enough to attend; received copy of program signed by all participants 1973, May 14 Celebrates eighty-eighth birthday with few old friends 1973 July 6 Died after slipping into coma at end of June in Zurich, SwitzerlandBuried four days later in Jewish cemetery at Friesenberg, Switzerland with plain Jewish rite
Scope and Content Note Otto Klemperer is known primarily for his artistry as a conductor, particularly of contemporary music and operas during the 1920s and 1930s, and of orchestral music by Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Mahler. He is less well-known for his compositions, which include symphonies, string quartets, songs, piano solos, choral works, an opera, and arrangements. The "Music" series includes holograph scores or sketches of most of Klemperer's published and unpublished compositions, as well as copyists' and printed instrumental parts or scores, some with his emendations or annotations. The collection also includes the German texts for many poems written by Goethe, Heine, and others that Klemperer set to music. In addition, his arrangements of works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Mozart and others are represented by holograph, copyists' and printed scores. This series also contains music manuscripts and copyists' scores written by Klemperer's parents, his wife, and other composers. In addition, there is a selection of printed music scores from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries. Many items contain Klemperer's notations. The "Family Papers" series consists of genealogies with family trees, letters, news clippings and other information about Otto Klemperer’s ancestors from the nineteenth century. It also contains information on more recent Klemperer family members. The "Correspondence" series contains a small amount of letters regarding specific pieces of music, transactions with publishing companies, and donations of Klemperer materials to various educational institutions. The "Writings" series includes lectures and speeches by Klemperer; articles and anecdotes about him; and interviews he gave from 1914 to 1981. Klemperer wrote about musicians and composers, including Bartók, Berg, Bruckner, Hindemith, Mahler, Schoenberg, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Stravinsky, Wagner, and Zemlinsky, many whose works he conducted throughout his career. In addition, he wrote about the Vienna Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic Choir, the conductor Toscanini, the Kroll Opera, and topics such as conducting by memory as opposed to with a score, contemporary music, and working for art’s sake, among other subjects. The materials written about Klemperer include anecdotes and articles in various languages, translations of Russian articles, and transcripts of broadcasts and film scripts. The interviews with Klemperer were used in European and Canadian radio broadcasts and in the film made of his life by Philo Bregstein. The "Legal and Financial Papers" series contains inquiries made through the Freedom of Information Act about U. S. government surveillance of Klemperer during the years after World War II. It also contains his and family members' citizenship certificates and passports, income tax returns, insurance policies, and correspondence with lawyers. The "Kroll Opera" series deals with Klemperer's leadership of the Staatsoper am Platz der Republik in Berlin, also known as the Kroll Oper. His tenure there, from 1927 to 1931, marks a controversial period in his career. At the same time, it solidified his reputation as a conductor and musical director. This series contains original and photocopied newspaper clippings, articles, and reviews of Kroll Opera productions, of concerts Klemperer conducted with the Berlin Staatsoper Kapelle Orchester, and commentaries on specific works that were performed at the opera house. In addition, there are black and white photographs of the interior and exterior of the Kroll Opera and black and white and color photographic reproductions of set designs for productions such as Fidelio, Die Zauberflöte, Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex and Petrouska, Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer, among others. The series also includes programs from different opera productions and orchestra concerts; radio transcripts from Südwest Radio and West German Radio, spanning 1961-1962; a doctoral dissertation on the Berlin State Opera from 1918-1931 by John Sargent Rockwell; and numerous reviews of works Klemperer performed at the Kroll, including Hindemith’s Cardillac, Fidelio, Oedipus Rex, Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier, Schoenberg’s Erwartung, and Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, among others. The "Clippings" series includes photocopies of news clippings, press releases, articles, and typescripts about Klemperer’s various conducting engagements, mostly in the United States. They date from 1926 to 1972. The "Programs" series contains original programs as well as photocopies and typescripts of programs for various Klemperer concerts. The programs cover different orchestras which Klemperer conducted, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra from 1933 to 1939. The "Iconography" series includes an assortment of black and white photographs from different time periods of Klemperer's life and four photograph albums, two of which consist of black and white photographs of Klemperer alone or conducting, from 1919 to 1969; and two albums that contain black and white photographs of Klemperer conducting in London from 1970 to 1971. An additional album contains original watercolors of set designs for the Wiesbaden Opera. The "Miscellaneous Printed Matter" series includes a variety of articles, books, programs, an opera libretto, and photocopies of encyclopedia entries. In addition, it contains an article on Gustav Mahler by Max Brod; Erwin Jacobi’s article on Albert Schweitzer and Richard Wagner; several items by Albert Schweitzer; and Lipman-Wulf’s article on his sculpture Otto Klemperer Conducting. In 1968, Philo Bregstein made a German-language documentary film on Klemperer’s life and work. Klemperer is interviewed in the film, and at times portions of the interview are used as narration. The background materials used for making this film are part of the "Klemperer Film Materials" series. This series also contains the typewritten film script with emendations; photocopies and typescripts of statements by and about Klemperer; and interviews with Klemperer by Bregstein and Klemperer's biographer, Peter Heyworth. The interviews with Klemperer include discussions about Ernst Bloch, Pierre Boulez, Hans Curjel, Paul Dessau, Klemperer's children Werner and Lotte, Rafael Kubelik, Lotte Lehman, Helmuth Plessner, and H. H. Stuckenschmidt, among others. This series also contains an extensive amount of production materials for the film. Included are photographic prints, contact prints, slides, and negatives, some original and some reproduced from various European archives, all very loosely organized. These materials pertain to various subjects, including Otto Klemperer, depictions of the Weimar Republic, Germany during the Nazi period, World War II and the effects of the war, German cultural life from the turn of the century to the post World War II period, various artists, and European and American cities where Klemperer lived and worked. Index cards identify the subject matter of the photoprints. The "Books" series contains 109 books from Klemperer's collection. Books were retained if they had annotations by Otto Klemperer and his daughter Lotte or if material was laid into the book. Biographies of Otto Klemperer and books which contain references to him include annotations by Lotte Klemperer and errata sheets clarifying inaccuracies in the text. The original laid-in material and photocopies of the annotated pages from the books have been filed separately along with a complete list of books. Books annotated by Otto Klemperer include Mozart: sein Charakter sein Werk by Einstein, Goethes Briefe an Frau von Stein bu Goethe, Hundejahre by Gunter Grass, Max Henning’s translation of Der Koran, Ethik by Spinoza, Vom Ewigen im Menschen by Scheler, Rösch’s translation of Das neue Testament, Die Unschuld des Werdens by Nietzsche; der Nachlass, and Mayer’s translation of Der babylonische Talmud. In addition, there are books inscribed and signed by Anna Freud, Ernst Bloch, Igor Stravinsky, Helmuth Plessner, and Robert Craft. A bronze bust of Otto Klemperer was donated to the Library of Congress by the sculptress Anna Mahler Joseph and now resides in the Whittall Pavilion in the Thomas Jefferson Building. The Appendix at the end of the finding aid includes an index linking the original folder numbers created by Lotte Klemperer to the present box and folder locations of the material in the Otto Klemperer Archive. William Nelson, TechnicianWilda Heiss, Music Specialist
series
Music, 1915-1971
subseries
Works by Otto Klemperer
Includes holograph and copyists' manuscripts; full scores and parts, some with emendations and annotations; photocopies; transparencies; and printed music.
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Abschied von Paris
Adagio
Photocopy of holograph manuscript for piano
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript for piano
Adagio für grosses Orchester
Adagio no. 2
Copyist's manuscript for piano with corrections
Copyist's manuscript for piano (transparencies)
An einen Verschwender
Andante für Sextett
Aria (Sehnsucht)
Aus dem Dunkel
Ave Maria
Bathseba, 6. Bild
Holograph manuscript piano-vocal score with corrections in Italian text
Copyist's manuscript full score with emendations
Bauern unter der Linde see Faust I Bauern unter der Linde
Benedictus
Berçeuse
Copyist's manuscript for violin and piano
Caprice
Divertimento
Copyist's manuscript score (transparencies)
Empfindungen beim Wiedersehen einer vielgeliebten Stadt
Copyist's manuscript piano-vocal score with emendations
Es ist gut
[Faust] see also [Lieder] Es war einmal ein König
Aus Faust
Faust
Copyist's manuscript organ-vocal score with emendations
Faust I Bauern unter der Linde
Musik zu Faust
Osterchöre Faust
Faust-Musik : Oberon & Titanias goldene Hochzeit oder Walpurgisnachtstraum, [1. Fassung]
Faust-Musik : Oberon & Titanias goldene Hochzeit, 2. Fassung
[Fugato, strings]
Photocopy of copyist's full score with emendations
Fuge für grosses Orchester
Gebet see also Lieder: Gebet
Gebet: Herr, lass mich hungern
Gebet: Herr, mein Gott, Dir danke ich
Gebet: Herr, mein Gott, Dir danke ich [version 1]
Gebet: Herr, mein Gott, Dir danke ich [Version 2]
Gebet: Herr, mein Gott, Dir danke ich [version 3]
Geistliches Kampflied
Generalbeichte
Herr, lass mich hungern see Gebet: Herr, lass mich hungern
Herr, mein Gott, Dir danke ich see Gebet: Herr, mein Gott, Dir danke ich
Hommage à J. Brahms
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript for piano with emendation
[J'accuse] 1933
J'accuse
Copyist's manuscript full score (transparencies)
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript full score with emendations (3 copies)
J'accuse 1933
I accuse
Parts, except strings; Copyist's manuscript
Parts, except strings; Photocopy (2 sets)
Juda
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript with emendations (2 copies)
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript (3 copies)
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript piano-vocal score
Copyist's manuscript piano-vocal score (incomplete)
Kinderstück
Klavierstück in A Moll
Klavierstück in Gis-Moll
Klavierübung
Kreuz der Strasse
Liebeslied
Copyist's manuscript full score (2 copies)
[Lieder]
Abglanz
Abschied
Allein
Als Knabe verschlossen see also [Lieder] Grabschrift
An die Günstigen
An L.A.
An Lili
Printed piano-vocal score with emendations
An meine Frau see [Lieder] Ein rascher Sinn
An Sonja
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript piano-vocal score with emendations
Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu Dir
Begegnung
Beherzigung
Blick um Blick
Blumengruss
Contentment
Dank
Den Seinen giebts der Herr im Schlaft
Die liebende abermals
Dom [illegible], Orgel, Gesang
Dort der Galgen, hier die Stricke see [Lieder] Unter Freuden
Drei Mignon Lieder
Du gingst vorüber?
Dehmel
Copyist's manuscript piano-vocal score (transparencies)
Ein andres
Entspannung
Er, der einzige Gerechte see [Lieder] Gottes ist der Orient!
Erinnerung
Es grüsst dich
Es ist ein Brunnen der heisst Lied see [Lieder] Gleichnis
Es war ein alter König
Es war eine Ratt' im Kellernest
Es wandert eine schöne Sage see [Lieder] Frühlingsglaube
Es war ein König in Thule see [Lieder] Der König in Thule
Es war einmal ein König
Es war einmal ein König see also [Faust]
Feiger Gedanken [version I]
Feiger Gedanke[n] [version II]
Fort!
Frech und froh
Frühlingsglaube
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript piano-vocal score (2 copies)
Fünf andere
Gebet [Herr, mein Gott, der Du erhöret]
Gebet [Herr, mein Gott, Dir danke] see also Gebet [non-Lieder]
Gebet [Herr, mein Gott Dir danke ich] see also Gebet [non-Lieder]
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript flute-voice score with emendations
Gebet [Lass mich in Dir bleiben]
Gebet [Was soll werden]
Gefunden
Der Genesene an die Hoffnung
Gleichnis
Glückes genug
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript piano-vocal score (3 copies)
Gottes ist der Orient!
Grabschrift see also [Lieder] Als Knabe verschlossen
Hab ich tausend Mal geschworen [version 1]
Hab' ich tausend Mal geschworen [version 2]
Hab' mein Lieb so Lieb
Harfenspieler [Wer nie sein Brot]
Harfenspieler [Wer sich der Einsamkeit]
Hatem
Heiss' mich nicht reden see [Lieder] Drei Mignon Leider
Herr, mein Gott, der Du erhöret see [Lieder] Gebet [Herr, mein Gott, der Du erhöret]
Herr, mein Gott, Dir danke see [Lieder] Gebet [Herr, mein Gott Dir danke]
Hochbeglückt in deiner Liebe see [Lieder] Suleika
Hochzeitlied
Ich ging am frühen morgen aus see [Lieder] Wie ein Volkslied
Ich ging im Walde see [Lieder] Gefunden
Ich habe, lieben Brüder, ein gutes Haus bewohnt
Ich will mich im grünen Wald ergehen
Ja, die Augen
Kennst du das Land see [Lieder] Drei Mignon Lieder
Klagen
Der König in Thule
Photocopy of holograph manuscript piano-vocal score
Lass mich in Dir bleiben see [Lieder] Gebet [Lass mich in Dir bleiben]
Das Leben ist ein schlechter Spass
Lebensregel see [Lieder] Willst du dir ein hübsch' Leben zimmern
Lesebuch
Lieb um Liebe
Eine liebe Stunde
Die Liebende schreibt
Lied
Märchen
Mag sie sich immer ergänzen
Meine Mutter, die Hur'
Mit der Teutschen Freundschaft
Nachtgesang
Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt see [Lieder] Drei Mignon Lieder
O du
Psalm 23 see also Psalm 23 [non-Lieder]
Ein rascher Sinn
Rezensent
Schlafe, mein Kindchen, schlaf ein see [Lieder] Schlaflied
Schlafen, schlafen, nichts als schlafen
Schlaflied [Schlaf, mein Kind!]
Schlaflied [Schlafe, mein Kindchen, schlaf ein] see also [Lieder] Wiegenlied
Schlaflied [Schlafe, mein Kindchen, schlaf ein]] see also [Lieder] Wiegenlied
Sie haben wegen der Trunkenheit
Sie liebten sich beide
Photocopy of printed piano-vocal score (2 copies)
Sitz ich allein
Copyist's manuscript of part for solo violin
'Sliegt eine Stadt see [Lieder] Dehmel
So ist die Lieb'
Soldatenlied zu Wallensteins Lager
Ein Stündlein wohl vor Tag
Suleika
Suleika aus dem Westöstlicher Divan
Photocopy of printed piano-vocal score with markings
Tadelt man, dass wir uns lieben
Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht
Tristan
Trost in Tränen
Die überflüssige Vorsicht
Ungeduld
Ungesucht gefunden see [Lieder] Lied
Unter Freuden
Das verlassene Mägdlein
Vielleicht
Volkslied
Vollmondnacht
Vor Gericht
Vorschlag zur Güte
Wandrers Gemüthsruhe
Wandrers Nachtlied
Was frag ich viel nach Geld und Gut see [Lieder: Der Zufriedene]
Was machst du an der Welt
Was soll ich sagen
Was soll werden see [Lieder] Gebet [Was soll werden]
Was wird mir jede Stunde so bang? [Version 1]
Was wird mir jede Stunde so bang? [Version 2]
Wechsellied zum Tanz
Wenn die Rosen ewig blühten
Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen ass see [Lieder] Harfenspieler [Wer nie sein Brot]
Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt see [Lieder] Harfenspieler [Wer sich der Einsamkeit]
Westöstlicher Divan see Sie haben wegen der Trunkenheit see [Lieder] Suleika
Wie ein Volkslied
Wiegenlied see also [Lieder] Schlaflied
Willst du dir ein hübsch' Leben zimmern [version 1]
Willst du dir ein hübsch' Leben zimmern [version 2]
Wo?
Woher sind wir geboren?
Der Zufriedene
[Merry-valse and one-step]
Merry valse
Photocopy of copyist manuscript full score with emendations (3 copies)
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript full score (transparencies)
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript full score
Copyist's manuscript
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript
Copyist's manuscript (transparencies)
Photocopy of copyists's manuscript (2 sets)
Permalife photocopy of copyist's manuscript full score with markings
Permalife photocopy of parts
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript full score with markings
Photocopy of parts
Missa Sacra
Printed piano-vocal score with markings (2 copies)
Printed full score with markings [missing p. 1-2]
Photocopy of printed full score (2 copies)
Morgenlied
Der Musensohn
Nocturne
Pater noster
Pater noster und Ave Maria
Pianopiece (Ressentiment)
Copyist's manuscript piano score (transparencies)
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript piano score (2 copies)
Der Prediger Salomo
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript piano-vocal score with emendations (transparencies)
Psalms IV
Psalm 23 (aus "Saul & David") see also [Lieder] Psalm 23
Psalmus 42 (Judica me)
[Quartets, strings, no. 2]
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript score with emendations (4 copies)
(Transparencies)
Photocopy with markings
[Quartets, strings, no. 3]
Photocopy of holograph manuscript score (transparencies)
[Quartets, strings, no. 4]
[Quartets, strings, no. 5]
[Quartets, strings, no. 6]
[Quartets, strings, no. 7]
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript score (transparencies)
[Quartets, strings, no. 8]
[Quartets, strings, no. 9]
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript score (2 copies)
Recollections see also [Symphony no. 2]
Recollections
Reiterlied
Scherzo see also [Symphony no. 2]
Scherzo
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript piano score (5 copies)
Schildwache und Freund Hein
Schlaflied "Schlaf, mein Kind, schlaf ein"
Schlaflied [Schlaf, mein Kindchen, schlaf ein]
Serenata
[Sketchbooks], 1967-1971, undated
Ständchen
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript vocal part
Studie für Klavier
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript for piano (2 copies)
Studie für Violine & Klavier
[Symphony in 2 movements]
[Symphony no. 2] [Version 1] see also Recollections see also Scherzo
[Symphony no. 2] [Version 1], Zweiter Satz [1. Fassung]
[Symphony no. 2] [Version 1], Dritter Satz, Scherzo [1. Fassung]
[Symphony no. 2] [Version 2]
[Symphony no. 2] [Version 2] 2. Satz, 2. Fassung! [?]
[Symphony no. 2] [Version 2] [3.] Scherzo, 2. Fassung! [?]
[Symphony no. 3] [Version 1]
[Symphony no. 3] [Version 2]
[Symphony no. 3] [Version 2] I. Satz, II. Satz [version 2]
[Symphony no. 3] [Version 2] III. Satz [version 2]
I. Satz, II. Satz [version 2]
Parts, except strings, copyist's manuscript
Parts, strings
Parts, strings, photocopy of copyist's manuscript
III. Satz, IV. Satz [version 2]
Parts, except strings, photocopy
[Symphony no. 4]
[Symphony no. 5]
[Symphony no. 6]
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript full score (2 copies)
Tema für [illegible] Variationen
[Thamar]
Marcia funebre (of "Thamar")
Marcia funebre aus Oper "Thamar"
Photocopy of holograph manuscript full score
Copyist's manuscript parts (transparencies)
Thamar
Photocopy of manuscript piano-vocal score
Unter Feinden
Variationen für Klavier
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript piano score
Der verlorene Sohn
1.-3. Bild
4.-6. Bild
1.-6. Bild
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript piano-vocal score with emendations (2 copies)
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript piano-vocal score (transparencies)
Die vier Elemente
Wehen
Wiegenlied
Die Weber
Parts, strings (photocopy of copyist's manuscript)
Part, chorus, photocopies of copyist's manuscript (includes one transparency)
Das Ziel [1915]
Das Ziel [1970] I. Teil see also [Lieder] Frühlingsglaube
Holograph manuscript full score, I. Teil
Das Ziel [1970] II. Scene [Teil]
Das Ziel [1970] 3 [III]. Teil
Das Ziel [1970] 4 [IV]. Teil
Arrangements by Otto Klemperer
Bach, Johann Sebastian. [Bist du bei mir, geh' ich mit Freuden]
Bist du bei mir?
Bist du bei mir, geh' ich mit Freuden
Bach, Johann Sebastian. Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott
Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott
Photocopy copyist's manuscript full score (2 copies)
Bach, Johann Sebastian. Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
Bach, Johann Sebastian. Sonata in E-flat major
Sonata in E-flat major
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript full score with emendations
Beethoven, Ludwig van. [Concerto, piano, no. 4, op. 58, G major]
Cadenz zu Satz I von Beethovens g-dur Konzert
Gluck, Christoph Willibald. Arranged by Johannes Brahms. Gavotte
Gavotte
Mendelssohn, Felix. [Symphony, no. 3, op. 56, A minor]
3. Sinfonie, Neuer Schluss
Neuer Schluss zum Finale der Symphonie Nr. 3 in a-Moll, Op. 36
Symphonie Nr. 3
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. [Don Giovanni]
Don Giovanni overture (concert ending)
Don Juan ouverture
Printed full score of original Mozart work
Don Giovanni: Konzertschluss der Ouverture
Don Giovanni (concert ending)
Rameau, Jean-Philippe. [Gavotte with six variations]
Gavotte mit sechs Variationen
Photocopy of copyist's manuscript (2 copies)
Gavotte mit 6 Variationen
Works by Others
Includes holograph and copyists' manuscripts; full scores and parts, some with markings and annotations; photocopies; and printed music.
Abt, Franz
Anna Lise see Works by Others: Mendelssohn, Volkslied
Es hat nicht sollen sein see Works by Others: Mendelssohn, Volkslied
[Anonymous]
Des Sommers letzte Rose see Works by Others: Mendelssohn, Volkslied
Bach, Johann Sebastian. Die hohe Messe in H Moll
Printed full score with holograph markings
Beethoven, Ludwig van. Fidelio see also Works by Others: Beyer, Ferdinand
Printed piano-vocal score with holograph notes
Beethoven, Ludwig van. Missa solemnis
Beyer, Ferdinand, arranger.Opern-Album IV.
Brahms, Johannes. Robert Keller, arranger.Ungarische Tänze
Printed piano score for four hands with markings
Brün, Herbert. Nonet (1969)
Freudenthal, Otto. 12 Veränderungen einer zwölftonreihe
Freudenthal, Otto. Allegro, Intermezzo und Fine
Klemperer, Johanna. Das wundervollste Licht
Klemperer, Ida. Adaun Aulom
Photocopy of manuscript voice part (5 copies)
Klemperer, Ida. Der du von dem Himmel bist see also Klemperer, Ida and Otto: Wandrer's Nachtlied
Klemperer, Ida. [untitled]
Photocopy of manuscript piano score (2 copies)
[Klemperer, Ida?] Abschied
[Klemperer, Ida?] [Illegible]
[Klemperer, Ida?] [Untitled]
Klemperer, Ida and O[tto]Wandrer's Nachtlied see also Klemperer, Ida: Der du von dem Himmel bist
Klemperer, N[athan][Exercise book]
Lachner, Ignaz. Bellarosa see Works by Others: Mendelssohn, Volkslied
Lachner, Ignaz. Das Ständchen see Works by Others: Mendelssohn, Volkslied
Liebe, Ludwig. Auf Wiedersehn! see Works by Others: Mendelssohn, Volkslied
Lortzing, [Albert] Undine see Works by Others: Beyer, Ferdinand
Lortzing, [Albert] Waffenschmied see Works by Others: Beyer, Ferdinand
Mendelssohn, Felix. Drei Lieder, no. 1, Da lieg' ich unter den Bäumen see Works by Others: Mendelssohn, Volkslied
Mendelssohn, Felix. Symphonie Nr. 3 see Arrangements by Otto Klemperer: Mendelssohn, [Symphony, no. 3, Op. 56, A minor]
Mendelssohn, Felix. Volkslied
[Meyerbeer, Giacomo] Afrikanerin see Works by Others: Beyer, Ferdinand
Meierbeer, G. Romanze aus der Oper, die Hugenotten see Works by Others: Mendelssohn, Volkslied
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Cosi fan tutte
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Don Giovanni overture see Arrangements by Otto Klemperer: Mozart, [Don Giovanni]
Nicolai, Otto. Lustige Weiber see Works by Others: Beyer, Ferdinand
Schumann, Robert. Der arme Peter
Stravinsky, Igor. Oedipus Rex
Printed piano-vocal score with notations
Taubert, W. Mein Lisel see Works by Others: Mendelssohn, Volkslied
Verdi, Giuseppe. Falstaff
Verdi, Giuseppe. Der Troubadour (Il Trovatore) see Works by Others: Mendelssohn, Volkslied
Waldmann, Ludolf. Schau' in's Auge deinem Kinde see Works by Others: Mendelssohn, Volkslied
Weber, [Carl Maria von] Oberon see Works by Others: Beyer, Ferdinand
Family Papers, 1792-1983
Includes biographical dictionary entries; curriculum vitae; genealogies and genealogical notes; articles and letters both by and about family members; printed, photocopied, and handwritten materials.
Family trees
Klemperer, Georg
Biographical information
Letters, lecture
Klemperer, Josef
Klemperer/Klopper, Josef
Klemperer, Nathan
Klemperer, Victor
Clippings
Curriculum vitae
Miscellaneous
Klemperer family: biographical dictionary
Klemperer: others
Rée family
Correspondence, 1915-1974
Includes original handwritten and typed letters, with some photocopies, to and from publishing companies; lists of items donated to educational institutions; and photocopies of cover pages of music, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
B. Schott's Söhne
California State University
Donation
Catalogue listings of music
Photocopy of music title pages
Clem see Works by Otto Klemperer, Das Ziel
Eösze see Works by Otto Klemperer, Aria (Sehnsucht)
Freudenthal, Otto see Arrangements by Otto Klemperer, Cadenz zu Satz I von Beethovens g-dur Konzert
Homolya see Works by Otto Klemperer, Aria (Sehnsucht)
Klemperer, Lotte see Works by Otto Klemperer, Aria (Sehnsucht)
Klemperer, Lotte see Works by Otto Klemperer, Thamar
Osthoff, Wolfgang see Works by Otto Klemperer, Kreuz der Strasse
Royal Academy of Music, London
Santa Monica College
Universal Edition, 1909-1932
Universal Edition: Alfred Schlee, 1946-1948
Writings, 1914-1981
By Otto Klemperer
Contains published and unpublished items, including typescripts, carbon copies, photocopies, printed materials, newspaper clippings, lectures, speeches, letters about music and musicians, and statements on unrelated topics.
An die Wiener Philharmoniker
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Bartók, Belá
Beecham, Sir Thomas
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Berg, Alban
Berlin Philharmonic Choir
Bruckner, Anton
Die Budapester Jahre
Compositions of Otto Klemperer
Conducting by memory or with score
Contemporary music
Der Dirigent Klemperer
Der Dirigent Toscanini
Drei Opernhäuser
Dülberg, Ewald
Felsenstein, Walter
Der Geistige und der Sport
Gespräch bei der Rückkehr nach Berlin
Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice
Hindemith, Paul
Klemperer's protest
The Kroll Opera
Künstler über sich selbst
Los Angeles Philharmonic: speech before board of directors
Mahler, Gustav
Meine Erinnerungen an Lotte Lehman
Meine Tätigkeit an der Kroll Oper
Mendelssohn, Felix
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Music today
My European spring tour in 1936
Occidental College speech
Otto Klemperer writes about a show
On my own behalf
Order of Pour le Mérite speech
Preamble to a talk to school boys
Productive Kräfte sind am Werke
Das Publikum im Opernhaus
Saz, Natalia
Schliessung der Kroll-Oper
Schönberg, Arnold
Shostakovich, Dimitri
Sibelius, Jean
Simmel, Georg
Sovetskaya Filarmoniya
Stanislavsky, Konstantin
Stravinsky, Igor
Tchaikowsky, Peter
Three questions on New Year's Eve
Über meine Budapester Jahre
Wagner, Richard
Working for art's sake
Zemlinski, Alexander von
About Otto Klemperer
Contains published and unpublished materials, including typescripts; carbon copies; photocopies; printed materials; newspaper clippings; anecdotes and articles in English, German, other languages, and translations from Russian; and transcripts of broadcasts and film scripts.
Anecdotes
Articles in English
Articles in German
Articles translated from Russian
Broadcasts
Film scripts
Miscellaneous items in various languages
Interviews with Otto Klemperer
Contains typescripts, photocopies, and carbon copies of interviews with Otto Klemperer, in English and German.
Bregstein, Philo
Freeman, John
Gausmann, Ernst Ludwig
Heyworth, Peter
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Westdeutsche Rundfunk (WDR)
Kruttge, Eigel
Metz, Louis
Legal and Financial Papers, 1934-1984
Includes Freedom of Information Act correspondence; citizenship certificates and passports; insurance policies; income tax returns; and correspondence with lawyers.
Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (FOIPA)
Central Intelligence Agency
Citizenship certificates/passports
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Freedom of Information Act
Germany: expatriation correspondence
Loeb and Loeb
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
State Department
Johanna Klemperer
Lotte Klemperer
Otto Klemperer
Szinház és mozi
Kroll Opera, 1918-1965
Contains newspaper clippings, reviews and commentaries on specific performances, general information, photographs, programs, radio transcripts, and a dissertation on the Berlin State Opera.
Concerts
In eigener Sache
Neues vom Tage
Dissertation
Berlin State Opera, 1918-1931
General Information
Berlin
Weiteres über Berlin, Prozess, Leipziger Unfall, etc.
Photographs
Programs
Radio Transcripts
Südwest Radio
West German Radio, 1961
West German Radio, 1962
Stage Designs
Bühnenbilder in Farbe
Works Performed
Cardillac
Cosi fan tutte
Don Giovanni
Erwartung; die glückliche Hand
Falstaff
Fidelio
Der fliegende Holländer
Hochzeit des Figaro
Missa solemnis (Beethoven)
Oedipus Rex
Requiem (Verdi)
Der Rosenkavalier
St. John/St. Matthew passion (Bach)
Tannhäuser
Die Zauberflöte
Clippings, 1926-1972
Includes photocopies of newspaper clippings, press releases, articles, and typescripts.
Programs, 1901-1967
Includes original programs and photocopies and typescripts of programs.
A-K
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Hollywood Bowl
M-Z
Iconography, 1924-1971
Includes five photograph albums and one album of watercolors.
Buehnen Entwuerfe von Buchholz/Wiesbaden, 1924-1927
Bis 1948
London, BBC-TV, May/June 1970
London, Feb. and Sept. 1971
All periods
Miscellaneous Printed Matter, 1930-1977
Includes articles, books, programs, an opera libretto, and photocopies of encyclopedia entries.
Blonda, Max. Von heute auf morgen.
Blume, Friedrich. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.
Bónis, F. Gustav Mahler und Ferenc Erkel.
Brandt, H. G. Betrachtungen zum Thema: Chanukah 5739.
Brod, Max. Gustav Mahler.
Fischer, Kurt von. Bemerkungen zu Gustav Mahlers Liedern.
Fischer, Kurt von. Die Doppelschlagfigur in den zwei letzten Sätze von Gustav Mahlers 9. Symphonie.
Fischer, Kurt von. Gustav Mahlers Umgang mit Wunderhorntexten.
Heyworth, Peter. Karmesterek és a karmesterség - Klemperer szemével.
Ingerslev-Jensen, Pavl. Isenstein.
Jacobi, Erwin R. Albert Schweitzer und Richard Wagner.
Jacobi, Erwin R. Die Musik im Leben und Schaffen von Albert Schweitzer.
Lipman-Wulf, Peter. About my sculpture Otto Klemperer Conducting.
Pfäfflin, Friedrich. Berthold Viertel [1885-1953], eine Dokumentation.
Plessner, Helmuth. Ein Volk der Dichter und Denker?
Plessner, Helmuth. Das Geheimnis des Schauspielers.
Plessner, Helmuth. Homo absconditus.
Plessner, Helmuth. Husserl in Göttingen.
Plessner, Helmuth. Über die gesellschaftlichen Bedingungen.
Plessner, Helmuth. Wiesbadener Kinderszenen.
Plessner, Helmuth. Zur Hermeneutik nichtsprachlichen Ausdrucks.
Schultz, Klaus, ed. Badener Musiktage, 1977.
Schweitzer, Albert. Concerning the Art and Personality of J. S. Bach.
Schweitzer, Albert. Unveröffentlichte Briefe an Margit Jacobi.
Schweitzer, Albert. Von Bachs Persönlich und Kunst.
Sellenthin, H. G. Geschichte der Juden in Berlin und des Gebäudes Fasanenstrasse 79/80.
Vondenhoff, Eleonore. Gustav Mahler Dokumentation.
Zelter, Karl Friedrich. Zum zweihundertsten Geburtstag.
Klemperer Film Materials, 1885-1972
Writings
Contains carbon copies and typescripts.
Bregstein, Philo. Montagescript Klempererfilm.
Bregstein, Philo. Portrait of Otto Klemperer.
Curjel, Hans. Die Berliner Krolloper.
Klemperer, Otto. [Bach].
Klemperer, Otto. Der Dirigent Klemperer.
Klemperer, Otto. Meine Erinnerungen an Gustav Mahler.
Klemperer, Otto. Rede gehalten am Bankett zu Ehren des 50jaehrigen Bestehens des Philharmonischen Chores am 5. Dezember 1932.
Legge, Walter. Klemperer.
Sessions, Roger. Otto Klemperer.
Interviews
Contains typescripts and photocopies of typescripts of interviews with and about Otto Klemperer, in English and German.
Bregstein, Philo. Band I-IV
Bregstein, Philo. Band V-VIII and X
Interviews about Otto Klemperer
Andras, Miko
Asser-Mengelberg, Nora
Bahrwahser, Hubert
Baracs, [?]
Bloch, Ernst
Blum, Thomas
Boulez, Pierre
Bresser, Jan
Byrnes, Harold
Clark, [?]
Cronheim, Paul
Curjel, Hans
David, Lisl
Dessau, Paul
Downes, E.
Eisler, Georg
Ernster, Dezsö
Faber, Lothar
Farjon, Mies
Feuchtwanger, Marta
Fischer, Sandra
Flothuis, Marius
Forbach, Moje
Freudenthal, Otto
Grub, Suvi Raj
Grün-Kortner, Marianne
Harewood, Lord
Hofmüller, Max
Jelinek, J.
Juhasz, Sari
Kappeyne, [?]
Klemperer, Lotte
Klemperer, Werner
Kubelik, Rafael
Kun, Imre
Kuphal, F.
Leeuwen, Van
Lehman, Lotte
Machat, E.
Mann, Katja
Morris, [?]
Novotná, Jarmila
Parikian, Manoug
Pella, Paul
Pollak, [?]
Reichenfeld, Adam
Reinhardt, Gottfried
Reiss, [?]
Plessner, [Helmuth]
Sándor, Judith
Schnabel, Karl Ulrich
Simon, Zoltán
Stuckenschmid, H. H.
Viertel, Salka
Weiser, Peter
Zweig, Fritz
Contains newspaper clippings, programs, articles, typescripts, and miscellaneous materials, some photocopied, in English, German, and Dutch.
Klemperer, Otto
New York Times
Miscellaneous: in Dutch
Miscellaneous: not selected
Miscellaneous: selected
Lists of Cities and Concerts
Contains typescripts and carbon copies with emendations in Dutch.
Lists of cities and concerts
Production Materials
Contains programs, photocopies of programs and book title pages, typescripts, newspaper clippings, and black and white photographs of musicians, authors, politicians, city scenes, buildings, and operatic productions.
II A - II F
III A - III E
III F
IV A - IV B
V ABC - V O
VI - VI H
VI JK - VI AZ
VII A - VII F
VII F - VII extra
VIII A - VIII B
VIII B - VIII T
IX A - X, C
X E - X extra
Index Cards
Identifies photographs used in and considered for the film; in English, German, and Dutch.
Chronological, 1900-1955
Names, A-Z
Places, A-Z
Production materials. Black
VII A and miscellaneous
VII D - VII Y
VI F and miscellaneous
VI, VII
Production materials. Blue
I B - X M extra
VI A - X B
VIII A and miscellaneous
VIII R - X D
X, V
Production materials. Pink
Production materials. Purple
II - III
IV - VI
VI continued
VII
VII continued; verso VIII
Iconography
Contains photoprints, contact prints, slides, negatives, and microforms used in and considered for the film.
Photoprints
Berlin; Strassburg
Covent Garden
Filmed
Klemperer, Otto, by Maria Austria
Klemperer, Otto, by Werner Neumeister
Klemperer, Otto with Stravinsky, ca. 1928
Kölnisches Stadtmuseum
Märkisches Museum
Miscellaneous-not filmed
Miscellaneous: Otto Klemperer, festival week, Houden, cityscapes
Museum/library reproductions
Österreichische Nationalbibliotek
Revised film
Schönberg, Arnold: certificate
Contact Prints
I-XXVII
Slides
Wien
Negatives
I - XI, XXIII - XXVI, Miscellaneous
B - Zauberflöte
Bristol - Zauberflöte
Microforms
Books, 1901-1988
Contains selected books, either inscribed, signed, or annotated by Otto or Lotte Klemperer. Some books contained letters, newspaper clippings, programs, and photographs. These items and/or photocopies of inscriptions, signatures, and annotations are filed in boxes 109-111. The books themselves are shelved according to call number.
Complete list of books
Original laid in material and photocopies of annotated pages from books
Ernst Bloch: vier Ansprachen anlässlich der Verleihung des Friedenspreises des deutschen Buchhandels. Frankfurt am Main: Börsenverein des deutschen Buchhandels, 1967.
Missale Romanum. Harlemi: Joannis H. Gottmer, 1950.
Signed by Otto Klemperer, 1958.
Photocopies filed in Otto Klemperer Archive, Box 110/Folder 4.
Anderson, Martin, ed. Klemperer on Music. London: Toccata Press, 1986.
Aristainetos. Erotische Briefe. Translated by Albin Lesky. Zürich: Artemis, 1951.
Attila, Boros. Klemperer magyarországon. Budapest: Zenemükiadó, 1973.
Augustinus. Bekenntnisse und Gottesstaat.
Signed by Otto Klemperer; no title page.
Copy in Otto Klemperer Archive, Box 109/Folder 2.
Bihlmeyer, Pius, ed. Das Messbuch der heiligen Kirche, lateinisch und deutsch. Freiburg im Breisgau: Herder & Co., 1930.
Bloch, Ernst. Erbschaft dieser Zeit. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1962.
Bloch, Ernst. Freiheit und Ordnung, abriss der sozial-utopien. New York: Aurora, 1946.
Bloch, Ernst. Literarische Aufsätze. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1965.
Inscribed and signed by Ernst Bloch.
Copies filed in Otto Klemperer Archive, Box 109/Folder 2.
Bloch, Ernst. Naturrecht und menschliche Würde. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1961.
Bloch, Ernst. Zur Philosophie der Musik. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1974.
Bloch, Karola. Aus meinem Leben. Pfullingen: Günther Neske, 1981.
Bloch, Karola. "Denken heisst Überschreiten:" in memoriam Ernst Bloch 1885-1977. Edited by Adelbert Reif. Köln ; Frankfurt am Main: Europäische Verlagsanstalt, 1978.
Inscribed and signed by Karola Bloch.
Photocopies filed in Otto Klemperer Archive, Box 109/Folder 3.
Brion, Marcel. Mozarts Meisteropern. Translated by Hans Kühner. Erlenbach-Zürich and Stuttgart: Eugen Rentsch, 1956.
Craft, Robert. Current convictions: views and reviews. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977.
Dessau, Paul. Notizen zu Noten. Edited by Fritz Hennenberg. Leipzig: Philipp Reclam jun., 1974.
Diderot, Denis. Die Nonne. Berlin: Volk und Welt, 1956.
Signed by Otto Klemperer.
Copies filed in Otto Klemperer Archive, Box 109/Folder 4.
Einstein, Alfred. Mozart: sein Charakter, sein Werk. Frankfurt/Main: S. Fischer, 1968.
Fábián, Imre. Ernster Dezsö. Budapest: Zenemükiadó, 1969.
Fleischer, Herbert. Strawinsky. Berlin: Russischer Musikverlag, 1931.
Fontane, Theodor. Effi Briest. Berlin: S. Fischer, 1919.
Laid in: newspaper clipping.
Photocopies and originals filed in Otto Klemperer Archive, Box 109/Folder 5.
Freud, Anna. Difficulties in the path of psychoanalysis; a confrontation of past with present viewpoints. New York: International Universities Press, Inc., 1969.
Furtwängler, Elisabeth. Über Wilhelm Furtwängler. Wiesbaden: Brockhaus, 1979.
Galkin, Elliott W. A history of orchestral conducting in theory and practice. New York: Pendragon Press, 1988.
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. Goethes Briefe an Frau von Stein. Edited by Julius Petersen. Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, 1909.
Annotated and signed by Otto Klemperer, 1948.
Photocopies filed in Otto Klemperer Archive, Box 111/Folder 1.
Gogol, N. W. Tschitschikows Reiseerlebnisses oder die toten Seelen. Translated by H. Röhl. Leipzig: Im-Insel Verlag, n.d.
Gogol, Nikolai. Ukrainische Geschichten. Translated by Alexander Eliasberg. Weimar: Gustav Kiepenheuer, 1917.
Gordon, D. J., ed. Fritz Saxl, 1890-1948: a memoir. London: T. Nelson, n.d.
Grass, Günter. Hundejahre. Berlin: Luchterhand, 1963.
Annotated by Otto Klemperer.
Copies of annotated pages filed in Otto Klemperer Archive, Box 109/Folder 6.
Grubb, Suvi Raj. Music makers on record. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1986.
Gulliver, Lemuel. Travels into several remote nations of the world. London: Hayward and Moore, n.d.
Harewood, George Henry Hubert Lascelles, Earl of. The tongs and the bones: the memoirs of Lord Harewood. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1981.
Hebbel, Friedrich. Gedichte. Edited by Hans Vetter. Stuttgart: Strecker und Schröder, 1924.
Photocopies filed in Otto Klemperer Archive, Box 109/Folder 6.
Heine, Heinrich. Zeitungsberichte über Musik und Malerei. Edited by Michael Mann. Frankfurt am Main: Im Insel-Verlag, 1964.
Henning, Max, trans. Der Koran. Leipzig: Philipp Reclam jun., 1901.
Heyworth, Peter, ed. Conversations with Klemperer. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1973.
Hirschmann, Ira. Caution to the winds. New York: David McKay Co., Inc., 1962.
Inscribed and signed by Ira Hirschmann.
Photocopies filed in Otto Klemperer Archive, Box 110/Folder 1.
Höcker, Karla, ed. Wilhelm Furtwängler: Dokumente - Berichte und Bilder - Aufzeichnungen. Berlin: Rembrandt, 1968.
Hoffmann, E. T. A. E. T. A. Hoffmanns musikalische Schriften. Edited by Edgar Istel.
Hoffmann, E. T. A. Fantasiestücke in Callot's Manier. Edited by Eduard Grisebach. Leipzig: Max Hesses, n.d.
Homer. Ilias/Odyssee. Edited by Johann Voss and Johann Heinrich. München: Winkler, n.d.
Jacobi, Erwin R. Albert Schweitzer und die Musik. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1975.
James, Burnett. Beethoven and human destiny. London: Phoenix House, 1960.
Jefferson, Alan. Lotte Lehmann 1888-1976. London: Julia MacRae Books, 1988.
Kafka, Franz. Hochzeitsvorbereitungen auf dem Lande und andere Prosa aus dem Nachlass. New York: Schocken Books, 1953.
Kant, Immanuel. Die drei Kritiken in ihrem Zusammenhang mit dem Gesamtwerk. Stuttgart: Alfred Kröner, 1956.
Keller, Gottfried. Gesammelte Gedichte, erster Band. Stuttgart/Berlin: J. G. Cott'sche Buchhandlung, n.d.
Keller, Werner. Und wurden zerstreut unter alle Völker: die nachbiblische Geschichte des jüdischen Volkes. München/Zürich: Droemer Knaur, 1966.
Kempen, Thomas von. Das Buch von der Nachfolge Christi. Translated by Joh. Mich. Sailer. Freiburg im Breisgau: Herdersche Verlagshandlung, 1916.
Kempen, Thomas von. Vier Bücher der Nachfolge Christi. Edited by Adolf Donders. Kevelaer: Butzon & Bercker, 1934.
Klemperer, Lotte. Die Personalakten der Johanna Geisler eine Dokumentation in Stichproben. Frankfurt/Main: Fischer Taschenbuch, 1983.
Kokoschka, Oskar. Briefe IV, 1953-1976. Edited by Olda Kokoschka and Heinz Spielmann. Düsseldorf: Claasen, 1988.
Landauer, Gustav. Shakespeare. Edited by Martin Buber. Hamburg: Rütten & Loening, 1962.
Mahler, Gustav. Briefe, 1879-1911. Edited by Alma Mahler. Berlin/Wien/Leipzig: Paul Zsolnay, 1924.
Mann, Erika and Klaus Mann. Rundherum. Das Abenteuer einer Weltreise. München: Nymphenburger Verlagshandlung, 1965.
Mann, Golo. Wallenstein: sein Leben erzählt. Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer, 1971.
Markun, Silvia, ed. Ernst Bloch in Selbstzeugnissen und Bilddokumenten. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt, 1977.
Mayer, Reinhold, ed. and trans. Der babylonische Talmud. München: Wilhelm Goldmann, 1963.
Morgenstern, Soma. Die Blutsäule; Zeichen und Wunder am Sereth. Wien/Stuttgart/Zürich: Hans Deutsch, 1964.
Morgenstern, Soma. Der Sohn des verlorenen Sohnes. Berlin: Erich Reiss, 1935.
Morgenstern, Soma. The third pillar. Translated by Ludwig Lewisohn. New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1955.
Newlin, Dika. Schoenberg remembered: diaries and recollections (1938-1976). New York: Pendragon Press, 1980.
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