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Papers relating to a manuscript copy of Richard Wagner's Entwurf zur Organisation eines deutschen Nationaltheaters für das Königreich Sachsen
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- Papers relating to a manuscript copy of Richard Wagner's Entwurf zur Organisation eines deutschen Nationaltheaters für das Königreich Sachsen, [1895?]
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- 4 items.
- Summary
- In an ALS, 1895 Feb. 28, from Otto Richter, Dresden, to Mary Banks Burrell, London, Dr. Richter copies Wagner's retort from the manuscript. Richter encloses a copy he has made of a letter from Wagner to theater authorities answering criticism of his scheme. 2 documents in the hand of Mrs. Burrell include portions of the manuscript which were omitted from the publication and a penciled notation at the end of the manuscript written by Kammermusicus Julius Rühlmann. The manuscript itself is not included in this collection.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Letters.
- Source (note)
- Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc.
- Biography (note)
- In 1848-1849, German composer Richard Wagner outlined a plan for the organization of a German national theater for the Kingdom of Saxony. A manuscript copy of his plan was read and considered, penciled remarks were added, and a penciled retort to these remarks added by Wagner himself. The manuscript was published in the Gesammelte Schriften in 1871, but without these remarks and with other omissions.
- Language (note)
- In German.
- Provenance (note)
- Formerly owned by Mary Banks Burrell. Cf. Catalogue of the Burrell collection of Wagner documents, letters and other biographical material. London : Nonpareil Press, 1929. Item 169.
- Publications (note)
- Rühlmann's notation is published in: Richard Wagner Briefe : die Sammlung Burrell / hrsg. von John N. Burk. [Frankfurt am Main] : S. Fischer, 1953, [c1950].
- Processing Action (note)
- Described
- Call Number
- JOB 91-41
- OCLC
- NYPW91-A81
- Title
- Papers relating to a manuscript copy of Richard Wagner's Entwurf zur Organisation eines deutschen Nationaltheaters für das Königreich Sachsen, [1895?]
- Biography
- In 1848-1849, German composer Richard Wagner outlined a plan for the organization of a German national theater for the Kingdom of Saxony. A manuscript copy of his plan was read and considered, penciled remarks were added, and a penciled retort to these remarks added by Wagner himself. The manuscript was published in the Gesammelte Schriften in 1871, but without these remarks and with other omissions.
- Language
- In German.
- Provenance
- Formerly owned by Mary Banks Burrell. Cf. Catalogue of the Burrell collection of Wagner documents, letters and other biographical material. London : Nonpareil Press, 1929. Item 169.
- Publications
- Rühlmann's notation is published in: Richard Wagner Briefe : die Sammlung Burrell / hrsg. von John N. Burk. [Frankfurt am Main] : S. Fischer, 1953, [c1950].
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Composers.
- Added Author
- Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.Burrell, Mary Banks, -1898.Richter, Otto, 1843-Rühlmann, Julius, 1816-1877.
- Research Call Number
- JOB 91-41