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Performance practice (Music)

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = Tovey

Found in 85 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Achille Simonetti, c1900

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1682
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Letter, [n.d], London, Achille Simonetti to Donald Tovey. Praising Tovey's performance and essay on the Goldberg variations, arranging rehearsals for Simonetti and Mr. Blumenthal. Holograph signed, with annotation in blue ink by Miss Weisse.

Dates: c1900

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Adele Hertes, c1925

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1232
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Letter, [n.d], East Hampton, Adele Hertes to Donald Tovey. Explaining why Hertes can not organise two recitals and inviting Tovey to stay. Holograph signed.

Dates: c1925

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Adolf Busch, 23 February 1934

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L816
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Letter, 23 February 1934, London, Adolf Busch to Donald Tovey. Expressing delight at being awarded a doctorate from Edinburgh University, and describing rehearsals of Tovey's variations in Bristol. Holograph signed.

Dates: 23 February 1934

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Albert Schweitzer, 08 May 1932

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1647
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Letter, 8 May 1932, Holland, Albert Schweitzer to Donald Tovey. Discussing Schweitzer's plans to collect an honorary doctorate from St. Andrews university and hoping to do something with Tovey at the University of Edinburgh music faculty. Holograph signed.

Dates: 08 May 1932

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Beatrice Harrison, 12 April 1929

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1221
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Letter, 12 April 1929, Surrey, B. Harrison to Donald Tovey. Thanking Tovey for sending a copy of his sonata and asking for help to play it. Holograph signed.

Dates: 12 April 1929

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from E. Dohnanyi - Salapes, 02 February 1935

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1090
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Letter, 2 February 1935, Budapest, E. Dohnanyi - Salapes to Donald Tovey. Plans for performances of a Russian and Hungarian ballet, directed by John Christie. Holograph signed.

Dates: 02 February 1935

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Edward Speyer, 13 January 1910

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1700
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Letter, 13 January 1910, Hertfordshire, Edward Speyer to Donald Tovey. Outlining plans for two pupils of Miss Fullinger to play at a concert at the Bechstein Hall, asking Tovey to accompany them, news of the death of Rudolph von der Seyen. Holograph signed.

Dates: 13 January 1910

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Elma Burnett, 01 October 1921

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L796
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Letter, 1 October 1921, Edinburgh, Elma Burnett to Donald Tovey. Thanking Tovey for a testimonial and his offer of coaching. Holograph signed.

Dates: 01 October 1921

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Ernest Walker, c1898

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1865
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Letter, 1898, Oxford, Ernest Walker to Donald Tovey. Description of a performance of Schumann quartet, asking Tovey to play at Balliol and news from Oxford. Holograph, incomplete.

Dates: c1898

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Erno Dohnanyi, 17 January 1923

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1083
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Letter, 17 January 1923, Erno Dohnanyi to Donald Tovey. Discussing Dohnanyi's performance with the Reid orchestra and the need for rehearsals. Holograph signed.

Dates: 17 January 1923