Book contents
- Richard Strauss in Context
- Composers in Context
- Richard Strauss in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Note on Translation
- Part I Family, Friends, and Collaborators
- Part II Career Stations
- Part III Cultural Engagement and Musical Life
- Part IV Professional and Musical Contexts
- Part V In History
- Part VI Artifacts and Legacy
- Chapter 31 Publishers and Editions
- Chapter 32 Letters
- Chapter 33 In Performance
- Chapter 34 Influence
- Chapter 35 2001: A Space Odyssey and Beyond
- Chapter 36 Scholarly Directions
- Further Reading
- Appendix: Letters Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 32 - Letters
from Part VI - Artifacts and Legacy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 October 2020
- Richard Strauss in Context
- Composers in Context
- Richard Strauss in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Note on Translation
- Part I Family, Friends, and Collaborators
- Part II Career Stations
- Part III Cultural Engagement and Musical Life
- Part IV Professional and Musical Contexts
- Part V In History
- Part VI Artifacts and Legacy
- Chapter 31 Publishers and Editions
- Chapter 32 Letters
- Chapter 33 In Performance
- Chapter 34 Influence
- Chapter 35 2001: A Space Odyssey and Beyond
- Chapter 36 Scholarly Directions
- Further Reading
- Appendix: Letters Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Strauss’s written correspondence consists of many thousands of documents. The publicly-known portion is extensive indeed, even without approximating the total inventory: edited today are some 8,000 letters, postcards, and telegrams to and from the composer, the bulk of which have not been translated. Hitherto untapped, however, is more than that amount of material in various archives and libraries. Particularly noteworthy here is the family-owned Richard-Strauss-Archiv in Garmisch, which houses the largest share of Straussiana worldwide, including the largest collection of letters to the composer. An official, even if not fully complete catalog of Strauss’s correspondence, both published and unpublished, is still an urgent research desideratum. This chapter contextualizes the extant materials by focusing on issues such as access, chronology, editorial standards, and dissemination, while calling for all materials to be made accessible via modern edition principles.
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- Richard Strauss in Context , pp. 293 - 301Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020