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Filename: m2b0012a
PID: islandora:4125
Title: Autograph letter signed from Myra Hess
Creator: Hess, Myra, 1890-1965
Isaacs, Harry, 1902-1972
Date issued: 1932-10-08
Country: United Kingdom
Place: London
Language: eng
Description: Autograph letter signed from Myra Hess to the pianist Harry Isaacs, from London, October 8, 1932, in which she thanks him for a letter and flowers. She tells him that Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, op. 58, seems more beautiful to her every season and that she is glad to be able to... Show moreAutograph letter signed from Myra Hess to the pianist Harry Isaacs, from London, October 8, 1932, in which she thanks him for a letter and flowers. She tells him that Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, op. 58, seems more beautiful to her every season and that she is glad to be able to convey some of the happiness it has given her to her audience. She also states that she had been exiled to bad for a week by her doctor. Show less
File Format: img/pdf
Extent: 1 leaf (4 written pages): 7 x 11 inches (unfolded)
Object type: Manuscript
Tags: Opus 58
Subject, LCSH: Hess, Myra, 1890-1965
Subject, TGM: Correspondence
Subject, local: Letters about Beethoven
Historical period: early 20th century
Collection: Beethoven Center Manuscripts
Repository: The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San Jose State University
Rights: This work might not be in the public domain and might be protected by copyright laws of the country of the copyright holder. The digital images attached to this record may be used for teaching or research purposes under the provisions of the fair-use statute of the copyright law of the United States. For further information see the Beethoven Center's website at https://www.sjsu.edu/beethoven/collection/library-materials/index.php
Location: Beethoven Manuscript Box 1
Provenance: Purchase, H. Baron (List 12.2004, no. 32) 20041115