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Hans Keller Archive concert programmes
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This collection of programmes forms a part of the Hans Keller Archive held at the University of Cambridge. There are a total of some 500 programmes, formed of three sequences as follows:
1. Box FX: programmes for which Keller wrote notes for some or all of the works in the concert 1956 – 1985
2. Boxes BBC/F1 – 5: programmes for which Keller wrote notes for some or all of the works in the concert, during the time he was at the BBC. These are subdivided as follows:
• BBC/F1: Proms 1960 - 69
• BBC/F2: South Bank series 1956 - 67
• BBC/F3(a): Notes for festivals 1958 - 62
• BBC/F3(b): Notes for festivals 1963 - 75
• BBC/F4: Non BBC 1958 - 69
• BBC/F5: Non BBC 1970 - 75
3. Boxes J3 – J8: programmes for concerts which Keller either reviewed, or may have attended as a member of the audience. These are sub-divided as follows:
• J3(a): 1923 – 1949
• J3(b): 1950 - 1951
• J3(c): 1952 - 1954
• J4(a): 1955
• J4(b): 1956
• J5: 1957 - 1959
• J6: 1960s
• J7(a): 1970 - 1974
• J7(b): 1975 - 1979
• J8(a): 1980 - 1982
• J8(b): 1983 - 1994
The material includes single concert programmes, concert handbills, brochures for music festivals such as Aldeburgh, Edinburgh, the Holland Festival, the Proms and Salzburg. All the major UK venues are represented with a particular emphasis on the Royal Albert Hall and the Festival Hall. There is a focus on programmes which include mid-20th century works, works by Schoenberg and chamber music of the Classical period. Many of the programmes contain annotations in Keller’s handwriting both in German and English and some contain sketches in all probability done by the artist Milein Cosman, Keller’s wife. In many instances, original typescripts of programme notes and newspaper cuttings of reviews are also included.
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Keller, Hans -
British Broadcasting Corporation -
Milein Cosman -
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20th century - mid 1931-1970
20th century - late 1971-1999
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Cambridge University Library, Music Department
West Road Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom Open Map
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