Box 1
Contains 30 Results:
[Correspondence with Wilhelm Furtwaengler], 1912-1924
Wilhelm Furtwaengler was a German composer who was conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic primarily from 1922-1945. While he was never a member of the Nazi party, he became infamous for working with high-ranking Nazis (including Hitler himself) throughout World War II.
[Correspondence with Franz Schreker], 1920-1925
Franz Schreker was an Austrian composer and conductor who found great popularity during the Weimar Republic period, when he was the director of the Hochschule fuer Musik in Berlin.
[Miscellaneous correspondence], 1920-1927
This folder includes correspondence between Kanitz and figures such as: conductors Pierre Monteux, Karl Straube, and Bruno Walter; soprano Lotte Leonard; and violinist Bronislaw Huberman, among others.
[Correspondence with Carl Schuricht], 1921-1923
Carl Schuricht was a German conductor and music director of Wiesbaden from 1923-1944.
[Correspondence with Hermann Abendroth], 1923-1925
Hermann Abendroth was a German composer and director of the Cologne Conservatory (1925-1934). He was initially removed from his post by the Nazi government, but was reinstated soon afterward and joined the Nazi party officially. After the war, he became music director of Weimar (1945-1956) when it was part of East Germany.