Otto Klemperer Archive, 1792-1988 Span: 1792-1988 Bulk: 1920-circa 1970 English, German, Dutch collection 29 ft. 111 boxes Conductor and composer Otto Klemperer (b. May 14, 1885 in Breslau, Germany; d. July 6, 1973 in Zurich) is known particularly for conducting orchestral music by Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Mahler, and contemporary music and operas, during the 1920s and 1930s. He composed symphonies, string quartets, songs, piano solos, choral works, and an opera; and also arranged works by Bach, Mendelssohn, and Mozart. The archive consists of Otto Klemperer's papers which document his life and career. It contains manuscript and printed music, including holograph scores and sketches, copyists' printed scores and parts, and musical arrangements; correspondence; family papers; writings by and about Klemperer; interviews with Klemperer and others; legal and financial documents; clippings; programs, including many from the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; photographic materials; materials related to the Kroll Opera; and books annotated by Klemperer and his daughter Lotte. The archive also contains production and resource materials, including scripts, interviews, background materials, and photographs, that Philo Bregstein used in making a documentary film about Klemperer's life and work. Music, family papers, correspondence, writings, legal and financial papers, Kroll Opera documents, clippings, programs, iconography, Klemperer film materials, books. Sound recordings, video recordings, and films transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Otto Klemperer Archive, Music Division, Library of Congress Klemperer, Otto Music and papers of the legendary conductor. Researchers wishing to work with special collections are advised to inquire in advance about availability of material since many special collections are stored off-site. Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply. Conductors Orchestral Music Opera Chamber Music Klemperer, Otto Klemperer, Lotte ML31.K59 Performing Arts Encyclopedia scdb Music Division, Library of Congress http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu010027 IHAS 120907 loc.natlib.scdb.200033684