The Last Romantic in His Own Words

Ernst von Dohnanyi's Selected Writings and Interviews

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The Last Romantic in His Own Words combines carefully curated personal and professional letters with reminiscences, pedagogical essays, and statements on public affairs that Hungarian musician Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960) wrote throughout his lengthy career. Also included are a selection of interviews he gave in various capacities: as a celebrated and versatile performer, as the composer of beloved masterworks, as an internationally respected pedagogue, and as a leader in Hungary's leading musical institutions. These texts--many of which have never appeared in English--shed new light on Dohnányi's singular aesthetics, as well as on his career as a charismatic and at times controversial public figure who was one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century, particularly in Hungary.The result of twenty-five years of archival research in England, Hungary, and the United States, the documents outline the major chapters in Dohnányi's long and fascinating life, from his joyful childhood in Hungary, through a globetrotting career that witnessed the advent of the radio as well as air travel, and ultimately to his final years in political exile. Along the way, readers will gain valuable insights into not only Dohnányi's musical influences and personal philosophies as a performer, music educator, and composer, but more broadly musical life and the dissemination of musical knowledge and public taste in the first half of the twentieth century. The documents facilitate a much-needed reevaluation of a public figure and private individual caught up in the web of twentieth-century politics, resulting in a picture that is more complete than ever of one of the most elusive musicians of the twentieth century.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-02-03
Mått168 x 238 x 26 mm
Vikt612 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780197769218

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James A. Grymes is the author/editor of Ernst von Dohnányi: A Bio-Bibliography, Ernst von Dohnányi: A Song of Life and Perspectives on Ernst von Dohnányi, as well as the author of Violins of Hope: Violins of the Holocaust--Instruments of Hope and Liberation in Mankind's Darkest Hour. He is Professor of Musicology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Veronika Kusz is the author of A Wayfaring Stranger: Ernst von Dohnányi's American Years, 1949-1960 and the editor of Dohnányi Erno: Válogatott írások és nyilatkozatok [Erno Dohnányi: Selected writings and interviews]. She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Musicology of the Hungarian Research Centre for the Humanities and curator of the Dohnányi Collection there.

AcknowledgementsPrefacePart I: A Path to SuccessChildhood1. Dohnányi, "From My Memoirs," Hungarian Radio Budapest, January 30, 1944.At the Academy of Music in Budapest2. Dohnányi (Budapest, Hungary), letter to Friedrich von Dohnányi (Pozsony, Hungary), September 14, 1894.The Beginnings of International Fame3. "About Dohnányi: The Latest and Youngest Star Pianist," The Daily Chronicle (London, England), December 3, 1898.A Professorship in Berlin Rather Than Budapest4. Dohnányi (Vienna, Austria), letter to Ödön Mihalovich (Budapest), April 22, 1905.The Touring Virtuoso5. "About Dohnányi," Orebladet (Kristiania, Norway), October 10, 1906.Remaining Abroad6. "Dohnányi on the Opera: A Conversation with the Artist," Arad és Vidéke (Arad, Hungary), January 27, 1911.The Gathering Storm7. Dohnányi (Berlin, Germany), letter to Mária Dohnányi Kováts (Budapest), September 28, 1914.Part II: World War I and Its AftermathWar in Europe, Peace at Home1. Dohnányi (Budapest), letter to Mária Dohnányi Kováts (Budapest), January 13, 1917.Reform Plan for the Budapest Academy of Music2. Dohnányi (Budapest), memorandum to Ödön Mihalovich (Budapest), November 12, 1917.Revolution at the Academy of Music3. "Hubay Wants to Leave the Music Academy: Dohnányi's Statement Concerning the Reorganization of the Music College and Hubay's Role," Az Est (Budapest), February 20, 1919.4. "The New Era at the Academy of Music: Erno Dohnányi on the Reform Plans," Színházi Élet (Budapest), March 16-22, 1919.Suspension5. György Simonka, "Erno Dohnányi has been Suspended: A Conversation with the Artist," Az Újság (Budapest), October 10, 1919.6. László Fényes, "Conversation with Erno Dohnányi," Fényes László hetilapja (Budapest), October 16, 1919.7. Dohnányi (Budapest), Testimony on Behalf of Zoltán Kodály to the Academy of Music Disciplinary Board, January 28, 1920.The Master Pedagogue8. "Freedom in Music Teaching Methods," The Etude, July 1921.9. "Hungary's Undying Love for Music," The Etude, April 1926.10. "Erno von Dohnányi: Technical Material Discussed," in Harriette Brower, Modern Masters of the Keyboard (New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1926).11. Dohnányi, Preface to Essential Finger Exercises for Obtaining a Sure Piano Technique (Budapest: Rózsavölgyi, 1929).The Celebrated Performer12. "Young Boswell Interviews Dohnányi," New-York Tribune, April 9, 1923.13. László Ráskay, "'America is Preparing to Conquer Music . . .': About Erno Dohnányi's American Tour and European Plans," Pesti Napló (Budapest), March 5, 1926.14. Miklós Guttmann, "Erno Dohnányi: A Nagyvárad Interview," Zenei Szemle (Timisoara, Romania), June 1926.Part III: The Musical LeaderPresident-Conductor of the Budapest Philharmonic Society1. "The European Tour and the 75th Anniversary of the Philharmonic Society: A Statement from Erno Dohnányi," Pesti Hírlap (Budapest), April 12, 1928.2. Rudolf Pollák, "Dohnányi: The Conductor of the Budapest Philharmonic," Het Vaderland (The Hague, Netherlands), June 22, 1928.3. Dohnányi, "Program Plans for the Coming Season," in Yearbook of the Philharmonic Society Formed from the Orchestra of the Royal Hungarian Opera House, 1935-1936 (Budapest: Filharmóniai Társaság, 1936).Music Director of the Hungarian Radio4. "Erno Dohnányi and the Radio (Conversation with the Maestro)," Rádióélet (Budapest), October 11, 1929.5. "Dr. Erno Dohnányi Talks to Rádióélet about His Post, His Plans, and the Radio," Rádióélet, January 30, 1931.6. "Gypsy Music and the Radio: Erno Dohnányi, Music Director-in-Chief of the Radio, On Gypsy Music," Rádióélet, June 19, 1931.Director of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music7. Dohnányi, Opening Address for the Academic Year at the Liszt Academy of Music, September 20, 1934.8. J.V.E., "'We Must Bring Home Franz Liszt's Remains,' Declares Erno Dohnányi-The Director of the Academy of Music Has Recovered from His Serious Illness and Declares His New Plans," Budapesti Hírlap (Budapest), February 24, 1935.9. Dohnányi (Budapest), letter nominating Béla Bartók for the Greguss Medal, October 23, 1935.Conflicts10. "Emil Sauer Quit the Jury of the International Franz Liszt Competition," Pesti Hírlap, May 14, 1933.11. "Erno Dohnányi on the Franz Liszt Competition," Pesti Hírlap, May 25, 1933.12. Dohnányi, "On Radio Programs and a Certain Radio Program," July 1936.13. Dohnányi (Budapest), memorandum to Hungarian Minister of Religion and Public Education Bálint Hóman (Budapest), January 22, 1941.Part IV: World War IIA New Beginning1. Dohnányi (Budapest), letters to Ilona Zachár (Gödöllo, Hungary), January 7-8 and 13, 1939.Plans for Retirement2. Aurél Schuschny, "A Conversation with Erno Dohnányi about His Work, His Plans, and His Retirement," Film, Színház, Irodalom (Budapest), April 25-May 1, 1941.The Aging Maestro Speaks3. Dénes Szánthó, "Conversation with Erno Dohnányi," Magyar Nemzet (Budapest), March 8, 1942.4. Dohnányi, "The Message of Music," in Hungarian Creators, ed. Kálmán Konkoly (Budapest: Singer és Wolfner Irodalmi Intézet, 1942).5. Zoltán Egyed, "Erno Dohnányi on the Eternal Impact of Music, Good and Bad Music, the Relationship of Master and Student, and the True Calling of Women," Film, Színház, Irodalom, February 19-25, 1943.6. Pál Taksonyi, "Today's Hungarian Folk Music Has Brought Nothing New into Modern Composition: Erno Dohnányi Makes a Statement to the Összetartás," Összetartás (Budapest), November 12, 1943.The War Reaches Budapest7. Dohnányi (Gödöllo, Hungary), letter to Mária Dohnányi Kováts (Budapest), July 7, 1944.Part V: Exile Flight1. Dohnányi (Neukirchen am Walde, Austria), letter to Mária Dohnányi Kováts (Budapest), November 12, 1945.Political Charges2. Dohnányi, Affidavit, November 26, 1948.3. Dohnányi, Statement about the Political Accusations, ca. 1949.The New World4. Dohnányi (Tucumán, Argentina), letter to Karl Kuersteiner (Tallahassee, FL), August 3, 1949.5. Betty Patterson, "Master Musician Joins FSU Faculty" Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, FL), November 6, 1949.Lectures6. Dohnányi, "Romanticism in Beethoven's Pianoforte Sonatas," December 9, 1948.7. Dohnányi, "Sight-Reading," December 10, 1948.American Works8. Dohnányi, Program Note for American Rhapsody, op. 47, February 21, 1954.9. Dohnányi, Program Note for Stabat Mater, op. 46, January 16, 1956.10. Dohnányi (Tallahassee), letter to Donald Ferguson (Minneapolis, MN), February 17, 1957.The "Youthful Oldster"11. Clarence Jones, "Florida's Youthful Oldsters: Last of the Romantic Age Masters Not Slowing Down-At 81 the Dean of World's Leading Composers Plays with Spirit of Lad of 25," Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL), October 5, 1958.12. Roy Flynn, Radio Interview with Dohnányi on His 82nd Birthday, WFSU (Tallahassee, FL), July 27, 1959.Farewell13. Dohnányi, Radio Address, RIAS Berlin, July 27, 1957.Appendix: List of WorksSource NotesBibliographyIndex