Walker,
Alan
Alan Walker fonds. Fourth Accrual. – 1854-2013. – 61 cm
of textual records; 10 sound recordings; 106 graphic images.
Series 1
Correspondence. – 1972-2013. – 30 cm of textual records
and graphic material. – Title based on content of series.
Box 31
A
F.1 Altenburg, Dr. Detlef, Germany (musicologist).
1 letter to Walker, 1 letter from Walker. 2010.
F.2 American Liszt Society at Baltimore-Washington. USA
1 letter to Walker. 2007.
F.3 Amis, John, England (BBC radio presenter). 2 letters
from Walker, 1 postcard to Walker. 2006-2010.
F.4 Anderson, John (Dick), USA. 2 letters to Walker, 1
letter from Walker. 2007-2009.
F.5 Arthur Friedheim Library (Elizabeth Nelson), USA. 1
letter to Walker. 2010.
F.6 Avins, Styra, USA. 1 letter from Walker. 2008.
B
F.7 Baciero, Dr. Antonio, Spain. 1 letter to Walker.
2011.
F.8 Barker, Dr. John, USA. 1 letter to Walker, 1 letter
from Walker. 2008.
F.9 Barrows, Richard, USA. 1 letter to Walker, 1 letter
from Walker. Includes paper by Barrows, titled ‘Schumann’s
“Paganini” Unmasked: A 19th Century Mystery’.
2002.
F.10 Baskin, Rabbi Bernard, Canada. 2 letters to Walker,
1 letter from Walker. 2008-2011.
F.11 Behan, Allan, Canada (pianist). 1 letter to Walker,
1 letter from Walker. 2006.
F.12 Benko, Gregor, USA (musicologist). 5 letters to Walker,
4 letters from Walker. Includes copies of two articles. 2011-2012.
F.13 Bosler, Watson, USA. 1 letter to Walker. 2002.
F.14 British Library (Clemens Gresser), England. 1 letter
to Walker. 2009.
F.15 Brott, Boris, OC, Canada (conductor). 1 letter to Walker,
1 letter from Walker. Includes a photograph, program, clippings, and
lecture transcript “Contemplating Boris” given by Walker on
the occasion of the Brott archives being presented at McMaster University.
2011.
F.16 Brusee, Albert (Franz Liszt Kring), Netherlands (pianist).
3 letters to Walker, 1 letter from Walker. 2008-2010.
F.17 Burge, Dr. John, Canada. 1 letter to Walker, 1 letter
from Walker. 2006.
C
F.18 Canada-Hungary Educational Foundation, Canada. 1
letter to Walker. 2011.
F.19 Carnegie Hall, USA. 1 letter re: Walker’s engagement.
2011.
F.20 Caswell, Kenneth, USA. 1 letter to Walker, 1 letter
from Walker. 2008.
F.21 Cera, Stephen, Canada (radio producer and concert promoter).
2 letters to Walker, 2 letters from Walker. 2012.
F.22 Cholmondeley, Lady Rose, England (President of the British
Chopin Society).
2 letters to Walker, 1 letter from Walker. 2006-[2012?].
F.23 Corbett-Jones, William, USA (pianist). 1 letter to Walker,
1 letter from Walker. 2010.
F.24 Cornell University Press (Ackerman, John), USA. 4 letters
to Walker, 5 letters from Walker. 2006-2007.
F.25 Cornfield, Ron, Canada. 2 letters to Walker, 1 letter
from Walker. 2013.
F.26 Cosma, Viorel, Romania. 1 letter to Walker. 1985.
F.27 Courey, Susan, USA. 1 letter to Walker. 2006.
F.28 Croxford, Eileen, England (‘cellist). 1 letter
to Walker, 1 letter from Walker. 2007.
D
F.29 Davies, Oliver, England. 1 letter to Walker. 2004.
F.30 Dumont, Lora, USA. 1 letter to Walker. 2002.
E
F.31 Eckhardt, Mária, Hungary (musicologist). 2 letters from
Walker. 1998.
F.32 Egocioglu, Dr. Omer, USA. 2 letters to Walker, 1 letter
from Walker. 2007-2008.
F.33 Eisler, Benita, USA (writer). 1 letter from Walker.
F.34 Elbeck, Lance (violinist). 1 letter from Walker. 2009.
F.35 Elbestawi, Mo, Canada (academic). 1 letter from Walker.
Includes supporting material Re: Pauline Pocknell. 2010.
F.36 Ellidge, Carol. 1 letter to Walker. 2012.
F.37 Esbensen, Bonnie, USA (music teacher). 1 letter to Walker,
1 letter from Walker. 2012.
F.38 Ewing, Dr. Cecil, Canada/England. 3 letters to Walker,
1 letter from Walker. 2004-2005.
F
F.39 Farrington, Conor, England (writer and critic).
2 letters to Walker, 1 letter from Walker. 2007.
F.40 Fisher, Paul, Canada. 1 letter to Walker. 2001.
F.41 Forte, Madeleine, USA (pianist). 1 letter to Walker,
1 letter from Walker. 2011.
F.42 Freedman, Dr. Alfred, USA. 1 letter to Walker. 1982.
G
F.43 Gaylord, Monica, Canada (pianist). 1 letter to Walker,
1 letter from Walker. 2011.
F.44 Gerig, Dr. Reginald, USA (pianist). 2 letters to Walker,
1 letter from Walker. 2005-2007.
F.45 Goldberg, Robert, USA. 1 letter to Walker, 1 letter
from Walker. [2005]-2006.
F.46 Goltz, Maren, Germany (musicologist). 1 letter from
Walker. 2007.
F.47 Gomes, Yolanda, Portugal. 2 letters to Walker, 1 letter
from Walker. 2007.
F.48 Gómez-Morán, Miriam, Spain. 1 letter from Walker. [n.d.]
F.49 Gravereaux, Ann, France. 1 letter to Walker, 1 letter
from Walker. 2007.
F.50 Gravina, Ann, England. 2 letters to Walker, 2 letters
from Walker. 2012.
F.51 Green, Muriel, England. 3 letters to Walker, 3 letters
from Walker. 2006-2012.
H
F.52 Haine, Dr. Malou, Belgium (musicologist). 5 letters
to Walker, 4 letters from Walker. 2008-2009.
F.53 Hall-Swadley, Janita, USA. 1 letter from Walker. 2011.
F.54 Hamburger, Dr. Klára, Hungary (musicologist). 1 letter
from Walker. 2008.
F.55 Harlos, Steven, USA. 1 letter to Walker, 1 letter from
Walker. 2011.
F.56 Harris, Alan, England/Switzerland (orchestral conductor
and painter). 6 letters to Walker. Includes paintings and cards by Harris,
96 photographs, and writing. 2003-07.
F.57 Harrison, Matthew, USA. 2 letters to Walker, 1 letter
from Walker. 2012.
F.58 Harrison, Max, England (critic and writer). 1 letter
to Walker. 2010.
F.59 Harrison, Robin, England/Canada (pianist). 3 letters
to Walker, 1 letter from Walker. 2005-2013.
F.60 Hilmes, Dr. Oliver, Germany (writer). 2 letters to Walker,
1 letter from Walker. 2006.
F.61 Hungary Helicon Society. 1 letter to Walker. 2008.
I
F.62 Ish-Hurwitz, Yoram, Netherlands. 1 letter to Walker,
1 letter from Walker. 2005.
K
F.63
Kaplan, Benjamin, England (pianist). 1 letter to Walker. 1966.
F.64 Keiler, Allan, USA. “Franz Liszt: The Virtuoso
Years”. Walker replies to Keiler’s review in The Musical
Quarterly, Vol. LXXI, 1985, no. 2.
F.65 Keller, Hans, Austria/England (writer and critic). Copies
of 2 letters to John Hosier. Includes a lecture transcript by Keller.
1982.
F.66 Kiss, Imre, Hungary. 1 letter to Walker, 1 letter from
Walker. 2006.
F.67 Kolb, Justin, USA (pianist). 2 letters to Walker. 2012.
F.68 Kuk, Susan, USA. 1 letter from Walker. 2002.
Box 32
L
F.1 Lachmund Smith, Linda, USA. 1 letter from Walker. 2012.
F.2 Laires, Fernando, USA (pianist). 3 letters to Walker,
1 letter from Walker. 1985-2009.
F.3 Legány, Dr. Dezsö, Hungary (musicologist). 2 letters
to Walker. 1982-1985.
F.4 Lomezo, Dr. Anthony, USA. 1 letter to Walker, 1 letter
from Walker. 2007.
F.5 Leno, LaWayne, USA. 3 letters to Walker. [n.d.-2012?]
F.6 López-Chicheri, Avelina, Spain (musicologist). 1 letter
to Walker, 1 letter from Walker. 2008.
F.7 Lubrano, John, USA. 1 letter to Walker, 1 letter from
Walker. 2007.
M
F.8 Manildi, Donald (IPAM), USA. 2 letters from Walker.
2007-2010.
F.9 Mansell, Robert, England (writer). 1 letter to Walker,
2 letters from Walker. 2012.
F.10 Marsh, Ozan, USA (pianist). 1 letter to Walker. 1985.
F.11 Marston, Ward, USA (record producer). 1 letter from
Walker. 2008.
F.12 Mason, Elizabeth, England. 2 letters to Walker, 3 letters
from Walker. 2005.
F.13 Mastushevski, Yotek. 1 letter to Walker. 2009.
F.14 McCulloch, Rosemary, England. 1 letter to Walker,
1 letter from Walker. 2006.
F.15 McMaster University, Canada. 1 letter to Walker. 2008.
F.16 Miruku, Arjola, USA. 1 letter to Walker, 1 letter from
Walker. 2010.
F.17 Montclair State University, USA. 1 letter to Walker.
Includes clipping and programme. 2006.
F.18 Montparker, Carol, USA (writer and music teacher). 1
letter to Walker, 1 letter from Walker. 2007.
F.19 Morris, Edmund, USA (writer). 1 letter to Walker, 1
letter from Walker. 2005-2006.
F.20 Mulbury, David, USA (organist). 1 letter to Walker,
1 letter from Walker. 2010.
F.21 The Musical Quarterly. 5 letters to Walker, 2 letters
from Walker. 1983-1985.
N
F.22 Neslény, Judith, USA (pianist). 3 letters to Walker,
2 letters from Walker. Includes a photograph of Walker and Neslény.
2008-2011.
O
F.23 Oxford University Press (Suzanne Ryan). 1 letter from
Walker. 2008.
P
F.24 Petrushka, Alex, Russia (pianist). 1 letter to Walker.
F.25 Polish Consul, Marek Ciesielczuk, Poland. 1 letter to
Walker, 1 letter from Walker. 2010.
F.26 Pryor, Dr. William Lee, USA (academic). 3 letters to
Walker, 1 letter from Walker. 2004-2006.
F.27 Publishers, General Correspondence Re. Liszt Biography.
20 letters to Walker, 8 letters from Walker. 1972-1987.
R
F.28 Rath, Edward, USA (academic). 1 letter from Walker.
2012.
F.29 Rév, Livia, France (pianist). 1 letter to Walker, 1
letter from Walker. 2008.
F.30 Reynolds, Barbara, England. 1 letter to Walker. 1985.
F.31 Rieger, Eva, Germany (musicologist). 1 letter to Walker,
2 letters from Walker. 2012.
F.32 Roberts, Dr. Kenneth, USA (academic). 3 letters to Walker,
3 letters from Walker. 2005-2010.
F.33 Rohmann, Imre, Germany. 1 letter to Walker. 2011.
F.34 Romeo-Hall, Ange, USA. 1 letter from Walker. 2002.
S
F.35 Sams, Dr. Eric, England (writer and critic). 1 letter
to Walker. 1973.
F.36 Sawycky, Roman, USA. 1 letter to Walker. 1985.
F.37 Schein, Ann, USA (pianist). 1 letter to Walker, 1 letter
from Walker. 2012.
F.38 Shaw-Larkman, Derek, England. 2 letters to Walker, 2
letters from Walker. 2009-2010.
F.39 Sherman, Russell, USA (pianist). 1 letter to Walker.
[2011].
F.40 Siek, Dr. Stephen, USA (academic). 1 letter from Walker.
2010.
F.41 Speer, Laurel, USA. 1 letter to Walker, 1 letter from
Walker. 2010.
F.42 Spring, Mike, England (record producer). 2 letters from
Walker. 2007.
F.43 Stewart, Charlotte, Canada (academic). 3 letters to
Walker, 1 letter from Walker. 2005-2006.
F.44 Stecher & Horowitz Foundation, USA. 2 letters to
Walker. 2010-2012.
F.45 Sutton, Sonya, USA. 1 letter to Walker, 1 letter from
Walker. 2007.
T
F.46 Tepper, Siegfried, Canada. 1 letter to Walker, 1
letter from Walker. 2005.
F.47 Tibbetts, Dr. John, USA (writer and academic). 2 letters
to Walker, 2 letters from Walker. 2004.
F.48 Trory, Robert, England (conductor). 1 letter from Walker.
2008.
F.49 Troup, Dr. Malcolm, England (pianist). 1 letter to Walker,
1 letter from Walker. 2005.
W
F.50 Weisbaum, Pearl, (Canada). 1 letter to Walker, 1
letter from Walker. 2013.
F.51 Wodehouse, Artis, USA (pianist). 1 letter to Walker,
1 letter from Walker. 2005.
F.52 Wodnicki, Adam, USA. 1 letter to Walker, 1 letter from
Walker. 2012.
F.53 Wolff, Marguerite, OBE, England (pianist). 3 letters
to Walker, 5 letters from Walker. 2007-2009.
F.54 Wright, William, Scotland (musicologist). 1 letter from
Walker. 2012.
Y
F.55 Yui, Lisa, Canada/ USA (pianist). 4 letters and
1 postcard to Walker. 2007-2011.
Z
F.56 Zelinski, Dr. Wilbur, USA. 1 letter to Walker, 1
letter from Walker. 2006.
F.57 Zimmerman, Richard, USA. 1 letter to Walker, 1 letter
from Walker. 2006.
F.58 Various. 18 notes and cards to Walker, 1 letter from
Walker on the occasion of his 80th Birthday Celebration as
well as invitation and other
memorabilia. 2010.
Series 2
Academic and personal material. – 1938-2012. – 30 cm of
textual records and graphic material. – Title based on content
of series.
Box 33
Awards
F.1 Award of the Knight’s Cross of Merit of the Republic
of Hungary. Includes clippings and announcement. 17 January 2012.
F.2 Lifetime Achievement Award from the MTNA (Musical Teachers
National Association), USA. Includes programme and clippings, as well
as 2 letters to Walker, 1 letter from Walker. 2009-2010.
The Great Romantics Festival
Includes programs, clippings, and other material from the annual festival
directed by Alan Walker.
F.3 Great Romantics Festival. 2005.
F.4 Great Romantics Festival. 2006.
F.5 Great Romantics Festival. 2007.
F.6 Great Romantics Festival. 2008.
F.7 Great Romantics Festival. 2010.
F.8 Great Romantics Festival. Souvenir Book. 2010.
Interviews and Programmes
Programmes are
primarily from Conference events in which Walker either participated
as a guest lecturer or wrote the programme notes. Files are arranged
chronologically.
F.9
Josef Hofmann Souvenir Programme. Golden Jubilee. 28 November 1938.
F.10 Radio Times pages for a BBC Liszt Series produced by Walker.
Reproductions. 1970.
F.11 Reviews of Liszt Biography. 1987-2008.
F.12 New Dimensions in Music Criticism: A Symposium programme. McMaster
University. 1-3 November 1991.
F.13 Los Angeles Liszt Competition programme. Signed by Alan Walker.
14-15 November 1992.
F.14 “Cheers!” Hamilton Magazine. Winter 1998.
F.15 Official photograph McMaster University’s Fellows of the
Royal Society of Canada. October 2002.
F.16 Reviews of “Reflections on Liszt”. 2005.
F.17 Roots and Legacy programme. University of Georgia. Includes
letter from Walker. 9-11 February 2006.
F.18 Miami international Piano Festival Programme. 27-28 March 2006.
F.19 Liszt at Yamaha Center. 13 April 2006.
F.20 University of Oregon Visiting Professorship. January-February
2008.
F.21 “Életekröl és halálokról”. Muzsika. February
2008.
F.22 “Liszt and his pupils” pamphlet. 7 May 2008.
F.23 Interview with Judit Rácz. Hungarian Quarterly. Summer
2008.
F.24 Pennsylvania Academy of Music programme. 7 December 2008.
F.25 Iowa University Liszt Festival programme. 6-7 February 2009.
F.26 University of Michigan Piano Gala programme. Includes two photographs.
10 March 2009.
F.27 “From Alpha to Omega”. Hungarian Quarterly.
Autumn 2009.
F.28 Invitation to Hans von Bülow book launch in London.
10 December 2009.
F.29 Interview. The American Music Teacher. December/January
2010.
F.30 Reviews for “Hans von Bülow”. 2010-2012.
F.31 “Frédéric the Great” by Alan Walker. BBC Music
Magazine. February 2010.
F.32 Lincoln Centre, New York. Pre-Concert Lecture. 3 February 2010.
F.33 Canadian Chopin Festival programme. February/March 2010.
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F.1 “Chopin: The Voice of the Piano”. American Music
Teacher. June/July 2010.
F.2 Lincoln Centre, New York. Pre-Concert Lecture. 28 July 2010.
F.3 Chopin Society, London. Lecture. 3 October 2010.
F.4 “Franz Liszt: A Biographer’s Journey” by Alan
Walker. Piano Journal. 2011.
F.5 Orange County Philharmonic Society. Lecture. 19 January 2011.
F.6 Mannes School of Music. Lecture. 28 January 2011.
F.7 Liszt Discovery Day programme and contract. Carnegie Hall.
29 January 2011.
F.8 Liszt and the Future. Lecture programme. University of Georgia.
19 February 2011.
F.9 “A Biographer’s Journey” by Alan Walker. Hungarian
Quarterly. Spring 2011.
F.10 Lincoln Centre, New York. Post-Concert Lecture. 10 March 2011.
F.11 Utrecht Liszt Conference lecture programme. 1-3 April 2011.
F.12 Iowa City Liszt Conference lecture programme. 21-23 April 2011.
F.13 University of New Brunswick. Includes programme, clippings,
and correspondence. 28 May 2011.
F.14 Interview. Heti Válasz. June 2011.
F.15 Chopin Symposium lecture programme. Rivers Conservatory of
Music, Massachusetts. 17-19 June 2011.
F.16 Interview. Audio Clásica. July 2011.
F.17 Review of lecture at Mannes College. New York Times.
July 2011.
F.18 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy lecture programme.
Includes photograph. 28-30 July 2011.
F.19 Liszt Odyssey lecture programme. University of Kansas. 11-13
September 2011.
F.20 Liszt 200 Series lecture programme. University of Missouri.
14 September 2011.
F.21 BBC Music Magazine. October 2011.
F.22 Franz Liszt concert programme. McMaster University. 14 October
2011.
F.23 Koerner Hall, Toronto. Includes lecture programme and photograph.16
October 2011.
F.24 Interview. Clavier Companion. September/December 2011.
F.25 Lecture programme. Wittenberg University, Ohio. 10-12 November
2011.
F.26 “Liszt and the Arts” programme. Budapest. 17-20 November
2011.
F.27 North Eastern Illinois University. Programme and clippings.
23 February 2012.
F.28 Miami International Piano Festival programme. 6 March 2012.
F.29 Liszt in Weimar programme and lecture notes. University of
Oregon. 17-20 May 2012.
F.30 Oregon Music Teachers Association Conference programme. 29
June-1 July 2012.
F.31 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition programme. Signed
by Alexander Djordjevic, Mária Eckhardt, Gila Goldstein, Dmitri Shteinberg,
and Alan Walker. 16-18 November 2012.
F.32 “Who’s Who of Great Pianists of the Past: Ignaz Friedman
(1882-1948) A Tribute” by Alan Walker. EPTA Piano Journal. December
2012.
F.33 “Marta Hidy Memorial Tribute” lecture transcript
and programme, signed by Alan Walker and Valerie Tryon. 11 January 2012.
Series 3
Photographs. – 1991-2011. – 10 graphic images. – Title
based on content of series.
E.34 Music Critics’ Symposium, McMaster University. 1 November
1991.
E.35 Jury
of the New York International Piano Competition, Manhattan School of
Music. Summer 2010.
E.36 Alan Walker and
pianist Louis Lortie, taken outside Körner Hall, Toronto. 2011.
E.37 During a lecture at Körner Hall, Toronto, 2011.
E.38 Alan Walker and interviewer David Dubal, at the Mannes School
of Music, New York. Summer 2011.
Series 4
Discography. – 1965-2009. – 10 sound recordings. –
Title based on content of series.
Box 35
1. ‘Chopin’s
Place in History’. Alan Walker in conversation with Arthur Hedley.
A BBC radio programme. Summer of 1965.
2. ‘Dohnányi the Pianist’. A BBC radio documentary programme,
broadcast on 27 July 1966. A tribute to Ernst von Dohnányi by a group
of his former students and colleagues, interviewed and presented by
Alan Walker. Those taking part include Louis Kentner, Antal Dorati,
Sir Adrian Boult, Ilona Kabos, Béla Siki, Joseph Weingarten, Sir George
Solti, and Bálint Vázsonyi.
3. ‘The Piano Matters’. Alan Walker discusses his work as
a Liszt biographer with David Dubal, music director of WNCN-FM radio,
New York. March 12, 1984. The programme is illustrated with performances
of Liszt’s Transcendental Studies played by Lazar Berman.
4. ‘Authenticity: A Musicological Myth’. A BBC radio talk.
Summer 1972.
5. ‘Liszt and the Schubert song transcriptions.' A BBC radio talk.
November 1978.
6.
‘Franz Liszt’. Gunnar Johansen in conversation with Alan Walker.
Madison Public Radio, Wisconsin. 16 November 1987.
7. ‘In Tune’. Alan Walker discusses his Liszt biography with
Petroc Trelawney. A BBC radio programme. 23 February 1998.
8. ‘Liszt the Conductor’. A recorded lecture given at the
annual conference of the American Liszt Society, Champaign, Illinois.
4 March 2004.
9. ‘Know the Score’. Franz Liszt. A live broadcast before
an invited audience in the Old Senate Chamber of Iowa City, Iowa. 6
February 2009. Alan Walker discusses his work as a Liszt biographer
with Ksenia Nosikova and Uriel Tsachar (pianos). Moderator: Joan Kjaer.
10. “Victory at the Keyboard”. Chicago Public Radio
broadcast. July 1989. Host Evans Mirageus talks to Alan Walker about
the piano music of Franz Liszt. With music illustrations drawn from
the finalists of the Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
Series 5
Liszt
collection. – 1854-1865. – 1 cm of textual records. –
Title based on content of series.
First edition sheet music featuring Franz Liszt as the composer or transcriber
collected by Alan Walker.
Franz Liszt. B minor Sonata. Sheet music. First edition. 1854.
Franz Liszt. Harmonies poétiques et religieuses. Sheet music. First
English edition. 1854.
Ludwig van Beethoven. Symphony in C major, transcription by Liszt. Sheet
music. First edition. 1865.
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