The New York Times – Travel:
Here’s a guide to illuminated manuscripts, antique tomes and first editions around the British capital.
Category: Manuscripts
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Newly Discovered Bach Pieces Are the Fruits of Decades of Detective Work
The New York Times – Music:
A pair of organ works that scholars believe were written by a teenage Johann Sebastian Bach were premiered in Leipzig this week and added to the composer’s official catalog.
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Edmond Dédé’s Opera ‘Morgiane’ to Be Staged for the First Time
The New York Times – Music:
Almost 125 years after Edmond Dédé’s death, his magnum opus “Morgiane,” perhaps the oldest existing opera by a Black American, is to be staged for the first time.
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Byron Janis, Pianist of Romantic Passion, Dies at 95
The New York Times – Music:
He had a brilliant career before arthritis in his hands forced him from the stage, but he overcame the condition and returned to performing.
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Galileo Forgery’s Trail Leads to Web of Mistresses and Manuscripts
The New York Times – Music:
The unmasking of a fake Galileo manuscript this summer brought renewed attention to a colorful, prolific early-20th-century forger named Tobia Nicotra.
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Galileo Forgery’s Trail Leads to Web of Mistresses and Manuscripts
The New York Times – Music:
The unmasking of a fake Galileo manuscript this summer brought renewed attention to a colorful, prolific early-20th-century forger named Tobia Nicotra.
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Rare-Book Dealer Charged After Pilfered Eagles Lyrics Come to Light
The New York Times – Music:
Glenn Horowitz and two other men are accused of conspiring to sell Don Henley’s notes, including the words to “Hotel California.”
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Library of Congress Acquires Neil Simon Papers
The New York Times – Film:
The collection of approximately 7,700 items, donated by Simon’s widow, includes dozens of unfinished shows, including a screenplay written for Bette Midler and Whoopi Goldberg.