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Erno Balogh Collection

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Hungarian born Erno Balogh (1897-1989) studied piano in Budapest under Bela Bartok and in Berlin under Leonid Kreutzer before coming to America in 1924 at the advice of violinist Fritz Kreisler, with whom he had worked as an accompanist on a tour of Scandanavia. Mr. Balogh settled in New York and established himself as a concert pianist and accompanist for great singers, including Lotte Lehmann. In later life he taught piano and composition at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. The Erno Balogh Collection at the Library of Congress Music Division contains a small collection of correspondence from Lotte Lehmann as well as several photos, letters and a few published scores of contemporary composers, almost all autographed by the principals.

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General

Span Dates: 1930s-1960s
Major Language(s): English, German
Repository: Music Division, Library of Congress

Physical Collection

Number of Items: 100
Number of Containers: 2
Linear Feet: 1
Contents: Box 1: Autographs – letters from Louis Rittenberg soliciting sponsorship of an evening honoring Bela Bartok: addressee handwritten response (autograph) on letters. Several piano scores autographed by composers. 22 Photographs, many autographed. Two autographed photos of Lotte Lehmann, German operatic soprano and concert singer. Box 2: 35 items of correspondence from Lotte Lehmann to Erno Balogh, and a tie hand painted and signed by Lehmann. (1932-1960) Contents of letters deal with her professional career, travels, opera and concert engagements and personal matters.
Processing History: Pre-processed and foldered by Wayne Shirley. Entries for names are in the salmon file as correspondence.
Provenance: No extant collection file. Lehmann letters purchased in 1984.

Access/Copyright

Access Permissions: Permitted, subject to PARR policies and procedures
On Microfilm?: No
Copyright Info: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
Preferred Citation: Erno Balogh Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress