Content Description
Curator's biography
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Archive of Recorded Sound
Title: Curtis Institute of Music Duo-Art Piano Roll Collection
source:
Groman, Richard
source:
Taylor, Robert M.
source:
Hofmann, Josef,
1876-1957
Identifier/Call Number: ARS.0215
Physical Description:
14 box(es)
(230) piano roll(s)
Date (inclusive): 1913-1932
Content Description
This collection consists of Duo-Art piano rolls once curated by Josef Hofmann, pianist and
director of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, from 1926 to 1938. His
performances of Beethoven, Chopin, and his own compositions are included. Other notable
pianists include Harold Bauer, Alfred Cortot, Guiomar Novaes, Ignace Jan Paderewski, and
Serge Prokofieff among others.
Curator's biography
"Josef Casimir Hofmann, (born Jan. 20, 1876, Podgorze, near Kraków, Pol.—died Feb. 16,
1957, Los Angeles), Polish-born American pianist, especially noted for his glittering
performances of the music of Frédéric Chopin.
He gave his first concert at the age of 6 and toured the United States at 11. Later he
studied with two leading pianists of the late 19th century, Moritz Moszkowski and Anton
Rubinstein. He resumed his public career at 18 and from 1898 lived mainly in the United
States. From 1926 to 1938 he was director of the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia.
His playing was considered noble and poetic, free from any eccentricity, and never routine.
He composed a symphony, five piano concerti, and solo piano music, some published under the
pseudonym Michel Dvorsky. He also wrote three books on piano playing."--Encyclopædia
Britannica.
Access
Open for research; material must be requested at least two business days in advance of
intended use. Contact the Archive of Recorded Sound for assistance.
Restrictions
Property rights reside with repository. Publication and reproduction rights reside with the
creators or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Head Librarian of the Archive of Recorded Sound.
Cite as
Curtis Institute of Music Duo-Art Piano Roll Collection, ARS-0215. Stanford Archive of
Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA.
Source of acquisition
The Curtis Institute of Music Duo-Art Piano Roll Collection was donated to the Stanford
Archive of Recorded Sound by Richard Groman in 2020.
Other Finding Aids
Draft inventory is available, and contains most current description of individual piano
rolls: https://purl.stanford.edu/ff979pf4475
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Piano music
Player piano rolls
Groman, Richard
Taylor, Robert M.
Hofmann, Josef,
1876-1957