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Bernard Greenhouse Personal Papers, 1916-2011

The Greenhouse Collection features not only this master's fingerings and bowings to the standard repertoire, but also his performance annotations from the piano trio, piano quartet and piano quintet repertoire made during his years with Beaux Arts. It also includes all of Mr. Greenhouse's solo and chamber recordings, and archived tapes from his many years with the Bach Aria group, featuring such legendary singers as Marian Anderson, Jan Peerce, Eileen Farrell and Jenny Tourel.

Bernard Greenhouse posed by Hills
Bernard Greenhouse writing a letter
First sonata in E minor for violoncello and piano, op. 38
1 score (37 pages) + 1 part (11 pages) ;30 cm.. For violoncello and piano. Silva Collection copy imperfect; part lacking. Special Collections Eisenberg copy: part lacking; performance notes in the hand of Maurice Eisenberg. Special Collections Greenhouse copy: original score and part wanting; copy is photoreproduction of part only; performance notes in the hand of Bernard Greenhouse. Special Collections Georgiev copy: performance notes, in blue pencil and red ink, in the hand of Lubomir Georgiev; written in pencil on page 4 of part: "Congratulations on 1st in State, Feb. 15-64. " Donated by the estate of Lubomir Georgiev. Special Collections Davies copy: performance notes, in pencil, in the hand of Marion Davies. Part tattered and taped.
Geistliches Lied ("Komm', süsser Tod") = Mélodie religieuse = Sacred song
1 score ([2] pages) + 1 part ;30 cm. From the chorale prelude for organ, based on the original chorale tune by the composer; arranged for violoncello and piano. Caption title. Library's copy: torn and fragile. Library's copy: part lacking. From the chorale prelude for organ, based on the original chorale tune by the composer; arranged for violoncello and piano. Caption title. SPECCOLL EISENBERG: part lacking; copy torn and fragile. SPECCOLL GREENHOUSE: includes part.
Londonderry air
1 score (3 pages) + 1 part ;31 cm. For cello and piano. For violoncello and piano. Caption title. Copy in Special Collections Greenhouse: a few performance notes in the hand of Bernard Greenhouse.
Newark music festival concert [program]
Reversed Photo of Bernard Greenhouse with his cello
Sonata, op.99
Violoncell part (missing pages 1-2) with performance notes in the hand of Greenhouse. Date approximated from plate no. found in IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library.
Sonata, op.99
Violoncell part (missing pages 1-2) with performance notes in the hand of Greenhouse. Date approximated from plate no. found in IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library.
Sonate
Violoncelle part with performance notes in the hand of Greenhouse
Sonate
Violoncelle part with performance notes in the hand of Greenhouse
Sonate pour violon et violoncelle
Violoncelle part with performance notes in the hand of Greenhouse. Some pages have duplicates and were renumbered by Greenhouse.
Trio V in G Major, K.564
Violoncello part with performance notes in the hand of Greenhouse
Trio in B♭ major for piano, violin and violoncello, op. 99
1 score (63 pages) + 2 parts ;31 cm.. Cover title. Cover title. Special Collections Greenhouse copy: includes additional copy of violoncello part, likely from earlier printing than other items in folder; performance notes in the hand of Bernard Greenhouse. Special Collections Aronson copy: imperfect; includes violoncello part only; performance notes in pencil in the hand of Lev Aronson. Special Collections Davies copy: performance notes, in pencil, in the hand of Marion Davies.

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