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Charles Reiner Collection
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Charles Reiner Collection

  • CA MDML 001
  • Collection
  • 1924?-2006, predominant 1950-1989

The Charles Reiner Collection consists of correspondence, newspaper reviews and clippings, performance programmes, personal documents including legal material, photographs, writings, published and unpublished music by Reiner and other composers, audio and visual recordings of Reiner and other performers, books, and awards. Of particular interest is correspondence from Rudolf Serkin, Alfred Cortot, and Kurt Waldheim; legal documents from both before and after Reiner’s immigration to Canada; and the extensive collection of programmes and newspaper clippings that document Reiner’s extensive performance career.

Reiner, Charles

Reviews/Clippings

The Reviews/Clippings Series contains Charles Reiner’s clippings or reviews, and other articles from newspapers, magazines, and other published listings. The reviews and clippings are arranged by time period as indicated.

Correspondence

The Correspondence Series contains letters to or by Charles Reiner, in addition to correspondence about him or pertaining to his career. Arranged chronologically by time period as indicated.

Correspondence 1949-1949

Includes letters from Alfred Cortot (1949), Rudolf Firkusny (1954), Irene Serkin (1957), and Rudolf Serkin (n.d.), and a letter to Sir Ernest MacMillan (1951).

Programmes

The Programmes Series contains concert programmes of his performances from 1950 to 1999 as well as programmes from performances that he attended and kept. The programmes are arranged chronologically.

Programmes, 1950s.

Includes signed programme by Charles Reiner and Henryk Szeryng; programme for the ―Grande Concert de Gala‖ of the International Refugee Organization; programmes for solo performances; listings of radio broadcasts; and programmes for collaborative performances with: François D’Albert, Hyman Bress, Alexander Brott, Lotta Brott, Ross Campbell, Leslie Chabay, Louis Charbonneau, Maureen Forrester, Arthur Garami, Rose Goldblatt, Gerrard Jarry, Guy Lachapelle, Arthur LeBlanc, Claudette LeBlanc, Carl Little, Armas Maiste, Anna Malenfant, Raffaele Masella, Janine Micheau, Ruggiero Ricci, Robert Savoie, Meyer Stolow, Henryk Szeryng, Laszlo Varga, and Zvi Zeitlin.

Biography

The Biography Series consists of divergent materials, all relating to either Reiner’s personal or professional life after his arrival in Canada. The series includes: personal legal documents, autobiographical writings, medical documents, writings for lectures, documents pertaining to professional engagements, grant applications, and autographs/copies of his own compositions. The series is arranged by subject as indicated.

Programmes, 1960–64.

Includes invitations and programme for a recital by Henryk Szeryng and Charles Reiner at the Hall of the Americas (Pan American Union, Washington, D.C.); programme for a recital by Henryk Szeryng and Charles Reiner at Tanglewood; programme for performance as soloist with the Montreal Chamber Orchestra; programmes for solo performances; listings of radio broadcasts; and programmes for collaborative performances with: Helen Boatwright, Colette Boky, Hyman Bress, Jules Bruyere, Mario Duschene, Maureen Forrester, Arthur Garami, Ann Golden, Sara Hayden, Antonio Janigro, Walter Joachim, Eugene Kash, Philip Maero, Kerstin Meyer, Jean Morin, Joan Patenaude, Guy Plamondon, Svetlana Rajewsky, Heinz Rehfuss, Elinor Ross, Joseph Rouleau, Mary Simmons, Teresa Stratas, Henryk Szeryng, Robert Verebes, Richard Verreau, and the Canadian Piano Quartet.

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