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Frederick Marvin Audio Materials

A description of his audio materials at the Syracuse University Archives


Finding aid created by: Ariana Spatola and Vanessa St.Oegger-Menn
Date: March 2020



Biography

Frederick Marvin (1923-2017) was a professor of music in the Syracuse University Setnor School of Music beginning in 1968, as well as an accomplished concert pianist and music scholar. Marvin began his concert career when he was 16 years old. Upon debuting in New York City, he received a Carnegie Hall Award for best debut of the season. He spent several years touring the United States before moving to Vienna, Austria and performing concerts throughout Europe and elsewhere overseas. Marvin received international recognition for the rediscovery of Spanish composer Padre Antonio Soler (1729-1783) and Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1812) from Bohemia. Marvin was also the recipient of various grants including two Del Amo Foundation grants, three Fulbright Fellowships, and three grants from the United States-Spanish Joint Committee for Cultural and Educational Cooperation for his research on Soler. In addition to his position at Syracuse University where he was named professor emeritus of music, Marvin was also a visiting professor at the Phillips University of Marburg in Marburg, Germany and an accomplished concert pianist. His husband, opera critic Ernst Schuh, acted as Marvin's manager for his concert career. The College of Visual Performing Arts and the Setnor School of Music held a memorial concert for Marvin shortly after his death in September 2017.


Scope and Content Note

The Frederick Marvin Audio Materials, which total 218 reel-to-reel audio tapes, 1 audio cassette, and 22 CDs, consist of two series.

The Marvin recordings series comprises recordings from rehearsals and concerts Marvin performed, primarily concerts at Syracuse University's Crouse-Hinds Theatre, Carnegie Recital Hall in Manhattan, and various venues throughout Europe.

The Other recordings series contains recordings of other musical artists collected by Marvin. Some recordings in these series were, however, arranged by Marvin.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Access to recordings requires advance notice to produce a use copy.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.


Related Material

The Syracuse University Archives has a clipping file on Frederick Marvin.


Selected Search Terms

Names

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849.
Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
Dussek, Johann Ladislaus, 1760-1812.
Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886.
Marvin, Frederick, 1923-2017.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828.
Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856.
Soler, Antonio, 1729-1783.
Syracuse University -- History.
Syracuse University.
Syracuse University. -- School of Music.

Subjects

Concerts.
Performing arts.
Piano music.
College teachers.
Higher education.
Pianists.

Types of Material

Audiocassettes.
Audiotapes.
CD-Rs.
Sound recordings.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Frederick Marvin Audio Materials,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift of Frederick Marvin, 2016.

Processing Information

Some recordings were removed from their original cases and placed in new ones. Notes included in some items' original housings were photocopied and enclosed in the new cases. All materials were placed in acid free boxes.


Arrangement

Materials in the Marvin recordings series are arranged in subheadings by composer or location, and alphabetically within each subheading. Materials in the Other recordings series are arranged alphabetically.


Supplemental Finding Aids

Additional information about individual recordings is presented as a spreadsheet available here.


Table of Contents

Marvin recordings

Other recordings


Inventory