Turnhout, Brepols, 2011 Paperback, 338 p., 10 b/w ill. + 80 colour ill., 190 x 240 mm. ISBN 9782503536293.
The history of music collecting is a new scholarly phenomenon. This project, launched by the Fondation Royaumont following its acquisition of the library of the pianist Francois Lang (1908-1944), is being carried out by an international team of research scholars. This first volume attempts to define the music collection in all its different forms by means of both portraits of some of the great European collectors and analysis of several excellent collections that date from the sixteenth century to the present day (including those of Joao IV of Portugal, Padre Martini, Henry Prunieres, and others). The next two volumes will be devoted to "the musician as collector" and "the learned collector". L'histoire du collectionnisme appliquee a la musique constitue une thematique de recherche neuve. Elle est menee par un groupe international de chercheurs, a l'initiative de la Fondation Royaumont, depuis l'acquisition par celle-ci de la bibliotheque du pianiste Francois Lang (1908-1944). Ce premier ouvrage definit la notion de collection musicale sous toutes ses formes: il dresse le portrait de quelques grandes figures de collectionneurs qui dominent l'histoire europeenne et analyse plusieurs collections exemplaires depuis le xvie siecle jusqu'a nos jours (Joao IV du Portugal, le Padre Martini, Henry Prunieres...). Les deux prochains volumes aborderont les themes du 'collectionneur interprete' et du 'collectionneur erudit'. Languages: French, English.