Walter Robert Collection
Walter
Robert enjoyed a long and varied career as a recitalist, accompanist,
lecturer and writer. Born in Trieste, Italy in 1908, he received his training in
Vienna at the State Academy of Music. He concertized in Europe until the German
annexation of Austria. Robert taught at North Texas University and held various
professorships in Florence, Bologna, Naples, Vienna and Taiwan, but his longest
tenure as a teacher was at Indiana University, where he taught from 1947 to
1975. While maintaining a heavy teaching schedule, Robert also earned wide
recognition as an accompanist, having performed with artists such as Berl
Senofsky, Ossy Renardy, Carroll Glenn and Josef Gingold. Robert was a lifelong
scholar of varied interests who published books and articles in addition to
giving lectures. Subsequent to his retirement at Indiana University, he earned a
masters degree in classical languages. Walter Robert died in 1999.
SERIES DESCRIPTION
I. Scrapbooks (1937-1982)
- Teaching activities
- Solo recitals
- Collaborations
II. Correspondence
III. Research Materials
- Books and articles by Walter Robert
- Files on non-music topics
IV. Recordings
- Commercially issued recordings
- Reel tapes of live performances (1949-1973)