Richard Strauss - Stefan Zweig. Briefwechsel

[1957]: S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main

Richard Strauss / Stefan Zweig. Briefwechsel. Edited by Willi Schuh. 179/(1)p. Illustrated [4 photographs and a photostat copy of the poster announcing the premiere performance of Die schweigsame Frau on 24 June 1935]

Contents:

[1].

Vorbemerkung, p. (5)

[2].

61 letters/notes from Stefan Zweig to Richard Strauss, 29 October 1931 - [December 1935]

[3].

68 letters/notes from Richrd Strauss to Stefan Zweig, 31 October 1931 - 31 October 1935

[4].

1 letter from Friderike Maria Zweig to Richard Strauss, 5 April 1933

[5].

1 letter from Richard Strauss to Friderike Maria Zweig,9 February 1935

[6].

Anhang: Geschichte der "Schweigsamen Frau" [Richard Strauss, 3 July 1935] pp. 155-159

[7].

Anmerkungen [Willi Schuh], pp. 161-(178)

[8].

Personenverzeichnis, pp. 179-(180)

Translations

English

[1977]: University of California Press, Berkeley/Los Angeles/London

A Confidential Matter. The Letters of Richard Strauss and Stefan Zweig, 1931-1935. Translated from the German by Max Knight. Foreword by Edward E. Lowinsky. Edited by Willi Schuh. xxxi/122p. Illustrated [a Photograph of Richard Strauss, p. (ii) amd a photograph of Stefan Zweig, p. (iii). A photostat copy of a poster announcing the premiere performance of Die schweigsame Frau: "Sächsische Staatstheater Opernhaus. Montag, am 24. Juni 1935. Anfang 6 Uhr. Außer Anrecht. Uraufführung Die schweigsame Frau. Römische Oper in drei Aufzügen. Frei nach Ben Jonson von Stefan Zweig. Musik von Richard Strauss...', p. (112)]

Contents:

[1].

Translator's note, p. (vii)

[2].

Foreword [Edward E. Lowinsky], pp. (x)-xxxi

[3].

61 letters/notes from Stefan Zweig to Richard Strauss, 29 October 1931 - [December 1935]

[4].

68 letters/notes from Richard Strauss to Stefan Zweig, 31 October 1931 - 31 October 1935

[5].

One letter from Friderike Maria Zweig to Richard Strauss, 5 April 1933

[6].

One letter from Richard Strauss to Friderike Maria Zweig, 9 Febraury 1935

[7].

Appendix: "The History of Die schweigsame Frau [Richard Strauss, 3 July 1935], pp. (107)-110

[8].

Translator's postscript [Max Knight], p. (111)

[9].

Editor's notes [Willi Schuh], pp. (113)-122

French

[1994]: Éditions Flammarion, Paris

Richard Strauss - Stefan Zweig. Correspondance 1931-1936. Edited with an introduction and notes by Bernard Banoun. Translated from the German by Nicole Casanova and Bernard Banoun. 254/(1)p. Illustrated. [Harmoniques Flammarion]. In the German and English editions the last letter is dated [December 1935]. In the French and Italian editions this letter is dated [Beginning of January 1936]

Contents:

[1].

Préface [Bernard Banoun], pp. (7)-46

[2].

Note sur cette édition [Bernard Banoun], pp. (47)-49

[3].

Remerciements [Bernard Banoun], p. (51)

[4].

Liste des abbréviations, pp. (53)-54

[5].

61 letters/notes from Stefan Zweig to Richard Strauss, 29 October 1931 - [Beginning of January 1936]

[6].

68 letters/notes from Richard Strauss to Stefan Zweig, 31 October 1931 - 31 October 1935

[7].

1 letter from Friderike Maria Zweig to Richard Strauss, 5 April 1933

[8].

1 letter from Richard Strauss to Friderike Maria Zweig, 9 February 1935

Annexes

[9].

"La Femme silencieuse", distribution de la création. Création à Dresde (Opéra d'État) le 24 juin 1935, p. (212)

[10].

Sur les costumes et décors de "La Femme silencieuse"

1. Lettre de Stefan Zweig à Leonhard Fanto, 26 juin 1934, pp. (213)-215
2. Extrait d'une lettre de Leonhard Fanto à Richard Strauss, p. 215

[11].

Documents sur les circonstances de la création

1. Histoire de "La Femme silencieuse" [Richard Strauss], pp. (216)-219
2. Témoignage de Friedrich von Schuch sur l'attitude de Richard Strauss quant à la présence du nom du librettiste sur l'affiche de la création, pp. 219-221
3. Lettre de Martin Mutschmann à Hitler, 1er juillet 1935 accompagnant la lettre de Richard Strauss à Stefan Zweig du 17 juin 1935, pp. 221-222
4. "Mémorandum" écrit par Richard Strauss le 10 juin 1935, pp. 222-227
5. Lettre de Richard Strauss à Hitler du 13 juillet 1935, pp. 227-229
6. Lettre de Stefan Zweig ["Ce texte fut peut-être écrit entre décembre 1934 et février 1935..."], p. 229

[12].

Stefan Zweig et les opéras ultérieurs de Richard Strauss, "Jour de paix" et "Daphné"

1. Stefan Zweig: Canevas de "Jour de paix" - dernier jour de la guerre de Trente Ans, pp. (230)-233
2. Stefan Zweig: lettres à Joseph Gregor [26 juillet 1935, 30 juillet 1935, 3 septembre 935], pp. 233-238

[13].

Bibliographie

1. Bibliographies, p. (239)
2. Oeuvres et écrits de Richard Strauss, pp. (239)-240
3. Lettres de Richard Strauss, p. 240
4. Écrits de Stefan Zweig, p. 240
5. Lettres de Stefan Zweig, p. 241
6. Divers. Littérature critique, pp. 241-244

[14].

Index, pp. (245)-251

[15].

Table de matières, pp. (253)-254

Italian

[2009]: Archinto Edizioni, Milano

Richard Strauss, Stefan Zweig. Vuole essere il mio Shakespeare? Lettere 1931 -1936. Translated from the 1957 German edition and edited with a foreword by Roberto Di Vanni. In the German edition, the last letter of Stefan Zweig to Richard Strauss is dated [December 1935]. In this editio it is dated as the beginning of January 1936. The cover contains a caricature of Richard Strauss. Illustrated. 195/(2). Page 2: A photograph of Richard Strauss at the Musical Festival of Vichy (1935). Page (178): A photograph of Stefan Zweig

Contents:

[1].

Un’impossibile fedeltà [Roberto Di Vanni], pp. 5-17

[2].

Correspondence, pp. 31 October 1931 - 31 December 1935, pp. (19)-175. Strauss to Zweig, 67 letters and postcards plus two telegrams, 31 October 1931 - 31 December 1935. Zweig to Strauss, 65 letters and postcards, 28 October 1931 - January 1936 Friderike Maria Zw eig to Strauss, 1 letter, 5 April 1933, pp. 65-66. Strauss to Friderike Maria Zweig, 1 letter, 9 February 1935, p. 109

Appendix

[3].

Dai Diari di Stefan Zweig. Resoconto del primo incontro con Richard Strauss [Extract from Zweig’s Tagebücher concerning his first meeting with Richard Strauss], pp. 179-182

[4].

Storia della Schweigsame Frau di Richard Strauus [Geschichte der Schweigsamen Frau, Richard Strauss, 3 July 1935], pp. 183-186

[5].

Testimonianza di Friedrich von Schuch sul “caso” della presenza del nome di Stefan Zweig nella locandina della prima rappresentazione della Schweigsame Frau [An excerpt from Richard Strauss, Ernst von Schuch und Dresdens Oper by Friedrich von Schuch. Dresden: Verlag der Kunst, 1952, pp. 133, 138], pp. 187-188

[6].

Memorandum di Richard Strauss [10 July 1935], pp. 189-192

[7].

Lettera di Richard Strauss a Hitler sulle circostanze delle sue dimissioni da Presidente della Reichsmusikkammer [Strauss’s letter to Hiltler upon his resignation as the president of the Reichsmusikkammer, 13 July 1935. This letter is published in the volume Musik im Dritten Reich. Eine Dokumentation by Joseph Wulf. Gütersloh: Sigbert Mohn Verlag, 1963, pp. 183-184], pp. 193-195