Richard Chesser

formerly Head of Music at British Library, London. Tweeting in an unofficial capacity

[🎼British Library Music Collections 🎵 @BL_Music_Colls]

Happy 150th birthday to Ralph Vaughan Williams! - a new blog post about the manuscript collections at the British Library
https://t.co/RVVehklHRw

[🎼British Library Music Collections 🎵 @BL_Music_Colls]

*Exciting job opportunity!* We’re looking for a new Head of Music Collections here at the BL (following in the footsteps of some very distinguished predecessors - @RichardChesser1 @ChrisBanks). Closing date is Sun 9 Oct... https://t.co/andscgNYcO @IAML_UK_IRL @IAML_AIBM

[Richard Chesser @RichardChesser1]

@BL_Music_Colls @ChrisBanks @IAML_UK_IRL @IAML_AIBM Now here’s an interesting job …

[Richard Chesser @RichardChesser1]

Beethoven and Zweig - Last week to see the Beethoven exhibition at the British Library: https://t.co/yXRKxr2Zci

[🎼British Library Music Collections 🎵 @BL_Music_Colls]

As part of the series of events running in parallel with our #Beethoven exhibition, we are delighted to welcome David Wyn Jones tomorrow evening for a talk on the 'Eroica' symphony - more information at: https://t.co/wfZnxdh0Kj @eventsBL

[HeritageMadeDigital @BL_MadeDigital]

📢Good news everybody!
Now available online in #IIIF the Constance Graduale, the earliest extant book of printed #music 🎶using moveable type. This copy in the @britishlibrary's collection is the only known surviving copy that is complete.🤩
https://t.co/wUnesHofQD
#Musicology

[Goldfrapp @goldfrapp]

@WillGregoryMoog will be performing at the @britishlibrary next month in a special show to accompany the Library’s exhibition Beethoven: Idealist. Innovator. Icon and to celebrate the anniversary of Wendy Carlos’s remarkable score for A Clockwork Orange. https://t.co/KTPVTzJTq4

[Richard Chesser @RichardChesser1]

Beethoven exhibition update: the Ninth arrives from Berlin - Music blog https://t.co/cdO4R1fIzr

[HeritageMadeDigital @BL_MadeDigital]

For #ManuscriptMonday we have the ‘Kafka’ sketch miscellany, Add MS 29801. "This section dates from about 1811 and shows the in-demand #Beethoven at work on music for the play Die Ruinen von Athen (‘The Ruins of Athens’) – now most famous for its overture and ‘turkish’ march."

[🎼British Library Music Collections 🎵 @BL_Music_Colls]

Beethoven exhibition update: a few weeks ago we had some new arrivals, on loan from Berlin - including the autograph manuscript of the Ninth Symphony and one of the composer's conversation books! @britishlibrary
https://t.co/H4bWJGF7F3

[Barnaby Bryan @barnabat]

Fantastic Beethoven exhib at the @britishlibrary - incredible range of archive material, from the manuscript of the 9th to the great man’s laundry list. Hugely insightful (but digestible) picture of his life and work. Plus a fab opportunity for a self-indulgent photo.

[Richard Chesser @RichardChesser1]

Conserving creativity – the case of Beethoven’s ‘Kafka’ sketch miscellany - Music blog https://t.co/yRyRGgoMxm

[BL Collection Care @BL_CollCare]

Have you ever wondered how conservators prepare an item for display? This blog post details the conservation of a Beethoven manuscript known as the ‘Kafka’ sketch miscellany (Add MS 29801). The manuscript is on display now in the Beethoven exhibition.
https://t.co/9DAHQ10lkG

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Excellent Beethoven Exhibition ⁦@britishlibrary⁩ … love this kind of thing, seeing the original manuscripts of the great musicians. Priceless. (He got 50 quid for his 9th symphony!)Also a death bed sketch and nice to see a first edition original of Schiller’s Ode to Joy.

[Richard Chesser @RichardChesser1]

When Wagner 'met' Beethoven - BL European studies blog https://t.co/5hAx26aB0B

[Richard Chesser @RichardChesser1]

The Beethoven exhibition at the British Library has prompted a very helpful blog on important Beethoven material at the BL: Music blog https://t.co/Tojal6zxyA

[Richard Chesser @RichardChesser1]

Exploring the Provenance of Italian Manuscript Editions in the Royal Music Library at the British Library (2): https://t.co/sYrKpyJ1Vv

[Chris Banks (she/her) @ChrisBanks]

On the eve of #Beethoven's 251st birthday, we got to see the @britishlibrary @BL_Music_Colls exhibition. The "legacy" section in particular was eye-opening. As always, it was lovely to see some of the library's #music treasures. Great work by @RupertRidgewell & @RichardChesser1

[🎼British Library Music Collections 🎵 @BL_Music_Colls]

Our Beethoven exhibition is now open! Huge thanks to everyone who has made this happen – it's great to see it in real life! Open until 24 April 2022, with plenty of exciting events along the way too (https://t.co/TjMXMiyNzq) https://t.co/sHgVAowJif @britishlibrary