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The Mapleson Cylinders - Program Notes
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OTHERS
Lionel Mapleson
(1865-1937), English music librarian from
London, began his association with the Metropolitan Opera in 1889, as a violist
in the orchestra. He soon became librarian for the company, drawing upon the
enormous collection of scores and parts formed in England by his father and
grandfather. During 1902-03, the last of his major years as opera's first
pirate recordist, Mapleson was near the bottom of the Met's pay scale. His
weekly salary was $48.20 and his employment included three preliminary
weeks at half salary, twenty-two weeks for the season; there was a
supplementary payment of $15 at the end of the season. His total pay for
1902-03 was $1,147.70. Mapleson remained with the Metropolitan
until his death, probably the longest tenure of any individual in the company's
history. Announcements: Side 3/Band 4; Side 9/Band 2; Side 12/Band 11
Family recordings: Side 12/Band 12
Carl Müller
, pianist, was variously listed in the
Met pay books as accompanist, chorus rehearser, and organist. With the company
only during the Grau years, 1898 to 1903, he received his peak salary in
1902-03, his last; he was paid $200 per month plus $10 per
outside concert, plus hotel expenses, adding up to $1,123.33 for a
five-month season, omitting Holy Week.
Piano Improvisations: Side 7/Bands 9-12
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