Musicological research is an important and consistent element at the MHL, which direct inputs into teaching – it is guided by the idea of music education and is closely linked to musical practice. Musicology is offered by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Sandberger. The subject is enriched in a unique way by the affiliated Brahms Institute, which Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Sandberger directs and conducts research, in particular, of the musical history of the 19th century. Other focuses of research include Bach and Handel, Russian and more contemporary Italian music, piano music and 20th century music as well as science and reception-historical subjects. Members of the specialist group for Musicology at the MHL are:
The scientific professors of MHL and the research staff of the Brahms Institute edit research projects whose results are accessible to the research community and the general public. Numerous symposia have been organized in recent years at MHL, including various national and international conferences and symposia. The results of these events are in the form of circumferential publications and are available for further research.
With its diverse musicological projects, the Brahms Institute at MHL, headed by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Sandberger, has developed in recent years into a renowned research institution. The focus of the work has been and continues to be developing projects in which the collection is rehabilitated. With the help of Schleswig-Holstein and the Possehl Foundation, vast parts of the collection can be viewed worldwide today in the digital archive of the Brahms Institute. In addition to the precious manuscript sources of Brahms, it includes all the first editions of Brahms and Robert Schumann. In 2003, the partial works of the estate by August Walter and Joseph Joachim could be developed and made available for further research. With the help of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the MHL and the Association for the Promotion of Brahms Institute, the partial works from the estate were documented in the volume "Julius Spengel - A friend of Brahms between Identification and Emancipation". The partial works of the estate of Theodor Fürchtegott Kirchner are also being updated in a current project and made digitally accessible.
Moreover, the Institute has worked on a project of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) – the "Brahms Correspondence Directory," which is also available for research in digital form. Financed by the Possehl-Stiftung Lübeck, the project "Dedicated to Brahms" was carried out. The focus is on roughly 100 works, most of which were "venerably" or "amicably" dedicated to the composing environment of Brahms's lifetime. A digital selection edition with four chamber works from this repertoire is being compiled by the Volkswagen Foundation. The preparation of the peripheral inventory of the estate of Renate Wirth (with the important partial estate of Julius Stockhausen) is realized in a project funded by the Possehl-Stiftung Lübeck dissertation project. Ultimately, the exhibitions are also of importance for the scientific study of the collection, as is documented in the catalogs in the publication series of the Institute that comes out nearly on an annual basis. Furthermore, numerous publications of the Institute, including standard works, such as the Brahms Manual have enriched the Brahms research in recent years.
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Musicology at the MHL
Große Petersgrube 21
23552 Lübeck
N.N.
Brahms-Institut at MHL
Villa Brahms
Jerusalemsberg 4
23568 Lübeck
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Sandberger
T: +49 (0)451-1505-401
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