German music collector. Son of a wealthy Frankfurt industrialist. He first began collecting music with his acquisition in 1897 of a Peters Edition copy of Johann Sebastian Bach's the St. Matthew Passion. His collection would in time encompass some 18,000 items. He was an accomplished musician - he played the violin and viola to a high standard. His collection was dominated by editions of and scholarly works relating to Mozart. Later, Beethoven and Schubert would also be represented. He visited England regularly and he knew E.J. Dent, who was Professor of Music at Cambridge and helped Hirsch and his family to find a new home in Cambridge in 1936. In 1946, Hirsch sold his collection to the British Museum for £120,000.
German music collector. Son of a wealthy Frankfurt industrialist. He first began collecting music with his acquisition in 1897 of a Peters Edition copy of Johann Sebastian Bach's the St. Matthew Passion. His collection would in time encompass some 18,000 items. He was an accomplished musician - he played the violin and viola to a high standard. His collection was dominated by editions of and scholarly works relating to Mozart. Later, Beethoven and Schubert would also be represented. He visited England regularly and he knew E.J. Dent, who was Professor of Music at Cambridge and helped Hirsch and his family to find a new home in Cambridge in 1936. In 1946, Hirsch sold his collection to the British Museum for £120,000.
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