The Archive is most grateful to Dr William Wymond, of Jackson, Missouri, in the United States, for allowing the use of these photographs.

Dr Wymond notes: “In one of the views you will notice a couple of monuments. The nearer one, which is pink is colour, is the Russian War Memorial. Had it been placed just a bit closer to where Karg-Elert’s grave is, the grave would have disappeared. We are fortunate in that the grave is still there. I am told that the grave fell into disrepair and that Karg-Elert’s son-in-law was responsible for having it back in good order. As you may know, graves in German cemeteries are often recycled after twenty five years if the family do not keep them up. In the case of famous people the city or state will take on the responsibility.”

The photographs seen on this page show the grave of Sigfrid Karg-Elert in Leipzig, Germany. He died in 1933 after a period of prolonged ill health.