The correspondence of Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré : sixty years of friendship / edited by Jean-Michel Nectoux ; translated from the French and with an introduction by J. Barrie Jones.
Author/creator |
Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921 |
Other author/creator | Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924. |
Other author/creator | Nectoux, Jean-Michel, 1946- editor. |
Other author/creator | Jones, J. Barrie (Jonathan Barrie), translator, writer of introduction. |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2004. |
Description | xviii, 153 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Subject(s) |
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Contents | Letters 1-39: 1862-1899 -- Letters 40-101: 1900-1913 -- Letters 102-138: 1914-1920 -- App. 1. Two articles by Saint-Saëns on Fauré -- App. 2. Article by Fauré on Saint-Saëns -- App. 3. Three original French texts. |
Abstract | This English edition of Jean-Michel Nectoux's collection of the complete correspondence of Saint-Saëns and Fauré features some 130 letters spanning the period from 1862 to 1920. Immensely significant to the study of French music, these letters throw light upon one of the longest-surviving friendships between two composers in the history of music. They also contain frank exchanges of views on such topics as the music of Wagner, Berlioz, Debussy, Franck and others; the state of musical education in France; and other important artistic figures of fin de siècle Paris including Puvis de Chavannes, Rodin and Fremiet. Barrie Jones's skilful translation of this important body of correspondence captures the often playful, casual, but always stimulating language of both composers. These letters are frequently the sole source for dating certain compositions or discovering projects that were started but then abandoned. They constitute a primary source for appreciation of Saint-Saëns's and Fauré's compositions, opinions and working practices. |
General note | Translation of: Correspondance: soixante ans d'amitié. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-143) and indexes. |
LCCN | 2003063714 |
ISBN | 0754632806 (alk. paper) |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Music | Music Stacks | ML410.S15 A4 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |