Mademoiselle : conversations with Nadia Boulanger / Bruno Monsaingeon ; translated by Robyn Marsack.
| Author/creator | Monsaingeon, Bruno |
| Other author | Boulanger, Nadia. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boston, MA : Northeastern University Press, 1988, ©1985. |
| Description | 141 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Overture a la francaise. Love at first sight ; Works and days ; Fontainebleau ; Drunk on music -- The cardinal virtues. Attentiveness ; Desire ; Memory -- Craftsmanship. Two attitudes ; Awakening sounds ; On teaching ; A mentor ; A lecture course ; Technique and masterpieces -- Presences. Pupils from the new world ; Pupils from the old world ; Lipatti ; Markevitch ; Lili ; Stravinsky ; A pause for curiosity ; Princess de Polignac -- Talents and explanations. Interpretation ; Interpreters (Busoni ; Ysaye and Pugno ; Francis Plante ; Poulenc) ; Change and permanence -- Tributes. Leonard Bernstein ; Lennox Berkeley ; Doda Conrad ; Hugues Cuenod ; Yehudi Menuhin ; Jeremy Menuhin ; Murray Perahia ; Pierre Schaeffer ; Paul Valery -- Chronology. |
| Abstract | Collected interviews and excerpts from her writings document the life, family, and work of the often controversial music teacher who instructed such diverse talents as Aaron Copland, Philip Glass, Virgil Thomson, and Quincy Jones. |
| General note | Translation of: Mademoiselle. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: pages 136-137. |
| LCCN | 87028307 |
| ISBN | 1555530265 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML423.B52 M613 1988 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |