The correspondence of Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré : sixty years of friendship

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)	Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921--Correspondence. Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924--Correspondence. Composers--France --Correspondence.

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)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Music	Music Stacks	ML410.S15 A4 2004	✔ Available	Place Hold