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Preface to the Translation |
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Acknowledgements |
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Translator's Note |
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Introduction |
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I Le Coq and Le Coq Parisien: May--November 1920 |
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II `On Igor Stravinsky's "Mavra"', Feuilles libres, no. 27, June--July 1922, section `La musique', pp. 222--224 |
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III `On Igor Stravinsky's "Symphony of Psalms'", Le Mois, no. 2, February 1931, pp. 249--250 |
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25 | (2) |
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IV `In Praise of Banality', Presence, no. 8, October 1935, pp. 24--25 |
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27 | (4) |
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V `Long Live Stravinsky!' Le Figaro, no. 199, 7 April 1945, `Chronique', p. 1 |
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31 | (4) |
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VI `The Composer and the Sorcerer', Les Lettres Francaises, no. 54, 5 May 1945, p. 5 |
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35 | (4) |
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VII `Francis Poulenc on His Ballets', Ballet, no. 4/2, September 1946, pp. 57--58 |
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VIII `For the Harpsichord, Wanda Landowska has Completed in New York "Her life's work"', Le Figaro litteraire, no. 214, 27 May 1950, p. 1 |
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IX `Pages from America (Diary extracts)', La Table Ronde, no. 30, June 1950, pp. 66--75 |
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45 | (6) |
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X `Erik Satie's Piano Music', La Revue Musicale, Satie number, no. 214, June 1952, pp. 23--26 |
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51 | (4) |
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XI `How I Composed Les Dialogues des Carmelites', L Opera de Paris, no. 14, Second Quarter, 1957, pp. 15--17 |
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55 | (6) |
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XII `Opera in the Cinema Era', Opera, vol. 12/1, January 1961, p. 18 (as told to Elliott Stein) |
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PART II CRITICAL ARTICLES AND REVIEWS |
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XIII `On Richard Strauss's Elektra', Le Figaro, no. 244, 1 September 1934, p. 4 |
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XIV `On Oberon', Le Figaro, no. 247, 4 September 1934, p. 5 |
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XV `The Paris Opera Ought to Put on Fidelio', Le Figaro, no. 272, 29 September 1934, p. 5 73 |
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XVI `The Heart of Maurice Ravel', La Nouvelle Revue Francaise, no. 323, 1 Jan 1941, pp. 237--240 |
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PART III CONTRIBUTIONS TO WORKS BY OTHERS |
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XVII "The Lesson of Claude Debussy', in Auguste Martin, Claude Debussy, Chronologie de sa vie et de ses æuvres, Catalogue of the Exhibition Organised from 2 to 17 May 1942, in the Foyer of the Opera-Comique, pp. XH--XIII |
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XVIII `Preface' to Gabriel Laplane, Albeniz: sa vie, son æuvre, [ Geneva], Editions du milieu du monde, 1956, pp. 11--12 |
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XIX `Notes on Ravel', in Enciclopedia della Musica, vol. 3, Milan, Ricordi, 1964, pp. 540--541 |
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PART IV RESPONSE TO A SURVEY |
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XX `Is there a "Messiaen Affair"?', Le Litteraire, no. 4, 13 April 1946, p. 4 |
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XXI `My Teachers and My Friends', Conferencia, vol. 29/21, 15 October 1935, pp. 521--527 |
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XXII `My Songs and Their Poets', Conferencia, no. 36, 15 December 1947, pp. 507--513 |
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XXIII Interview with Andre Laphin |
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XXIV Interview with Lucien Chevaillier: `An Interview with... Francis Poulenc', Le Guide du Concert et des Theatres Lyriques, no. 30, 26 April 1929, pp. 855--857 |
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XXV Interview with Jose Bruyr: `Francis Poulenc', L'Ecran des Musiciens I, Paris, Des Cahiers de France, 1930, pp. 40--47 |
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XXVI Interview with Nino Franck: `Poulenc in Montmartre', Candide, no. 424, 28 April 1932, p. 13 |
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XXVII Interview with A.P.: `Francis Poulenc Talks to Us about His New Ballet Les Animaux modeles', Le Figaro, no. 194, 14 August 1942, p. 4 |
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XXVIII Interview with Jeannie Chauveau: `The Work of Two Great French Artists, Written in Secret during the Occupation, is Going to be Revealed to the World by the Chorale d'Anvers', Ce soir, no. 994, 25 November 1944, p. 1 |
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XXIX Interview with Claude Chamfray: `Francis Poulenc Tells Us About Music in England', Arts, no. 25, 20 July 1945, p. 4 |
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XXX Interview with Fernando Lopes-Graca: `Francis Poulenc' in Visita aos Musicos Franceses, Lisbon, Seara Nova, 1947, pp. 53--62 |
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XXXI Interview with Paul Guth: `From "Les Mamelles de Tiresias" to the "Stabat Mater" There are Two Sides to Francis Poulenc', Le Figaro litteraire, no. 317, 17 May 1952, p. 4 |
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XXXII `Poulenc: An Act of Faith', reported by Daniel Bernet, Arts, no. 625, 26 June 1957, p. 7 |
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XXXIII Interview with Henri Hell: `Francis Poulenc at Work: The Music of La Voix humaine Will be My Most Intense, Most Carefully Worked Composition', Arts, no. 688, 17 September 1958, pp. 1 and 9 |
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XXXIV Interview with Martine Cadieu: `Duet with Francis Poulenc', Les Nouvelles litteraires, no. 1757, 4 May 1961, p. 7 |
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XXXV Interview: `A Denizen of Noizay and the Honorary President of Local Musicmaking, Francis Poulenc is Going to Play to Restore his Village Church. He is Going to Perform La Voix humaine Tomorrow Evening in Amboise with Denise Duval', La Nouvelle Republique, 7 September 1961 |
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XXXVI Interview with Denise Bourdet: `5 December Will See the Musical Birth of La Dame de Monte-Carlo. "For Me, Monte-Carlo is Venice.'" Le Figaro litteraire, no. 815, December 1961, p. 19 |
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PART VII INTERVIEWS WITH CLAUDE ROSTAND |
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Interview 1 Paris and Nogent-sur-Marne: A Childhood Spent between Couperin and the Dance Hall |
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181 | (6) |
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Interview 2 Musical Adventures with the `Moderns': Debussy, Stravinsky |
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187 | (4) |
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Interview 3 Poulenc at the Piano: Advice and Favourites |
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191 | (6) |
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Interview 4 The Maitre of Arcueil and Lifelong Friends |
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Interview 5 From Monte-Carlo to Paris under the Occupation |
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203 | (6) |
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Interview 6 The Composer and His Poets: The Meeting with Eluard |
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209 | (6) |
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Interview 7 The Keyboard Concertos |
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215 | (6) |
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Interview 8 Pierre Bernac, or the Unexpected Partner |
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Interview 10 Faith Restored |
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Interview 11 Chamber Works |
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Interview 12 The Monk and the Naughty Boy |
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Interview 13 Poulenc-Janus: Le Bal masque and Les Mamelles de Tiresias |
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251 | (8) |
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Interview 14 A Countryman's Prayers: A Mass and Some Motets |
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259 | (6) |
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Interview 15 The Composer's Studio: The Eye and the Ear |
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265 | (8) |
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Interview 16 Musical Likes and Dislikes |
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273 | (6) |
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Interview 17 What Future for Music? |
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Interview 18 Conclusions and Perspectives: At Work on the Dialogues |
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Index |
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