Jean-Michel Nectoux's important new biography of Gabriel Fauré is the most comprehensive study yet of this central figure of fin de siecle France. It traces the composer's life and the rich cultural milieu in which he lived and worked: the world also of Saint-Saens, Flaubert, Verlaine, Ravel, Debussy and Proust. A large part of the book considers Faure's music, with particular emphasis on his adjustment to the musical language of the twentieth century and the formation of his late style. Works in all genres are discussed in detail. The book is the fruit of over twenty years' research by Nectoux, the foremost authority on Gabriel Fauré. He has read more than 5000 previously unpublished letters and has unearthed more than 120 musical manuscripts in the process of writing this definitive study. The text is richly illustrated with rare photographs from Fauré's lifetime and contains an extended chronology of the composer's life, a complete chronological listing of all his own works and a detailed bibliography.
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'J.-M. Nectoux's [book] on Fauré is as much literary as theoretical and, in spite of the enormous fund of information it contains, is more reflective than didactic. It is a superb demonstration of the possibilities of creative criticism.' L'Avant-Scène Opéra
'... marks a new stage in the understanding and "discovery" of this body of work.' Monde de la Musique
'... marks a new stage in the understanding and "discovery" of this body of work.' Monde de la Musique
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French
Original Language: French
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An excellent guide on Gabriel Fauré.,
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This review is from: Gabriel Fauré: A Musical Life (Hardcover)
When you read the book Gabriel Faure : a musical life you really get around the subject in every possible way. Not only is it obvious why Jean-Michel Nectoux is seen as the number one pro on the area, you also get the impression that he is quite capable in handling the subject in both a historic and musicologic manner. The book is highly recommentable. Also for foreign students who wish to approach the life and music of the wonderfull composer Gabriel Fauré without having to many problems with the english language. Desirée Burmeister. ( 3rd year student of the music institute, Aalborg, Denmark )
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- Ave Maria by Charles Gounod on 4 pages
- Debussy Letters by Francois Lesure in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Debussy on Music: The Critical Writings of the Great French Composer Claude Debussy (Cornell paperbacks) by Francois Lesure in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Buckingham Palace by Michael Hall on page 283, and Back Matter
- The Second World War (Events of Yesteryear) by Michel Pierre on page 285, and Back Matter
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