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Considering birds the "greatest musicians on our planet," Messiaen sought them out wherever he traveled, scrupulously notating their songs and transcribing them for musical instruments. At the time of his death in 1992 at the age of 83, he had made major contributions to every part of the concert repertoire.
Interviews met de Franse componist, organist en pianist (1908-1992), afgewisseld met fragmenten uit het werk van de componist.
Also available on microfilm (R 336), which documents several additional years in Sessions' life: "6 July 1901-1909 and July 1904."
Born in Russia in 1891, Serge Prokofiev tirelessly devoted himself to the search for a new, individual music. His rich creative life coincided with the artistic, cultural, and political tumult that forged the early life of the Soviet Union. When first performed, much of Prokofiev's work was greeted with scorn and derision. However, the fiery Russian composer went on to exert an influence on modern music which is still being felt to this day. This study by one France's most eminent musicologists gives a detailed account of Prokofiev's development as a composer, including his progressive search for new musical forms and his heady collaborations with Serge Diaghilev's fabulous Ballets Russes. The book is heavily illustrated throughout with many rare photographs and drawings, as well as scores, costume designs and choreographic sketches.
Vier eerder gepubliceerde interviews, gehouden met de Hongaarse componist (geb. 1923) die in 1965 naar het Westen uitgeweken is.
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