Camille Saint-Saens--perhaps the foremost French musical figure
of the late nineteenth century and a composer who wrote in nearly
every musical genre, from opera and the symphony to film music--is
now being rediscovered after a century of modernism overshadowed
his earlier importance. In a wide-ranging and trenchant series of
essays, articles, and documents, "Camille Saint-Saens and His
World" deconstructs the multiple realities behind the man and his
music. Topics range from intimate glimpses of the private and
playful Saint-Saens, to the composer's interest in astronomy and
republican politics, his performances of Mozart and Rameau over
eight decades, and his extensive travels around the world. This
collection also analyzes the role he played in various musical
societies and his complicated relationship with such composers as
Liszt, Massenet, Wagner, and Ravel. Featuring the best contemporary
scholarship on this crucial, formative period in French music,
"Camille Saint-Saens and His World" restores the composer to his
vital role as innovator and curator of Western music.
The contributors are Byron Adams, Leon Botstein, Jean-Christophe
Branger, Michel Duchesneau, Katharine Ellis, Annegret Fauser, Yves
Gerard, Dana Gooley, Carolyn Guzski, Carol Hess, D. Kern Holoman,
Leo Houziaux, Florence Launay, Stephane Leteure, Martin Marks,
Mitchell Morris, Jann Pasler, William Peterson, Michael Puri,
Sabina Teller Ratner, Laure Schnapper, Marie-Gabrielle Soret,
Michael Stegemann, and Michael Strasser."
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