Description
Book SynopsisA biography of Marguerite Long (1874D1966), the most important French woman pianist of the twentieth century. A virtuoso performer and a demanding pedagogue, she was fiercely devoted to furthering the careers of young artists.
Trade Review"Cecilia Dunoyer has written a thoughtful and carefully researched work. Not only is her book crammed with information on French music, performers, and composers, it also is highly readable."- Piano & Keyboard "Cecilia Dunoyer's new book presents an engaging portrait of the woman once esteemed as the grande dame of French music." - Notes "It is a fascinating story from beginning to end ... " - American Music Teacher "Dunoyer's thorough, accurate, well-written biography is the first of this important artist and, as such, worthy of many a music library's attention." - Booklist
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
PART ONE: THE ARTIST
1. Marguerite Long's Youth
2. Marguerite Long and Gabriel Faure: 1902-1912
3. Other Musical Collaborations
4. Marguerie Long and Claude Debussy: 1914-1919
5. The Postwar Years and the 1920's
6. The 1930s: Marguerite Long and Maurice Ravel
PART TWO: PEDAGOGUE AND AMBASSADOR OF FRENCH MUSIC
7. Portrait of a Pedagogue
8. The War Years: 1939-1945
9. The Concours Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud
10. The Postwar Decade: 1946-1955
11. Ambassador of French Music
12. The Last Ten Years of Long's Life: 1956-1966
Notes
Glossary
Discography
Bibliography
Index
