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Charles GOUNOD (1818-1893). 3 L.A.S. and 1 L.S., 1854-1891; 8 pages in-8 or in-12. Paris, May 24, 1854, to Emilien Pacini: " Here is the score of the Requiem by our dear Zimmermann; the separate parts do not exist engraved: Mrs. Zimmermann charges me to tell you that she puts them at your disposal if you need them for an important performance "... - Montretout Wednesday evening, following a letter from F.A. Gevaert that he transmits to his correspondent, concerning a solemn mass to be performed in Antwerp for St. Cecilia's Day... - Saint-Cloud July 19, 1877, to the librettist Édouard Blau: he cannot "take on the musical composition of your poem in spite of the lyrical interest that is invisibly attached to this immortal figure of Dante - but I do not see the piece conforming enough to the conditions of the theater"... - June 25, 1891, to a friend; letter written by his daughter, after an accident of the sight. 6 L.A.S. [1880] and a photograph (1873) of the soprano Caroline Miolan Carvalho (creator of Marguerite in Faust), talking about Gounod, Mireille, musical sessions with Sarasate and Gevaert...
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Charles GOUNOD (1818-1893). 3 L.A.S. and 1 L.S., 1854-1891; 8 pages in-8 or in-12. Paris, May 24, 1854, to Emilien Pacini: " Here is the score of the Requiem by our dear Zimmermann; the separate parts do not exist engraved: Mrs. Zimmermann charges me to tell you that she puts them at your disposal if you need them for an important performance "... - Montretout Wednesday evening, following a letter from F.A. Gevaert that he transmits to his correspondent, concerning a solemn mass to be performed in Antwerp for St. Cecilia's Day... - Saint-Cloud July 19, 1877, to the librettist Édouard Blau: he cannot "take on the musical composition of your poem in spite of the lyrical interest that is invisibly attached to this immortal figure of Dante - but I do not see the piece conforming enough to the conditions of the theater"... - June 25, 1891, to a friend; letter written by his daughter, after an accident of the sight. 6 L.A.S. [1880] and a photograph (1873) of the soprano Caroline Miolan Carvalho (creator of Marguerite in Faust), talking about Gounod, Mireille, musical sessions with Sarasate and Gevaert...
