A.H.
July 1893.
Note.—Since these sketches were written, the death of Charles Gounod has deprived France of one of her greatest musicians. The composer of "Faust" died on the 18th of October (1893), the anniversary of the first performance of his opera, "La Nonne Sanglante," which was produced in 1854. His loss is one that will be mourned, not by France alone, but by all other nations, and Englishmen will not forget that their country was the birthplace of the "Redemption" and "Mors et Vita."
A. H.
| CONTENTS | |
|---|---|
| PAGE | |
| [AMBROISE THOMAS] | [1] |
| [CHARLES GOUNOD] | [37] |
| [CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS] | [107] |
| [JULES MASSENET] | [173] |
| [ERNEST REYER] | [207] |
| [ALFRED BRUNEAU] | [223] |
| [SOME OTHER FRENCH COMPOSERS] | [253] |
| [APPENDIX] | [277] |
| ILLUSTRATIONS | ||
|---|---|---|
| [CH. GOUNOD] | [Frontispiece] | |
| [AMBROISE THOMAS] | To face p. | [1] |
| [CH. GOUNOD] | " | [37] |
| [FACSIMILE OF AUTOGRAPH SCORE BY GOUNOD] | " | [92] |
| [CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS] | " | [107] |
| [FACSIMILE OF AUTOGRAPH SCORE OF "SAMSON ET DALILA"] | " | [144] |
| [JULES MASSENET] | " | [173] |
| [FACSIMILE OF AUTOGRAPH SCORE OF "WERTHER"] | " | [200] |
| [ERNEST REYER] | " | [207] |
| [ALFRED BRUNEAU] | " | [223] |
| [FACSIMILE OF AUTOGRAPH SCORE OF "LE RÊVE"] | " | [240] |
The frontispiece and the portrait of M. | ||
