Francis Poulenc in France - September, 1919
from Selected correspondence 1915-1963 / Francis Poulenc, page 36:
I cannot express how happy I was to meet you and how much I enjoyed hearing your rags; they are truly magnificent and I look forward to hearing them again soon in Paris.
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Francis Poulenc, and Sidney Buckland (ed.), Selected correspondence 1915-1963 / Francis Poulenc (:London, 1991), p. 36. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1481733732867 accessed: 24 November, 2024
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Piano Rag Music
written by Igor Stravinksy |
performed by Igor Stravinksy |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | September, 1919 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Notes
Letter from Francis Poulenc to Igor Stravinsky, 83 rue de Monceau, Paris, 26 September 1919. Poulenc had recently heard Stravinsky playing his 'Piano Rag Music' at the home of Valentine and Jean Hugo.
Originally submitted by verafonte on Wed, 14 Dec 2016 16:42:13 +0000
Approved on Wed, 26 Apr 2017 14:27:07 +0100