9 autograph letters signed.

Hahn, Reynaldo, French composer (1874 1947).

Verlag: Hamburg, Paris, and n. p., 1907-1931

Beschreibung

Various formats. Together 16 pp. With autograph envelopes. Broad ranging correspondence with several letters concerning his collaboration and ultimate rupture with the casinos of Deauville and Cannes. The earliest dated letter, Hamburg, 29 March 1907, is addressed to an editor at the famous Femina magazine who had invited Hahn to a conference, which he could not yet answer. In a letter from 16 June 1922 to the director of the Casino in Cannes named Loiseau, Hahn congratulates him on being rehired and indignantly alludes to a similar process concerning himself: "J ai été content de votre réintégration. Quant à moi j ai simplement tenu pour non avenue une radiation que ne justifiait aucun avis préalable […]." - On 27 November 1930, Hahn complains about the composer of a piece entitled "Thaïs", not identical with the famous composition of Jules Massenet, who had apparently offered it to the casino in Deauville and angrily requested the return of the scores when Hahn turned his offer down. Hahn, who attached a copy of the composer's letter, refers to the composition as a "masterpiece of nonsense". - On 19 April 1931, Hahn forwarded a copy of an article in Le Soir to his correspondent, reporting on his rupture with the Deauville Casino and comments on it. He further elaborates on his decision in a letter from 23 April 1931, underlining that he quit rather than having been fired, that he wouldn't continue working for the casino in Cannes either, and complaining about the "bores" that he had to deal with in both places: "j ai volontairement donné ma démission […] en raison de projets de travail et de voyage […]." - Joint is a letter by F. André, the director of the Deauville casino, written in response to Reynaldo Hahn's dismissal. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 60206

Bibliografische Details

Titel: 9 autograph letters signed.

Verlag: Hamburg, Paris, and n. p., 1907-1931