اولیویه مِسیان: روزنامه‌نگاری ۱۹۳۵-۱۹۳۹

One of the foremost composers of the twentieth century, Olivier Messiaen wrote widely on his music and on his beliefs. This is the first edition of his early journalism and provides both the original French text and an English translation. The writing in this volume dates from the 1930s, before the composer gained the international reputation that he and his music now enjoy. The pieces he wrote range from reviews of individual performances to essays on particular works or composers and articles that discuss more general themes such as sincerity of expression in music. Many of the articles included in this collection are new to the Messiaen bibliography, and others are available here for the first time in English. A number are, as Broad describes them, 'quietly shocking' in that they force us to reappraise certain aspects of the composer such as his role in La Jeune France, and his wider participation in the debates of his time. This edition, therefore, represents a new source for understanding Messiaen and provides a fascinating glimpse of the composer in the early part of his career. "Olivier Messiaen wrote widely on his music and on his beliefs. This is the first edition of his early journalism and provides both the original French text and an English translation. The writing in this volume dates from the 1930s, before the composer gained the international reputation that he and his music now enjoy. The pieces he wrote range from reviews of individual performances to essays on particular works or composers and articles that discuss more general themes such as sincerity of expression in music. Many of the articles included in this collection are new to the Messiaen bibliography, and others are available here for the first time in English. A number are, as Broad describes them, 'quietly shocking' in that they force us to reappraise certain aspects of the composer such as his role in La Jeune France, and his wider participation in the debates of his time." -- Dust cover Title Page 4 Contents 6 List of Music Examples 8 Preface 10 Editorial Notes 12 Introduction 16 Part I: The Journalism (French Original) 28 I Articles for La Revue musicale 30 II Articles for La Sirène (later La Syrinx) 40 III Articles for Le Monde musical 58 IV Articles for La Page musicale 76 V Articles for Various Other Journals 86 Part II: The Journalism (English Translation) 92 I Articles for La Revue musicale 94 II Articles for La Sirène (later La Syrinx) 104 III Articles for Le Monde musical 120 IV Articles for La Page musicale 138 V Articles for Various Other Journals 148 Appendix I: A Catalogue of Messiaen’s Journalism (1935–1939) 154 Appendix II: Selected Personalia 160 Bibliography 172 Index 178