Autograph letters signed (2), dated : Monte Carlo, 22 March 1919, and [Paris, mid-May 1922], to [Alfred Cortot], 1919 Mar. 22 and 1922, mid-May.

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Autograph letters signed (2), dated : Monte Carlo, 22 March 1919, and [Paris, mid-May 1922], to [Alfred Cortot], 1919 Mar. 22 and 1922, mid-May.

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Discussing Cortot's proposed changes [in the Fantaisie, op. 111], and asking why Fauré's music does not appear more often on Cortot's programs--especially the Fantaisie, which Fauré wrote for Cortot--, suggesting that Cortot does not find Fauré's works to be equal to those of Franck, Debussy, Ravel, and Albéniz, mentioning Clo [i.e., Clotilde Bréal, Cortot's first wife], Mme H[asselmans], etc.

2 items (4 p.) ; (8vo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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