Souvenir de Robert le Diable de Meyerbeer; fantaisie brillante pour le piano-forte, op. 110. [18--?]
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Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
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By 1831, Spontini's reputation has lost ground to the works of younger men, including Meyerbeer, whose Robert le Diable was first performed eight month after the date of this letter; this is perhaps the opera mentioned here, though Meyerbeer may be referring to the abortive Le Portefaix, the contract for which he had just signed. Despite the apparent warmth of their relationship, Spontini was already jealous. His own continuing lack of success he attributed to a plot orchestrated by Meyerbeer, "...
Kalkbrenner, Friedrich
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French pianist, teacher, and composer of German extraction. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), 1 dated : [Paris], 4 January 1837 and [n.d.], to M. de Coussy, 1837 Jan. 4 and n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270578719 Author and recipient were pianist-composers active in Europe. From the guide to the ALS, from Fréd. Kalkbrenner, London, to Ignace Moscheles, 1824, Apr. 26, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) ...
