Chapter 6, 9 December 1956

Title

Chapter 6, 9 December 1956

Subject

Igor Stravinsky

Creator

Nadia Boulanger

Date

9 December 1956

Source

Paul Sacher Stiftung

Type

Letter

Extracted Text

Boulanger to Stravinsky
36 rue Ballu 9th
Telephone: Trinité 57-91
December 9, 1956
Thank you for your telegram, Dear Vera, Dear Igor. I am so sad to have not seen you Monday.
Words seem so weak to me and become sentimental so quickly. And I have difficulty saying
what my tenderness would nonetheless wish to express.
You are going to leave, but I cannot leave Europe this year, and much time will pass without us
seeing each other again. It is difficult for me [to accept it].
Every night here, I have heard your works all over, Dear Igor. I hope that you take a little
pleasure from all the joy we owe you and that you are happy to do so much with all that you
have been given. But forgive my nonsense.
Fond wishes. I love you with all my heart and am your
Nadia B.
* * *
Boulanger à Stravinsky
36 rue Ballu 9è
Téléph : Trinité 57-91
9 décembre 1956
Merci de votre télégramme, Chère Vera, Cher Igor. Je suis si triste de ne pas vous avoir
vus lundi. Les mots me paraissent si pauvres et si vite deviennent sentimentaux. Et je
vous dis mal ce que ma tendresse voudrait pourtant exprimer.
Vous allez partir, moi je ne puis quitter l’Europe cette année, et bien du temps va
s’écouler sans que nous nous retrouvions. J’en ai de la peine.
Tous ces soirs-ci, de partout j’ai entendu de vos œuvres, Cher Igor. J’espère que vous
avez un peu de joie de toute la joie que nous vous devons tous, et que vous avez du
bonheur à faire tant de tout ce que vous avez reçu. Mais pardon, nonsense.
Je vous embrasse. Je vous aime de tout mon cœur, et je suis votre,
Nadia B

Files

Citation

Nadia Boulanger, “Chapter 6, 9 December 1956,” Digital Exhibits, accessed April 19, 2024, https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/2533.

Item Relations

This item has no relations.

The library is committed to ensuring that members of our user community with disabilities have equal access to our services and resources and that their dignity and independence is always respected. If you encounter a barrier and/or need an alternate format, please fill out our Library Print and Multimedia Alternate-Format Request Form. Contact us if you’d like to provide feedback: lib.a11y@uoguelph.ca