65 10 1009 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/53e256531e81843f28a2400cc9db5e7d.pdf 71600c5ae0dd5b43ccac83c68e65d9bf https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/5c24daf864c01c0039c5b0df09c008a5.pdf 941f2bf2417c3c80025ce472f5af965e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 22 September 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 22 September 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Telegram 1945 Author: Nadia Boulanger Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Montreal Quebec Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Soulima Stravinsky Sviétik https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/a0700bd1cddd7cc53953afa5e5c2561e.pdf 07624b210374e83b23fef8dd02fd0b10 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/b7e5145f6bdc9cdb05bd1153767a77ec.pdf bdc2848dde3017378732badf48d6968c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 20 September 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 20 September 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston, Mass. Tel. Kenmore 7277 Mr Igor Strawinsky 1260 Wetherly Drive Hollywood 46 California September 20, 1945 Dear Friend, What a magnificent surprise, what happiness, and what satisfaction. You are an angel! I cannot tell you about this exceedingly beautiful piece. I feel unworthy. This is the sixth letter I’ve started. My praise seems to me so small, so awkward—courage will soon return to me, I hope, but not today. I read, I reread. What success on the whole and in each detail, and . . . and again I don’t know [what to say]. I am not going too fast! But I know what this symphony represents. I love it and you. It is just too sad to not see you anymore, to not be near you at the piano, to not have you hear me play it for you. This separation is awful. It weighs on me heavily. Leaving for Montreal. Will write you upon my return. Jealous of all who have seen Vera’s boutique, they tell me it is so stunning—not being able to go to Hollywood is a death sentence. Received an interesting, kind letter from Sviétik. He seems happy, everyone writes to me about him with much musical confidence. Everyone finds Françoise so kind. Saturday is his birthday. I hope that my package will be there for that day. I really want to speak with you about the finale. I cannot think of more to tell you about other things and yet, I do not see how I might demonstrate to you that I understood! But I have understood, I believe, and heard—and I feel very proud of myself! You are too great for me to forget it, especially when I am not close to you and my old incorrigible shyness is as strong as ever. Thank you. You have given me the nicest double-present you could imagine and the two aspects of the score follow the same line of thinking[:] an order established by one is definitively expressed by the other. I love you so much, admire you, and miss you. To you, to Vera, very fondly, NB � Boulanger à Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston, Mass. Tel. Kenmore 7277 Monsieur Igor Strawinsky 1260 Wetherly Drive Hollywood 46 California 20 septembre 1945 Cher Ami, Quelle magnifique surprise, quel bonheur, et quelle satisfaction. Vous êtes un ange! Je ne peux pas vous parler de ce morceau si beau. Je m’en sens indigne. Voilà la 6è lettre que je commence. Mes effusions me semblent si pauvrettes, si gauches—le courage me viendra bien, je l’espère, mais pas aujourd’hui. Je lis, relis. Quelle réussite de l’ensemble, de chaque détail, et…Je ne connais encore rien. Je ne vais pas si vite! Mais je sais ce qu’est la Symphonie. Je l’aime et vous aime. Seulement c’est trop triste de ne plus vous voir, ne d’etre [sic] pas près de vous, au piano, de ne pas vous l’entendre me la jouer, pour moi. C’est bête, cette séparation. Elle me pèse bien lourdement. Pars pour Montréal. Vous écrirai dès mon retour. Suis jalouse de tous ceux qui ont vu la boutique de Vera, si étonnante me dit-on—ce n’est plus vivre que de ne plus prendre la route de Hollywood. Reçu une lettre de Sviétik, intéressante, gentille. Il semble heureux, tout le monde m’écrit à son sujet avec tant de confiance musicale. Chacun trouve Françoise si gentille. Samedi, son anniversaire. J’espère qu’il aura mon paquet pour ce jour-là. Ai tant envie de vous parler du Final. Que je ne trouve plus rien à vous dire d’autre et pourtant, je ne vois pas vous démontrant que j’ai compris! Mais j’ai compris, je crois, et entendu –et je me sens toute fière ! Vous êtes trop grand pour que je puisse l’oublier surtout quand je ne suis pas près de vous, et ma vieille incorrigible timidité bat son plein. Merci. Vous m’avez fait le plus beau double cadeau qui se puisse rêver, et les deux aspects de la partition font suivre le cheminement de la pensée l’ordre ramassée de l’un, définitivement exposé de l’autre. Que je vous aime, vous admire, et que vous me manquez. À vous, à Vera bien tendrement, NB � 1945 Author: Nadia Boulanger Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Boston Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Soulima Stravinsky Sviétik Symphonie Concertante Symphony in Three Movements Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/cadbd1302745cfc1018fed4697787816.pdf d030edea491ad715b3d183d392fd6849 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/b0018f4311b6c72c6acf03349e6757f0.pdf 023fd752b6ad69ee524ee7ecd0ec6db9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 27 August - 14 September 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Soulima Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 27 August - 14 September 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Soulima Stravinsky to Boulanger 56 rue de Bougagne, Paris August 27– September 14, 1945 Dear Nadia, We have recently had good news from Léo Preger. It seems we will see you this winter; I don’t need to tell you how delighted I am and how great my need is to see you and to speak to you. So many things to tell you . . . and so, just the other day I received a wonderful package that I must, I think, thank you for, because it was sent by a certain Moreys Southern Sea Shop from Santa Barbara. Thank you with all my heart, dear Nadia. I am moved to see that with all you have to do you still find the time to think of us. Despite the end of the war it is not yet ideal here. Without being pessimistic, I fear that this winter will again be a bit harsh. We will try to be patient, but pray that it will be the last of its kind! The Léo Preger competition was such a joy for us. He is a serious musician, modest to such an extent that his marvelous talent goes unnoticed by all those here who should be interested in helping him. I find it very beautiful and meaningful that this encouragement brought him here. Did you know that he is currently writing a piano concerto, the premiere of which he was kind enough to promise to me? My father was able to send along some of his recent compositions. Imagine what it has been like for me to discover the Circus Polka, the Scherzo à la Russe, the extraordinary Sonata for Two Pianos, and finally the Tango from which I have not yet recovered! Truly, I cannot find the words to tell you all that I [illegible], all that I find and rediscover in the works, and how much all of this impresses me. And how is it we were not reunited with you and him around these marvels? In this inestimable collection is also the Danses concertantes. Désormière conducted them twice this winter, I must say, impeccably so. Personally, I played them innumerable times on two pianos with François Michel. Remembering how they sound and feel to play, I attempted to write a version for two hands. My effort seems to me to have been rather successful. I am going to send it to my father and, with his adjustments, maybe he will have it published. My father wrote that he had just finished a symphony and will give the premiere at the New York Philharmonic at the beginning of October. How I envy your being there to hear it. He also asked me in his last letter how the Symphony in C was received. Unfortunately, the performance of it was so flawed one couldn’t really hold it against the audience for, on the whole, having understood nothing. For my part, I had to attempt a veritable reconstruction of the piece upon hearing it along with what I could guess, because it truly did not even remotely come through. But what did materialize seemed to me beautiful and of a stunning grandeur. �To speak of other things, Françoise and I were able to escape to the seaside for a month, close to Arcachon. This vacation was marvelous and did a world of good for both mother and child. Still nothing to tell you regarding the baby. Of course we will keep you informed of the birth that will likely happen at the end of October. In the meantime, Françoise has asked me to pass along her fond regards. Dear Nadia, I must stop, I truly abuse your patience with this unending chatter. I am fondly and with my most faithful affection forever your Sviétik Str. [P.S.] Nika Skarjinsky has returned from a remarkable imprisonment, marvelous morale. I have been so happy to see this excellent friend and comrade once again. � Soulima Stravinsky à Boulanger 56 rue de Bougagne, Paris le 27 août–14 sept 1945 Chère Nadia, Nous avons eu récemment de vos bonnes nouvelles par Léo Preger. Il semble qu’on vous verra ici cet hiver ; je n’ai pas besoin de vous dire combien cela me réjouit et comme j’ai besoin de vous voir et de vous parler. Que de choses à vous dire…Et puis, j’ai reçu ces jours-ci un somptueux colis que je dois, je pense, à votre bonté, car il est expédié par un certain Moreys Southern Seas Shop de Sta. Barbara. Merci de tout cœur, chère Nadia. Je suis ému de voir qu’avec tout ce que vous avez à faire vous trouvez encore le temps de vous occuper de nous. Malgré la fin de la guerre ce n’est pas encore le rêve ici. Sans être pessimiste je crains que cet hiver ne soit encore un peu rude. Nous tâcherons de le prendre une patience, mais qu’il soit au moins le dernier de cette espèce ! Quelle joie a été pour nous le prix de Léo Preger. C’est un musicien si sérieux, si modeste aussi que son merveilleux talent passe inaperçu de tous ceux qui ici, devraient s’intéresser à lui et l’aider. Je trouve très beau et significatif que cet encouragement lui vienne de là-bas. Savez-vous qu’il est en train d’écrire un concerto de piano dont il a eu la gentille pensée de me promettre la première ? Mon père a pu me faire parvenir de ses récentes compositions. Imaginez ce qu’a été pour moi la découverte de la « Circus Polka, » du « Scherzo à la Russe, » de l’extraordinaire Sonate pr. 2 pianos, enfin de la Tango dont je ne reviens pas encore ! Sincèrement, les paroles me manquent pour vous dire tout ce que je [illegible], tout ce que j’y trouve et retrouve, et combien tout ceci m’impressionne. Que ne sommes-nous réunis avec vous et lui autour de ces merveilles ? Dans cet inestimable lot se trouvait aussi la part d’orch. des Danses Concertantes. Désormière les a dirigés deux fois cet hiver et, je dois le dire, impeccablement. Pour ma part, je les ai jouées un nombre incalculable de fois à 2 pianos avec François Michel. Les ayant si bien dans l’oreille et dans les doigts, je me suis hasardé à en tirer une version à deux mains. Ce travail me semble avoir assez bien réussi. Je vais l’envoyer à mon père et avec ses retouches, peut-être pourra-t-il le faire publier. Mon père écrit qu’il vient d’achever une symphonie et en donnera la première à la Philharmonic de N.Y. en début d’octobre. Comme je vous envie d’être là pour l’entendre. Il me demande aussi dans sa dernière lettre comment on a accueilli ici sa Symphonie en ut ? Hélas, l’éxécution [sic] en a été si défectueuse qu’on ne saurait en vouloir au public de n’y avoir, somme toute, rien compris. J’ai dû, pour ma part, me livrer en l’écoutant à une véritable reconstitution avec ce que je pouvais deviner, car véritablement il n’en passait pas grand-chose. Mais ce qui m’est parvenu m’a paru d’une beauté, d’une grandeur boulversante [sic]. �Pour parler d’autre chose, nous avons pu, Françoise et moi, nous échapper un mois au bord de la mer, près d’Arcachon. Ces vacances ont été merveilleuses et ont fait, je crois, le plus grand bien à la mère et à l’enfant. De celui-ci, encore rien à vous raconter. Bien entendu nous vous tiendrons au courant de l’évènement qui s’annonce pour la fin d’octobre probablement. En attendant, Françoise me charge de vous dire ses très affectueuses pensées. Chère Nadia, il faut que je m’arrête, j’abuse vraiment de votre patience avec cet interminable bavardage. Je vous embrasse de ma plus fidèle affection et suis toujours votre Sviétik Str. [P.-S.] Nika Skarjinsky est rentré de captivité superbe, le moral merveilleux. J’ai été si heureux de retrouver cet excellent ami et camarade. � 1945 Author: Soulima Stravinsky Circus Polka Danses Concertantes François Michel Leo Préger Nika Skarjinsky Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Roger Desormière Scherzo à la Russe Sonota for Two Pianos Soulima Stravinsky Soulima Stravinsky Location: Paris Sviétik Symphony in C https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/e55dd91277a73c90d0cfaa331998b4c8.pdf 2c8fcf49062c992a18bdabf0951a8d8e https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/fd1fec3ec37bd83c05d3165b68997941.pdf d51ac8b06779479655c099288cf5f163 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 17 June 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor & Vera Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 17 June 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Igor and Vera Stravinsky Featherhill Ranch Montecito Santa Barbara, California From 20–26 c/o Baroness R. Boël 1675, 31st Street Washington, DC Thereafter: 122 Bay State road, Boston 15 Mass. June 17, 1945 It is not easy to leave you, dear Igor, darling Vera, and I do not know what to say, because . . . I do not want to whine. Once again the page turns. I am reunited with very dear Friends here, their welcome touches me, but . . . I will not see you again for a long time, and that disappointment occupies all my thoughts. Thank you for everything, you do not know the good that your affection does me. For both of you, very fondly, Nadia B � Boulanger à Stravinsky Featherhill Ranch Montecito Santa Barbara, California Du 20 au 26 c/o Baroness R. Boël 1675, 31st Street Washington, DC Après 122 Bay State road, Boston 15 Mass. 17 juin 1945 Pas facile de vous quitter, Cher Igor, Chère Véra, et je ne sais que vous dire, car…je n’ai envie que de me lamenter. Encore une page tournée. Je retrouve ici de bien chers Amis, leur accueil me touche, mais…Je ne vous verrai plus, pour longtemps, et ce chagrin domine toutes mes pensées. Merci de tout, vous ne savez pas le bien que me fait votre affection. A tout, bien tendrement, Nadia B � 1945 Author: Nadia Boulanger Nadia Location: Montecito Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Recipient: Vera Stravinsky Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/535024476c6f74ac80ab297da6042233.pdf 600a7783fda88e6b919413fe5d7cd86e https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/d751df8168fbb6166785040074a20561.pdf 09d5cb80bd920668372062581e617306 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 15 June 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Igor Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 15 June 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger 1260 N. Wetherly Dr. Hollywood, H6, Calif Miss Nadia Boulanger c/o Mrs. Shortell 339 Berry Ave Chicago, Ill June 15, 1945 My dear Nothing to tell you, save that all I do is think of you and of your absence which I believe will be unbearable to me. Send news, please. You write so elegantly. Yours, I Str. � Stravinsky à Boulanger 1260 N. Wetherly Dr. Hollywood, H6, Calif Miss Nadia Boulanger c/o Mrs. Shortell 339 Berry Ave Chicago, Ill 15 juin 1945 Très chère Rien à vous dire, sauf que je ne fais que penser à vous et à votre absence qui, je le croies [sic] me sera insaportable [sic]. Des nouvelles, je vous supplie, vous qui écrivez si facilement. Votre I Str. � 1945 Author: Igor Stravinsky Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Chicago Recipient: Nadia Boulanger https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/c95ba90c7307916863ef4a1670e75ecb.pdf 9910e4487bd2b8d41cf9083dd0ab1e97 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/e56fe982d6e392a0750fe7f4ab99aaf0.pdf 62acf4d175e1f56b9d11345b69661bff Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 14 June 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Soulima Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 14 June 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Soulima Stravinsky to Boulanger 56, rue de Bourgognue, Paris June 14, 1945 Dear Nadia, How can I tell you all that your very kind letter brought to us? What you wrote about yourself, my father, and Vera moved me so deeply . . . And what happiness to feel that despite this abyss of six terrifying years we still speak the same language, and we understand each other implicitly despite the distances. It is so nice to know that you are often close to my father and Vera. In each of their letters, they speak of you to me, of their happiness to have you at their place. I know what you mean to them and what they mean to you. I received a package from you and am embarrassed despite all the joy that I had in opening it. Embarrassed to have caused you daily tasks, because I know that over there nothing is easy either. Let me express my deepest gratitude for your great kindness and for everything. And you tell me that you’ve sent other things as well as some letters. It is disheartening—I never received anything, at least nothing beyond this package some weeks ago from Mrs. Sachs, to whom I wrote. You make us hope for your coming return among us. I don’t dare believe, and yet Vera wrote to me again that you are leaving them for Boston and probably Paris. You will find here all those who cherish you, worship you, and await you. But I fear you will face great disappointment in seeing what all these years of horror and misery have produced: pettiness, selfishness, and meanness. As for our poor music, as for everything that we hold dear, let us not speak of that. It is chaos. It would seem that the most elementary of values has been lost. We are involved in some distressing performances, whose echoes, perhaps, have already reached you. A “Strawinsky Quarrel” that has no other pretext than to enhance certain mediocre artists; they have trouble camouflaging their desire to take Strawinsky’s place (anything but that!). It is ridiculous, but the flippancy, the impudence of possible demonstrations is significant and worrisome. The monthly radio festivals should have brought us joy in hearing pretty much the entirety of his work. Unfortunately, it is nothing more than a series of shaky, tiresome, pathetic, and most often inexcusably poor performances. And to think, Mr. Rosenthal, to whom we owe all this, had the nerve to violently oppose the committee’s initiative when they wanted to invite Strawinsky to conduct all these festivals himself! You have felt, very dear Nadia, that happiness has returned to me, you understand so well what Françoise means to me, what our life is. And it is with a grateful acknowledgment that we welcome the kind, warm words you sent for our child. �I still have so many things to tell you, one letter does not suffice. Give us the pleasure of seeing you soon and being able to continue a bond that all these draining years could not break. Françoise joins with me to tell you how deeply moved she was in reading your letter, I am most fondly, and with deepest and most devoted affection. Your Sviétik � Soulima Stravinsky à Boulanger Paris le 14 juin 1945 Chère Nadia, Comment vous dire tout ce que votre si bonne lettre nous a apporté ? Ce que vous nous écrivez de vous, de mon père, de Vera m’a ému si profondément…Et quel bonheur de sentir que malgré ce gouffre de six années effroyables, nous parlons toujours le même langage, nous nous comprenons, de si loin, à demi-mot. Il m’est doux de savoir que vous êtes souvent près de mon père et de Vera. Dans chacune de leurs lettres, ils me parlent de vous et du bonheur de vous avoir chez eux. Je sais ce que vous êtes pour eux et ce qu’ils sont pour vous. J’ai reçu un colis de vous et en suis confus malgré toute la joie que j’ai eue à l’ouvrir. Confus de vous avoir occasionné des démarches quotidiennes, car je sais que là-bas tout n’est pas facile non plus. Laissez-moi vous embrasser de tout mon cœur pour votre grande gentillesse et pour tout. Et vous me dites en avoir expédié d’autres ainsi que des lettres. C’est désespérant—je n’ai jamais rien reçu, à moins qu’il ne s’agisse d’un colis reçu il y a quelques semaines de Mrs. Sachs à qui j’ai écrit. Vous nous faites espérer votre prochain retour parmi nous. Je n’ose y croire et cependant Vera m’écrit encore que vous les quittez pour Boston et probablement Paris. Vous trouverez ici tous ceux qui vous chérissent, vous vénèrent, et vous attendent. Mais je crains votre grande déception à voir tout ce que ces années d’horreur et de misère ont produit de mesquinerie, d’égoïsme et de bassesse. Quant à notre pauvre musique, quant à tout ce qui nous est cher, n’en parlons pas. C’est le cahos [sic]. On a perdu, semble-t-il, le sens le plus élémentaire des valeurs. Nous assistons à des spectacles affligeants dont, peut-être, les échos vous sont déjà parvenus. Un « querelle Strawinsky » qui n’est autre chose qu’un prétexte à certaine médiocrités de se mettre en valeur ; elles camouflent à peine leur désir de supplanter Strawinsky (rien que cela!). Ce n’est que ridicule, mais la désinvolture, l’impudence de possibles manifestations est significative et inquiétante. Des festivals que la Radio donne un[e] fois par mois devaient nous apporter la joie d’entendre à peu près toute son œuvre. Hélas, ce n’est qu’une série d’éxécutions [sic] boiteuses, pénibles, lamentables, et le plus souvent inexcusablement mauvaises. Et songez que M. Rosenthal à qui nous devons cela a en le front de s’opposer avec violence contre l’initiative du comité qui désirait inviter Strawinsky à diriger lui-même tous ces festivals ! �Vous avez senti, très chère Nadia, le bonheur qui me remplit, vous comprenez si bien ce qu’est Françoise pour moi, ce qu’est notre vie. Et c’est avec une tendre reconnaissance que nous avons accueilli bonnes et chaudes paroles pour notre enfant. J’aurais encore tant de choses à vous dire. Une lettre n’y peut suffire. Donnez-nous vite la joie de vous voir et de pouvoir continuer un contact que les années écoulées n’ont pu rompre. Françoise se joint à moi pour vous dire toutes ses pensées émues à la lecture de votre lettre, je vous embrasse de ma plus profonde et dévouée affection. Votre Sviétik � 1945 Author: Soulima Stravinsky Manuel Rosenthal Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Soulima Stravinsky Sviétik Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/252d52de31cfc7b4c0ec02842c15b5d4.pdf f54fdc453b2c0a4bfec4df69ae2972b2 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/d545b6a6b36439657c04467224c72a44.pdf 60fc32280d39fe1808aaa83ae95a407d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 21 March 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 21 March 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky Featherhill Ranch Montecito Santa Barbara, California March 21, 1945 Dear Friend, Would you please sign this and send it back to me straight away? I trust that you will agree. 1) Arthur is the one who gave the sum so that Couture can work here. 2) This is the bursary awarded last year (you had already signed) 3) Bursary to be shared between these two young Poles with real talent (they have written good quartets, symphonies) [and] are dying of hunger in France 4) Preger? I did not recommend him to you. I have received many letters from France. It is a tragic situation. Annette works at the Conservatoire—thirty and more than thirty at my place. hey are all hungry, and [have] nothing to wear, money is less useful than supplies. I am deeply unhappy, but this is fair, punishment will come . . . we don’t know when, but it surely will. Forgiven, yes, God forgives. I believe it very strongly, but if He wasn’t [actually] punishing us, it [is] enough to have given us a conscience! I am thinking of you and love you, both of you, Fondly and with love to you both, Nadia � Boulanger à Stravinsky Featherhill Ranch Montecito Santa Barbara, California 21 mars 1945 Cher Ami, Voulez-vous bien signer ceci et me le renvoyer d’urgence. Je crois que vous serez d’accord. 1. C’est Arth. qui a donné la somme pour que Couture puisse travailler ici. 2. C’est la bourse attribuée l’an dernier (vous aviez déjà signé) 3. Bourse à partager entre ces deux jeunes Polonais de vrai talent (ont écrit de bons quatuors, symphonies) sont mourant[s] de faim de France 4. Preger? je n’ai pas à vous le recommander. Reçu pas mal de lettres de France. C’est une situation tragique. Annette travaille au Conservatoire—30, chez moi + 30. Ils ont tous faim, et rien à se mettre, l’argent, moins utile que les provisions. Je suis bien malheureuse, mais c’est juste, comme la punition vient, quand…on ne sait pas, mais sûrement. Pardonné, oui, Dieu pardonne. Je le crois si fermement, mais s’Il ne nous punissait pas, d’avoir mis en nous, la conscience, cela était assez! Je vous embrasse et vous aime, vous deux, Si profondément Nadia � 1945 Annette Dieudonné Arthur Bliss Author: Nadia Boulanger Nadia Location: Montecito Recipient: Igor Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/c3e3ece6feca081c155b05a6d9c88f17.pdf 4bee718f102e265b33a4a9825ecb54d4 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/3c3dbc4233b761ce36bbe2e9173817d6.pdf bf770c469e4493cd90df61199a672832 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, February 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky February 1945 [Never sent] Dear Igor, I have not yet written to you, because . . . I was absorbed by my new position, because I exaggerate, unfortunately, everything that I do—and also, and perhaps especially, because I do not know how to write to you. If I could tell you what this concert meant, I would be proud with a peaceful yet arrogant pride. But while we listened to this music where I know every note by heart, but where each note, each time, becomes new—I knew already that I wouldn’t write you, because my mind and my ears, my heart and my hand were truly incapable of finding the right words. And I thanked you, just as I thank you today, for these works that year after year bring us the joy of which Bergson spoke: “Crazy, it is completely crazy . . . I understand you here.”— “And this lyricism, too many instruments, too many notes, too many rich harmonies.” And so, it’s because I share your opinion that . . . from time to time I succeed. Wednesday—only the Abbot heard vague, far-away notes [quotes nonsensical excerpt, likely from Apollo]. We didn’t even hear that and missed Apollon. On the 4th everything was so clear. And if you could have seen us Saturday, going over once again step by step all the scores with such impatience, and the next day, the surprise of finding them again, of “replacing” each note, we were ecstatic with this order, this evidence, this freshness. Then . . . on Sunday. We ought to know, and me more than anyone. But no—everything is again unexpected, again exhilarating — and the thought that everything is inevitable—but always “discovered,” as if never heard before. When you are here again, with the scores in hand, I would so love to walk the path again with you—these admirable Scènes de ballet—so necessary. And . . . so simple—all that one ever has to do is just to look—there is but one man in millions who finds it—and not many in a hundred who understand what they have found. What solitude. Without a doubt, provided by God to protect you from other horrors and from yourself. In this austere solitude, no comfort, no intrusion, no distractions—what [a] severe treatment. Back to Paris � Boulanger à Stravinsky fevr. 1945 [jamais envoyée] Cher Igor, Je ne vous ai pas écrit, parce que…j’étais absorbée dans ma nouvelle fonction, parce que j’exagère, hélas, tout ce que je fais—et aussi, et peut-être surtout, parce que je ne sais que vous écrire. Si je pouvais vous dire ce que ce concert nous a apporté, je serais fière, d’une fierté reposante et insolente. Mais, tandis que nous écoutions cette musique dont je connais chaque note par cœur, mais dont chaque note redevient chaque fois nouvelle—je savais déjà que je ne vous écrirais pas, parce que mon esprit et mon oreille, et mon cœur, et ma main, sont bien incapables de trouver les mots justes. Et je vous remerciant [rémerciais (?)], comme je vous remercie aujourd’hui, pour ces œuvres qui année après année, nous apportent la joie dont parle Bergson; « Folle, elle est complètement folle…je vous entends d’ici »—«et ce lyrisme, trop d’orchestre, trop de notes, trop d’harmonies riches ». Et c’est parce que je partage votre opinion, que…..de jour en jour j’ai réussi. Mercredi—seul l’abbé a entendu de vagues, lointaines notes [citations de l’Apollon] Nous, pas même cela et manquer Apollon. Le 4, tout était si clair. Et si vous aviez pu nous voir, le samedi, reprenant pas à pas toutes les partitions avec l’impatience du lendemain, la surprise d’en retrouver, d’en « replacer » chaque note, nous extasiant de tout cet ordre, de cette évidence, de cette fraîcheur. Puis….le dimanche. Nous devrions, et moi plus qu’eux savoir. Non—tout est de nouveau inattendu, inouï encore—et de la pensée, où tout est inévitable—mais toujours « découvert » comme si on ne l’avait jamais entendu. Quand vous serez là, avec les partitions en mains, je voudrais refaire le chemin avec vous—ces scènes de Ballet, admirables—d’un telle nécessité. Et…si simple—il ne s’agit jamais que de trouver—seulement, il n’y a qu’un homme entre des millions, qui trouve—et pas beaucoup dans chaque centaine, qui entendent ce qu’il a trouvé. Quelle solitude. Sans doute, ménagée par Dieu pour vous protéger des autres horreurs, et de vous-même. Dans cette austère solitude, aucune facilité, aucune intrusion, aucun dispersement—traitement sévère. � 1945 Apollon Musagète Author: Nadia Boulanger Henri Bergson Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Scénes de ballet https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/202080f81d60f53fc7d3402b95ee5f24.pdf 7d26b7ad10aa5ec3854d4adb1ed8a845 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/167ca05b8dde3aad401fdb336f747c3e.pdf 520104cfb70db60786750173268fec6e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 31 January 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 31 January 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter 1945 Author: Nadia Boulanger Mildred Woods Bliss Nadia Location: Montecito Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/9fdcebd81c99a8a980903a2032531795.pdf fba32c32ff26e593c835ad5b014c05af https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/157cd4dcdb513179801f7184d8078ded.pdf b19c8f5f319afaa98d6f25bea276e820 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 27 November 1944 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 27 November 1944 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky Featherhill Ranch Montecito Santa Barbara, California Nov. 27, 1944 Dear Igor, Here is the letter from Beveridge—you will want it from me. Tell me if I can do something. Naturally, the $200 is guaranteed. I told Beveridge that again. You know, don’t you, that not being with you on Thursday is a profound sadness. But, [I’m] leaving Friday for nearly a week, and I cannot leave before because of the students. How I think of you, of Them, of the little girl alone there. You know that, too. I love you so much, Your Nadia B. [P.S.] See you Friday � Boulanger à Stravinsky Featherhill Ranch Montecito Santa Barbara, California 27 nov. 1944 Cher Igor, Voilà la lettre de Beveridge—vous me la voudrez. Si je puis faire quelque chose, dites-le-moi. Naturellement, les $200 sont assurés – je l’ai redit à Beveridge. Ne pas être avec vous jeudi m’est un profond chagrin, vous le savez, n’est-ce pas ? Mais, partant vendredi pour presque la semaine, je ne puis quitter avant, à cause des élèves. Que je pense à vous, à Elles, à la petite fille seule là-bas – vous le savez aussi. Et que je vous aime tant Votre Nadia B. [P.-S.] A vendredi � 1944 Author: Nadia Boulanger Beveridge Webster Igor Location: California Recipient: Igor Stravinsky