MAETERLINCK, Maurice 2 autogr. s. cards to Gustave Huberti, in Paris (1) and Brussels (2)....
MAETERLINCK, Maurice 2 autogr. s. cards to Gustave Huberti, in Paris (1) and Brussels (2). 9 x 11,5 cm, in French, envel. pres. Fine condition. 1. Ghent, 12-10-1903. He invites Huberti to his home in Paris. - 2. [Paris], 15-12-1903. "[...] je vous accorde avec plaisir l'autorisation de faire jouer Monna Vanna, une sorte de musique de scène qui souligne et commente certaines situations capitales du drame [...]". Like other plays by Maeterlinck, this (created in 1902) later inspired a number of opera composers: Emil Ábrányi (1907), Sergueï Rachmaninov (1907, unfinished), Henry Février (1909), Nicolae Brânzeu (1934, rev. 1976). G. Huberti (1843-1910), Belgian conductor and composer, was i.a. professor of harmony at the Brussels Conservatory. Ref. Griffiths, P., revised by Smith, R.L., "Maeterlinck, Maurice", in: Grove Music Online, 2001.
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MAETERLINCK, Maurice 2 autogr. s. cards to Gustave Huberti, in Paris (1) and Brussels (2). 9 x 11,5 cm, in French, envel. pres. Fine condition. 1. Ghent, 12-10-1903. He invites Huberti to his home in Paris. - 2. [Paris], 15-12-1903. "[...] je vous accorde avec plaisir l'autorisation de faire jouer Monna Vanna, une sorte de musique de scène qui souligne et commente certaines situations capitales du drame [...]". Like other plays by Maeterlinck, this (created in 1902) later inspired a number of opera composers: Emil Ábrányi (1907), Sergueï Rachmaninov (1907, unfinished), Henry Février (1909), Nicolae Brânzeu (1934, rev. 1976). G. Huberti (1843-1910), Belgian conductor and composer, was i.a. professor of harmony at the Brussels Conservatory. Ref. Griffiths, P., revised by Smith, R.L., "Maeterlinck, Maurice", in: Grove Music Online, 2001.
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