Nadia Boulanger: A Life in Music
by Leonie Rosenstiel
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Author: Leonie RosenstielEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-03-17
ISBN: 0393317137
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Book Review: I second the motion.
Summary: 5 Stars
There is a lot to relate to in this book. The description of Boulanger's overbearing mother brings back memories in which I thought my parents were overbearing. The description of Boulanger's problems in growing old frightened me, since I am approaching that stage myself.
Like Mr. Shapiro, I wondered why Boulanger couldn't get along with Ravel. That conflict is mentioned for the first time on page 114, phrased in such a way as to imply that the reader already knows about it. I wonder whether the author forgot to explain this, or whether she herself did not know.
I was disappointed that I did not learn more about how Boulanger came to be the composition teacher for most of the outstanding composers of her time. As an aspiring composer, I would like to take those techniques and apply them to myself. But the author does not promise such a discussion, so I can't hold her guilty.
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