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You don't have permission to access /item/76103/An autograph letter (in French) signed by Saint-Saëns, to Edmond Hippeau, editor of 'La Renaissance musicale: Revue hebdomadaire de critique, d'esthétique et d'histoire', severing his connection with the publication. The catalyst for the split appears to have been Hippeau's biting lampoon of Gounod in the issue of 29 October 1882. Saint-Saëns had hitherto been listed prominently on the covers as an official collaborator of the magazine; his name is absent from the issue of 13 November. His relationship with Hippeau, however amicable, was already strained. 'The clearly pro-Wagner inclination of the editor quickly created a violent polemic between Hippeau and Saint-Saëns, founder of the Société nationale de musique. Saint-Saëns harshly criticized Hippeau's Wagnerian opinions, considering them a danger for the future of French music' (Pyee, Doris: 'La Renaissance musicale, 1881-1883'. Baltimore, 2007) on this server.