An autograph letter (in French) signed by Camille 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 discord 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..... More