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gounod Charles (1818-1893).

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gounod Charles (1818-1893).
L.A.S "Ch. Gounod", s.l., Sunday March 1, 1891, addressed to Mr. François MAGNIARD, editor of the Figaro.

3 pages in-8 (folds, erasures, corrections), original envelope enclosed.



Draft letter addressed by GOUNOD about an article in the Figaro, entitled " Gounod contre Wagner ", and under the signature " La Reine Mab " : " ... Nothing is easier than to take shelter under the flag of a man of genius| the difficult thing is to do it justice. It is not a question of being on guard against Genius, which is a good thing, but against Sectarians, i.e. against blind and intolerant fanaticism, which is a plague .... ".



L.A.S. "Ch. Gounod", s.l., Sunday 5 June 1881, 1 page in-8 (fold).

Letter in which Charles Gounod regrets not to be able to accept to put in music a poem which is addressed to him.