DUKAS (Paul). - Lot 90

DUKAS (Paul). Born in Paris. 1865-1935. French composer, best known for his symphonic poem "L'Apprenti sorcier". L.A.S. "Paul Dukas" to Auguste Mangeot, Director of the École Normale de Musique.Paris, October 2, 1928. 1 page in-8. Envelope enclosed. Paul Dukas found his correspondent's card on his return from Royan, where he stayed with his ...petite malade, who is feeling better but is, naturally, feeling the jolt of this six-week cough and is in great need of resuming a calmer life! Cortot's request is very interesting," he remarks. But with the work for Rouché, which I would already have great difficulty continuing in the material conditions in which I find myself (...) I think it would be imprudent (...) to accept this new undertaking. (...) I must confess that I don't know Hungarian-style entertainment! It's a shame. But that's the way it is...Jacques Rouché (1862-1957) was a patron of the arts who became a key player on the French cultural scene. In 1913, he was appointed head of the Paris Opera, a position he held for 30 years.