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LALO & VON BÜLOW
Lalo, Édouard (1823-1892)
Namouna. Suite d'Orchestre, extraite du Ballet en deux Actes.
Inscribed and signed "E. Lalo" to Hans von Bülow. J. Hamelle: Paris, c 1883 [as per WorldCat]. Pl.n: J.2387H. first edition. Large quarto. 105 pp. Half velum with blue cloth boards. Marbled end-papers. In excellent condition with a particularly nice binding. Publisher stamp on title page (not affecting).A beautiful copy of Lalo's Namouna orchestral suite, which he has signed and inscribed on the title page: Au Maitre Hans de [sic] Bülow.
Lalo admired von Bülow and even solicited his opinion when it came time to title the Symphonie espagnole. Von Bülow's approval of it meant a great deal to Lalo, who deeply respected German musical tradition.
Lalo's two-act ballet Namouna premiered at the Théâtre de l'Opéra on March 6, 1882. The teenage Debussy was in attendance; his applause was so raucous the theater temporarily banned him and his friends. Chabrier was also so taken with the work that he repeatedly asked Lalo for a copy of the score. This suite premiered the following year under Charles Lamoureux.
SSC-05829$950