Appendix A

Personal Names in the Text

Alberti, Guglielmo (1900–64). Italian writer, fi lm director, critic. His book
about Alessandro Manzoni, in whose honor the Verdi Requiem was com-
posed, was published in 1973.
Alexanian, Diran (1881–1954). Armenian cellist, conductor, teacher, joint
author with Pablo Casals of Traité théorique et pratique du violoncelle (Paris,
1922, English translation, Dover Publications, 2003). RK considered
Alexanian to be one of the musicians who infl uenced him most and he
credits his infl uence in the prefaces of several of his books, including
Domenico Scarlatti and Interpreting Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier.
Balthus [Count Balthasar Klossowski de Rola] (1908–2001). French painter,
illustrator, stage designer. He was well known for his portraits, and
designed the sets for a production of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte at Aix-en-
Provence in 1950.
Bartók, Béla (1881–1945). Hungarian composer, pianist, ethnomusicologist,
known for the use of Magyar folk melodies in his compositions. His com-
positions included quartets, piano concertos, an opera, and orchestral
works, including the popular Concerto for Orchestra, commissioned by
Serge Koussevitzky and premiered in 1944.
Barzin, Léon (1900–99). American conductor of Belgian birth; teacher, violin-
ist and violist; founder of the National Orchestral Association; founding
musical director of the New York City Ballet.
Baudelaire, Charles (1821–67). French poet, essayist, art critic, translator of
the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Bauer, Harold (1873–1951). American pianist of English birth, known for his
performances of Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, as well as French com-
posers such as Ravel and Debussy, associated with the Manhattan School
of Music for many years. RK had hoped to study with him when he fi rst
went to Paris in the early 1930s (Bauer was in Paris at the time), but that
didn’t happen.
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