Stricker, Rémy 1936-

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STRICKER, Rémy 1936-

PERSONAL:

Born January 3, 1936, in Mulhouse, France; married Henriette Canac; children: one son. Education: Attended Conservatory of Paris.

ADDRESSES:

Home—43, rue Laffitte, Paris 75009, France. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Office de Radiodiffusion Television Française (television and radio network), author of musical programs, beginning in 1962; Conservatoire National Supérieure de Musique, Paris, France, professor of aesthetics.

WRITINGS:

(With Paul Locard) Le Piano, Presses universitaires de France (Paris, France), 4th edition, 1966, 5th edition, 1974.

La musique française du romantisme à nos jours, 1966.

Musique du baroque, Gallimard (Paris, France), 1968.

Mozart et ses opéras, Gallimard (Paris, France), 1980.

Robert Schumann: Le musicien et la folie, Gallimard (Paris, France), 1984.

Franz Liszt: Artiste et société, Flammarion (Paris, France), 1995.

Les mélodies de Duparc: Essai, Actes sud (Arles, France), 1996.

Franz Schubert: Le naïf et la mort, Gallimard (Paris, France), 1997.

Georges Bizet, 1838-1875, Gallimard (Paris, France), 1999.

Le dernier Beethoven, Gallimard (Paris, France), 2001.

Berlioz dramaturge, Gallimard (Paris, France), 2003.

Also author of Le lied et la mélodie, 1974. Contributor to encyclopedias and music journals.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Times Literary Supplement, November 19, 1999, Roger Nichols, "The Rebellious Bird Takes Wing."*