André Tubeuf (18 December 1930 – 26 July 2021) was a French writer, philosopher, and music critic.

Biography

Training

Tubeuf was born in

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, of Salah Stétié and Robert Abirached, Tubeuf came to Paris,

, after the war and performed his khâgne at the

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, where he joined Dominique Fernandez,

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, Jacques Derrida and his cousin

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. In 1950, Tubeuf was received at the

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, rue d'Ulm, where he first followed the teaching of Michel Alexandre (himself a pupil of Alain), then that of Louis Althusser and

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, and became friends with

Gérard Granel Gérard Granel (; 1930 – 10 November 2000) was a French philosopher and translator. Life and work Born in Paris, Granel attended the lycée Louis-le-Grand and the courses of Michel Alexandre, Jean Hyppolite and, later, of Louis Althusser ...

. In 1951, with

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, Tubeuf translated '' Electra'' by

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for Silvia Monfort. An agrégé in philosophy, Tubeuf taught this subject in philosophy class and then in Classes préparatoires littéraires (khâgne) at the lycée Fustel-de-Coulanges in Strasbourg, from 1957 to 1992. In 1972, he joined the

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in the cabinet of Jacques Duhamel, to deal with musical matters; he pursued this experience in 1975 in the office of Michel Guy.

Writer

From 1976, Tubeuf mainly collaborated with the magazine '' Le Point'', but also at ''Avant Scène Opéra'', ''Harmonie'' and ''Lyrica'', then '' Diapason'' and finally '' Classica''. In addition, he was a regular lecturer, such as at the

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, and radio broadcaster. After

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and

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, of whom he was the pupil, he renewed the genre of musical literature in France, escaping the novelistic genre, without falling into musicology. In addition to his essays on Mozart,

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, Richard Wagner, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Strauss and the lied, Tubeuf wrote profiles of

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Dame Olga Maria Elisabeth Friederike Schwarzkopf, (9 December 19153 August 2006) was a German-born Austro-British soprano. She was among the foremost singers of lieder, and is renowned for her performances of Viennese operetta, as well as the op ...

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Claudio Arrau Claudio Arrau León (; February 6, 1903June 9, 1991) was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and B ...

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Rudolf Serkin Rudolf Serkin (28 March 1903 – 8 May 1991) was a Bohemian-born Austrian-American pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Beethoven interpreters of the 20th century. Early life, childhood debut, and education Serkin was born in ...

, Arthur Rubinstein, Régine Crespin, Daniel Barenboim,

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and

Cecilia Bartoli Cecilia Bartoli, Cavaliere OMRI (; born 4 June 1966) is an Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano opera singer and recitalist. She is best known for her interpretations of the music of Bellini, Handel, Mozart, Rossini and Vivaldi, as well as for her ...

Honours

* Commandeur of the National Order of Merit (2009).

Bibliography

*1979: ''Le Chant retrouvé'',

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*1993: *1987: ''Les Enfants dissipés'', novel, Gallimard *1993: ''Wagner, le chant des images'', "L'opéra des images", Éditions du Chêne *1999: ''La Callas'', "Mémoire des Stars",

Pierre Assouline Pierre Assouline (born 17 April 1953) is a French writer and journalist. He was born in Casablanca, Morocco to a Jewish family. He has published several novels and biographies, and also contributes articles for the print media and broadcasts for ...

publisher *2000: ''Damiel ou les Indifférents'', novel,

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*2003: ''Appassionata'' (portrait of pianist

) *2004: ''Richard Strauss ou le Voyageur et son ombre'', biography, "Classica",

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*2004: ''Les Autres Soirs'', with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Éditions Tallandier *2005: ''Mozart, chemins et chant'', biography, "Classica", Actes Sud *2005: ''Divas'', book with CD, Assouline *2007: ''L'Offrande musicale'', portraits an essays, "Bouquins",

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*2008: ''La Quatorzième Valse'', novel, "Classica", Actes Sud *2008: ''Les Amours du poète'', La Pionnière *2009: ''Beethoven'', biography, "Classica", Actes Sud,

prix de l'essai The Prix de l'essai is an annual French essay prize awarded by the Académie française. It was created in 1971 by the Fondation Broquette-Gonin. It is awarded for an individual essay or for the collected works of an essayist. The prize sum was 100 ...

of the Académie française.. *2010: ''Verdi, de vive voix'', biography, "Classica", Actes Sud *2010: ''Hommage à Régine Crespin'', with Christophe Ghristi, Actes Sud/Opéra de Paris *2010: ''L'Opéra de Vienne'', Actes Sud *2011: ''Les Ballets russes'', Assouline *2011: ''Le Lied'', Actes Sud *2012: ''Dictionnaire amoureux de la musique'', Plon *2013: ''Je crois entendre encore…'', Plon *2014: ''Hommages'', Actes Sud *2016: ''L'Orient derrière soi'', Actes Sud

References

External links

Selection of articles by André Tubeuf

''André Tubeuf connaît son classique''
on ''

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'' (23 July 2016)
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André Tubeuf
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on '' L'Express'' (4 December 2016)
« André Tubeuf : Mémoire »
by André Tubeuf and Lionel Esparza,

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, July 2016 (4 programs)
Discography
on Discogs
Lecthot - Interview d'André Tubeuf - ''L'Orient derrière soi''
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