Chroniques de ma vie

In March 1935 at the age of 53, Stravinsky published the first volume of his autobiography, Chroniques de ma vie with Denoël and Steel; the second volume appeared in December of the same year. In publishing his memoirs, Stravinsky was taking part in a long-established tradition of composer autobiographies, following the model of his professor Rimsky-Korsakov, himself the author of a Chronique de ma vie musicale (1909). Stravinsky’s book is written in a sober, accessible style. His reasons for writing are clearly laid out in the preface: his purpose is to “dispel misunderstandings” and present his “true image” after his words had been so often “distorted” in interviews. Although he had already granted many interviews, Stravinsky also published some fifteen articles in the press and specialist publications in which his desire to speak out, often in the form of “clarifications” was already present.

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genreAutobiographyAutobiography (Memoirs)
editorDenoël et Steele
place of publicationParis
years of publication1935
pages187
languagesfrançais
translations
compositeur

Volume 1

title
editorDenoël et Steele
place of publicationParis
year of publication1935
pages187

Volume 2

title
editorDenoël et Steele
place of publicationParis
year of publication1935
pages190