Alexandre Tansman : compositeur polonais . Signed, presentation copy. First edition.

Paris: Max Eschig,1931.. Small 8vo. 13 x 20cm. Original blank dust-wrapper over cover. Physical Description:[8],114 pages...OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1269551..... Aleksander (or Alexandre) Tansman (b. Łódz, 1897; d. Paris, 1986) was a composer, conductor, and pianist. He studied at the Lodz Conservatory (with Piotr Rytel) and took courses in law and philosophy at Warsaw University. In 1919 he settled in Paris where he met the leading artists of his time, including Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinsky, and others. As a pianist he toured Europe, Canada, and the Middle East with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Serge Koussevitzky...... His music was performed by the most famous soloists and ensembles of his time; his champions included conductors Stokowski and Toscanini. During this stage of his life, Tansman frequently described himself as “un compositeur polonais” but spoke French at home with his French wife – a talented pianist, Colette Cras – and two daughters (Tansman’s first wife, also French, died early in their marriage). Returning to Warsaw was not an issue because of marriage and career requirements. Tansman was a world-famous virtuoso who frequently performed with the greatest orchestras and conductors, mostly based in France. .....After Hitler’s rise to power, the composer gradually reclaimed his Jewish roots.... Presentation copy to Henri Marie Jacques Sordet, dit Dominique Sordet, né le 17 août 1889 à Grane (Drôme) et mort le 13 mars 1946 à Ville-d'Avray, fut un journaliste d'extrême droite, éditeur et critique musical français, devenu directeur d'une agence de presse anticommuniste et favorable à la Collaboration sous l'Occupation..."Oeuvres inedites": pages [103]-105. "Catalogue des oeuvres d'Alexandre Tansman": p.[107]-110Expertise by Alain Nicolas and Pierre Gheno Paris.