Henri #Rousseau exhibition at the Orangerie, Paris: of course I’m struck by his vicious cuddly toy animals in jungle settings…

First proper Substack post - an essay on the song 'Fascination' by @tracey_thorn /Everything But the Girl, a mixture of musical analysis and wider contextualisation through authors who have dealt with jealousy. @carolinefrmus.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/ianpace/...

Gabriel #Fauré lived here, 154 boulevard Malesherbes #Paris. The city has provided a mini-bio

Really enjoying the Calder exhibition at Fondation Louis Vuitton - his links with other artists (e.g. Miro) are clearly shown too

It’s still here #Paris

Passage des Panoramas #Paris

My favourite in a screamingly funny thread ⬇️

Beyond excited to learn that #Ravel Daphnis et Chloé will be performed in full by the Royal Ballet in January 2027! www.rbo.org.uk/production/d...

The Institut de France, venue of the premiere of Faust et Hélène, Prix de Rome winning cantata by Lili #Boulanger

Maurice Martenot demonstrates the ondes Martenot in English: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4ph...

I love Georgian 🇬🇪 food & am delighted to find a restaurant (Qvevri) near my temporary Paris home. Delicious chicken in garlic sauce, excellent bread & an agreeably punchy red wine

Théâtre Darius Milhaud, Paris 19e @erinkmaher.bsky.social (Yes, ought to be Madeleine…)

At the Salle Gaveau for Orchestre Pasdeloup concert featuring a #Tailleferre premiere

Lili and Nadia #Boulanger lived here, 36 rue Ballu #Paris. Now Place Lili et Nadia Boulanger

Three ondes Martenot players at the climax of the fascinating Mady Sauvageot presentation at the Conservatoire de Paris - a real discovery 👏

Really fascinating study day at Conservatoire de Paris on 3 pioneers in ethnomusicology and contemporary music: Mady Sauvageot, Yvette Grimaud, Eliane Barat

Where #Dutilleux lived, on Île Saint-Louis. I saw him wear his Légion d’Honneur rosette only once and was impudent enough to ask him why 1/2

Interior of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Tolbiac site). This impressive corridor leads to the loos

#Ravel explains the link with the Basque zortziko in the first theme of his Piano Trio (source: Cahiers Maurice Ravel no 9)

Bonjour Paris! Here until the 18th. Beautiful early evening overlooking the Canal de l’Ourcq 🥰

#Dutilleux told me that his memories of the Enfants d'Izieu deportation on 6 April 1944 inspired his Shadows of Time, especially the 3rd movement (Mémoire des ombres): www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_dw...

#Ravel String Quartet, recorded by the Galimir Quartet in the presence of the composer in 1934 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tHt...

Truly chilling Turn of the Screw at the Linbury Studio Covent Garden - watery stage, superbly performed, surely the creepiest use of a celesta in all opera

At Royal Opera House Linbury Studio for The Turn of the Screw. Sign placed on the grand piano in the foyer telling us not to place things on the grand piano 🙃

Delighted to receive this in the post today. ‘Ravel, portraits basques’ includes terrific images - I don’t recall seeing this 1916 photo of #Ravel in military uniform before

#Mahler 9th symphony 3rd movement on BBC Radio 3 this morning. I mean, I like Mahler, but it's a bit early in the day for his music...

Freshly baked madeleines from St John at the London Review Bookshop. Delicious!

Spotted in the window display of Chimes Music South Kensington! #Tailleferre @universitypress.cambridge.org

#Satie Vexations solo performance by Andrew Brixey-Williams now available for booking, OPEN Ealing, 16-17 May. Free and no need to book a specific time: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vexations-...

So... my next book is going to be on my favourite composer #Ravel, part of the @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social Compendium series. Here are some photos I took in his house in Montfort l'Amaury a few years ago:

#Boulez Third Piano Sonata and Fragments d'une ébauche (a VERY short harbinger of Incises) performed by Yumiko Segawa: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq-V...

Really enjoying Paris Fantastique short stories by Nicholas Royle - strange/everyday, often witty, often set in Paris locations I know. Recommended! @confingopublishing.bsky.social

Amateur pianist corner: #Albéniz Zortzico, final movement of his España suite. Apparently #Ravel enjoyed playing it - and he knew something about the Basque zortziko

Lovely to be at @eleanorguitar.bsky.social album launch - enjoyed discovering Carmen Guzmán’s music. Small world - we have @aoyarzabal.bsky.social and @lauracwatson.bsky.social in common! Look forward to listening to the album

At @sadlerswells.bsky.social tonight for English National Ballet Body & Soul. Gripped by Crystal Pite’s powerful work, especially the large ensemble scenes. Also like Chopin being credited for ‘additional music’, as if he was drafted in at the last minute

At La Fromagerie in Marylebone for lunch and yes, it’s fabulous 🧀🍷

Sea urchins (oursins): #Dutilleux introduced me to this delicacy at the Dôme in Paris, and I'm reading about Ravel's excessive consumption of them in Marseille - Madeleine Grey writes that he had an outbreak of hives as a result

Shingle, sea and sky #Brighton

Adding my own thanks to @alcs.co.uk for the work they do. Authors, sign up with them for a nice annual secondary royalty payment! 🙏

Sort-of café gourmand in Petit Pois, Brighton @boulezian.eurosky.social

.@ianpace.bsky.social offers a heartfelt tribute to Michael Finnissy at 80 on Gramophone today: https://www.gramophone.co.uk/content/blogs/a-tribute-to-michael-finnissy-at-80

I love Georgian food: not sure I can be bothered to make my own khachapuri but this is fun to read. Enjoyed 'the glorious Georgian word shemomechama, “which loosely translates as, "I accidentally ate the whole thing"' 🇬🇪 www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ma...

Interview (en français) with #Varèse, 1959. Asked whether there's a 'divorce' between contemporary composers and the public, Varèse said 'For there to be a divorce, there has to be a marriage. For there to be a marriage, you have to know each other': www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU0Z...

Sad news @ #musicology: Bonnie J. Blackburn has passed away 😢

The most Milhaud! New video with me from @vanmusicmag.bsky.social discussing my Milhaud round-up of 345 pieces: www.instagram.com/p/DWHFJd4jvJT/

At @cafeotodalston.bsky.social tonight for Nathalie Forget and her ondes Martenot. Terrific viscerally exciting piece by Pascale Criton

Guess who's back! It's hedge fund millionaire turned composer Alexey Shor and Russian state-and-oil-linked impresario Konstantin Ishkhanov. And this time they're working with the biggest names in the business. van-magazine.com/mag/alexey-s...

Stéphane #Mallarmé, born 18 March 1842. Here's a #Boulez manuscript of the vocal part of Improvisation sur Mallarmé II (source: the excellent pierreboulez.org website)

Really enjoyed Michael's insights on composing, the arts and life in general in this chat. Very sound of mind - I learned a lot!

Amateur pianist corner: #Poulenc Improvisation no 5. Challenging to sightread even though I’m very familiar with his musical language