Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction xvii
6. Prelude 1
7. 1 An International Child 3
8. 2 Life with Mother 17
9. 3 A Woman of the World 36
10. 4 The Sewing Machine and the Lyre 64
11. 5 Marriage and Music 79
12. 6 La Belle Époque 99
13. 7 Renovations 124
14. 8 Modern Times 148
15. 9 The Astonishing Years 165
16. 10 Shelter from the Storm 192
17. 11 The Magic of Everyday Things 223
18. 12 Cottages of the Elite, Palaces of the People 253
19. 13 A Pride of Protégés 274
20. 14 Mademoiselle 294
21. 15 All Music is Modern 326
22. 16 The Beautiful Kingdom of Sounds 357
23. Postlude 367
24. Appendix A Musical Performances in the Salon of the Princesse Edmond de Polignac 371
25. Appendix B Guests in the Salon of the Princesse Edmond de Polignac 405
26. Appendix C Works Commissioned by and Dedicated to the Princesse Edmond de Polignac 417
27. Abbreviations 419
28. Notes 421
29. Bibliography 509
30. Index 527