The volume is dedicated to the distinguished novelist and writer on music Étienne Barilier on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. Beside an interview with the honoured, and an article of his on the Diabelli variations, it contains a general appraisal of his personality by Christophe Sirodeau, a reader's response to his 'Chinese piano' by Xavier Bouvier, two essays, one on Mahler and one on Busoni, by Hans-Christian Günther, finally contributions by Wilfried Gruhn on Kestenberg and Busoni, and by Christophe Sirodeau on unknown composers.

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Table of Contents Preface by Christophe Sirodeau Etienne Barilier et la musique by Christophe Sirodeau En résonnance à "Piano Chinois" by Xavier Bouvier "De la musique, la literature est le plus grand témoin" Étienne Barilier répond aux questions de Christophe Imperiali " Ce qui de tout temps est, fut, sera " (Romain Rolland et les Variations Diabelli de Beethoven) by Étienne Barilier Mahler and the Orient by H.-C. Günther Die Universalität Feruccio Busonis by H.-C. Günther The Master as Teacher: The extraordinary relationship between Ferruccio Busoni and Leo Kestenberg by Wilfried Gruhn Ode aux compositeurs oubliés: by Christophe Sirodeau Introduction Feinberg Skalkottas Schulhoff et Laks Suk et Kaprálová Smit, Tyberg, Rathaus et Weinberg Les musiciens de Theresienstadt Winterberg Ullmann Bridge Busoni Conclusion (avec Villa-Lobos et Sorabji) List of contributors