Bertrand Dermoncourt (born March 1970) is a French journalist, publisher and author of books on music, including classical music. He started in rock fanzines[1] during the 1980s. In 1998, he co-founded the magazine Classica of which he was from the beginning Editorial Director[2] Musical critic of the weekly l'Express, he also directs a collection of biographies of composers published by Actes Sud[3] He is also a member of the editorial board of the collection "Bouquins"[4] at Éditions Robert Laffont and member of the Prix Pelléas jury.

At the request of the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, he was artistic advisor for the "Année Debussy" on the occasion of the celebrations marking the centenary of the composer's death in 2018.[5][6] After leaving Classica, he was appointed director of music at Radio Classique in March 2018.[7]

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Books

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  • 1997: David Bowie, Prélude et Fugue, Paris, 128 pages
  • 1998: Depeche mode, Prélude et Fugue, Paris, 128 pages
  • 1998: The Cure, Prélude et Fugue, Paris, 128 pages
  • 2001: The Cure de A à Z, L'Étudiant, Paris, 126 pages
  • 2002: Sonic Youth de A à Z , Prélude et Fugue, Paris, 128 pages
  • 2005: Depeche Mode de A à Z , Éditions L'Express, Paris, 111 pages
  • 2005: David Bowie de A à Z, Éditions L'Express, Paris, 119 pages
  • 2005: The Cure de A à Z, Éditions L'Express, Paris, 117 pages
  • 2006: Tout Mozart : Encyclopédie de A à Z (direction), series "Bouquins", Robert Laffont, Paris, 1093 pages[8][9][10]
  • 2006: Dimitri Chostakovitch, Actes Sud, Arles, 238 pages[11]
  • 2009: Tout Bach (direction), Robert Laffont, series "Bouquins", Paris, 895 pages[12][13][14][15]
  • 2012: L’Univers de l’opéra. Œuvres, scènes, compositeurs, interprètes (direction), Robert Laffont, collection "Bouquins", Paris, 1214 pages[16]
  • 2012: La Discothèque idéale de la musique classique (direction), Actes Sud, Arles, 284 pages[17]
  • 2013: Igor Stravinski, Actes Sud, Arles, 205 pages[18][19][20]
  • 2013: Tout Verdi, Robert Laffont, series "Bouquins", Paris, 850 pages[21]
  • 2013: La Discothèque idéale de l’opéra (direction), Actes Sud, Arles, 308 pages[22]
  • 2014: Michka Assayas, Le Nouveau Dictionnaire du rock (collaboration), Robert Laffont, series "Bouquins", Paris, 3792 pages[23]
  • 2014: Berlin, Histoire, promenades, anthologie et dictionnaire (collaboration), Robert Laffont, series "Bouquins", Paris, 1152 pages[24]
  • 2015: Stefan Zweig, Le retour de Gustav Mahler (introduction), Actes Sud, Arles, 58 pages[25]
  • 2015: David Bowie, foreword by Éric Dahan, Actes Sud, coll. « Rocks » dirigée par Bertrand Burgalat, Arles, 2015[26][27]
  • 2018: Valery Gergiev, Rencontre. Entretiens, Actes Sud, 2018[28][29][30]

References

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  1. ^ Bertrand Dermoncourt : Les fous rires, c’est à peu près tous les jours… : http://blogs.qobuz.com/lestetesdelart/2009/10/05/bertrand-dermoncourt-dans-son-bureau-a-lexpress-ce-17-septembre/
  2. ^ "Bertrand Dermoncourt : biographie, actualités et émissions France Culture". France Culture (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. ^ Bertrand Dermoncourt, auteur aux éditions Actes Sud: http://www.actes-sud.fr/contributeurs/dermoncourt-bertrand-0/ Archived 2019-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Bertrand Dermoncourt, Fiche auteur: http://www.bouquins.tm.fr/site/bertrand_dermoncourt_&181&304803.html/[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Pour l'année Debussy, un prélude diplomatique". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Le réveil tardif de Debussy". Le Figaro (in French). 2018-01-26. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. ^ News, CB. "Jean-Francis Pécresse, directeur de Radio Classique" (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ Editis., © Copyright © 2018 Lisez!, un site du groupe. Tout Mozart, Lisez! (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Dictionnaire Mozart - Tout sur Mozart - Bouquins Laffont - Dermoncourt". www.forumopera.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Un dico en or". L'Express.fr (in French). 2005-12-22. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Dimitri Chostakovitch, Actes Sud". www.actes-sud.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  12. ^ Editis., © Copyright © 2018 Lisez!, un site du groupe. Tout Bach, Lisez! (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Tout Bach, comme son nom l'indique". L'Express.fr (in French). 2010-04-20. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Bach, l'alpha et l'oméga de la musique". La Croix (in French). 2009-11-11. ISSN 0242-6056. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  15. ^ "JEAN-SÉBASTIEN BACH Le treizième apôtre". Le Figaro (in French). 2009-11-28. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  16. ^ Editis., © Copyright © 2018 Lisez!, un site du groupe. L'Univers de l'opéra, Lisez! (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "La Discothèque idéale de la musique classique, Actes Sud". www.actes-sud.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Igor Stravinski, Actes Sud". www.actes-sud.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Picasso et pique-assiette (de génie !), Forum Opéra". www.forumopera.com (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  20. ^ "Igor Stravinsky, un génie qui ne craint aucun paradoxe". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  21. ^ Editis., © Copyright © 2018 Lisez!, un site du groupe. "Tout Verdi, Lisez!" (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ "La Discothèque idéale de l'opéra, Actes Sud". www.actes-sud.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  23. ^ Editis, © Copyright © 2018 Lisez!, un site du groupe. Le Nouveau Dictionnaire du rock, Lisez! (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Editis, © Copyright © 2018 Lisez!, un site du groupe. Berlin, Lisez! (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ "Le retour de Gustav Mahler, Actes Sud". www.actes-sud.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  26. ^ "David Bowie, le Thin White Duke en livres". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  27. ^ "Le printemps du rock fleurit sur l'édition". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  28. ^ "Valery Gergiev, ogre musical". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  29. ^ "Valery Gergiev, master chef". Le Figaro (in French). 2018-03-16. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  30. ^ "Rencontre avec Valery Gergiev, Actes Sud". www.actes-sud.fr (in French). 2017-12-12. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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