Both French ex-patriots and avant-garde twentieth century artists, it was only natural that Anaïs Nin and Edgard Varèse would be drawn to each other. Varèse's final composition, "Nocturnal," was inspired by Nin's "House of Incest" and was unfinished at the time of his death in 1965. However, his protege Chou Wen-chung, using scattered notes and sketches, miraculously finished the work. Listen to the 1974 recording of a live performance of the complete "Nocturnal."