The Life of Berlioz

The Life of Berlioz by Peter Bloom

The Life of Berlioz situates the celebrated French musician in the vibrant and highly politicized musical culture of the periods of the Bourbon Restoration, July Monarchy, Second Republic, and Second Empire in which he lived and worked as composer, conductor, concert manager, and writer. The author of the Symphonie fantastique was indeed possessed of a fertile and fantastical imagination; but the common image of Berlioz as a misunderstood and mistreated genius obscures both the solidity of his work as a musical architect and the reality of his position as one sometimes favored by those in power. Berlioz is the quintessential romantic composer by dint of the conspicuous intermingling of art and life that marks his musical and literary output. Studying this away from the subjective sentimentality that can still mar studies of the composer in France, serves only to enhance the uncommon radiance of his music and uncommon esprit of his art.

'One of the pleasures of The Life of Berlioz, by Peter Bloom, lies in the seamless way the author outlines the historical and cultural backgroundThis book will be enjoyed by anyone interested in the period, not just in music.' The Times Literary Supplement
'Bloom brings fresh information and perspectives in a triumph of concentration entirely readable and compelling.' The Musical Times

Bloom, Peter: - Peter Bloom heads the People and Organisations Department at the Open University, UK, and is the co-founder of the Research Centre 'REEF'. His books include Digital Control: Surveillance and Power in the Age of Big Data (Pluto, 2019) and The CEO Society: The Corporate Takeover of Everyday Life (Zed, 2018). His writing has featured in the Washington Post, Guardian, and New Statesman.

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ISBN 13	9780521485487
ISBN 10	0521485487
Titel	The Life of Berlioz
Autor	Peter Bloom
Serie	Musical Lives
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1998-11-19
Seitenanzahl	224
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.