Memoirs by Hector Berlioz
The Memoirs of Hector Berlioz has long been considered to be among the best of musical autobiographies.Like his massive compositions, Berlioz (1803-69) was colorful, eloquent, larger than life. His book is both an account of his important place in the rise of the Romantic movement and a personal testament. He tells the story of his liaison with Harriet Smithson, and his even more passionate affairs of the mind with Shakespeare, Scott, and Byron. Familiar with all the great figures of the age, Berlioz paints brilliant portraits of Liszt, Wagner, Balzac, Weber, and Rossini, among others. And through Berlioz's intimate and detailed self-revelation, there emerges a profoundly sympathetic and attractive man, driven, finally, by his overwhelming creative urges to a position of lonely eminence.
For this new Everyman's edition of The Memoirs, the translator--the composer's most admired biographer--has completely revised the text and the extensive notes to take into account the latest research.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780486215631 |
| ISBN 10 | 0486215636 |
| Titel | Memoirs |
| Autor | Hector Berlioz |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1966-06-01 |
| Seitenanzahl | 533 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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