| Life and Letters of Berlioz Contributor(s): Berlioz, Hector (Author), Bernard, Daniel (Author), Dunstan, H. Mainwaring (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1108021182 ISBN-13: 9781108021180 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music |
| Dewey: 780 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Music |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.93 lbs) 332 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) was one of the most original and colourful composers of his generation, whose music in many ways was ahead of its time. He was also a highly respected journalist and critic, producing monthly articles for the Journal des D bats for over thirty years, as well as other writings including his posthumously published autobiographical M moires. Unlike journalism, which he disliked, letter-writing was a task which he relished and at which he excelled, producing sometimes four or five in a day and more than 3,500 during his lifetime. The letters reflect the man - exuberant, imaginative, idealistic, opinionated and witty - and give us a fascinating, first-hand, insight into his life. This two-volume selection includes some 300 examples. Volume 2, with a preface by the composer Charles Gounod, is devoted to Berlioz's letters to his lifelong friend, the lawyer and writer Humbert Ferrand. |
