Berlioz / David Cairns.

Author/creator Cairns, David, 1926-
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 1999-
Descriptionvolumes : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869.
Composers--France. --Biography.

Contents Volume 1. The green and golden plain -- Episodes in the early life of an artist -- Dream kingdoms -- Estelle -- Hector the musician -- To Paris -- Apprentice composer -- A time of trial -- First performance -- "They manage as they can" -- Frustrations of a dramatist -- Les francs-juges -- "Gluck was a Romantic" -- Epiphany at the Odeon -- The revelation of Beethoven -- "A debut that will lead somewhere" -- Second prize -- Scenes from Faust -- Burning in the void -- In the steps of the master -- The rebel and the schoolmen -- A vital consolidation -- The fantastic symphony -- Camille -- Revolution and the Prix de Rome -- Prospero and Ariel -- Tempests -- Return to life -- Fruitful idleness -- "To feel that we exist" -- "Si je n'etais captif" -- Homecoming.
Contents Volume 2. Harriet -- Friends and enemies -- The music critic malgre lui -- Art and politics -- A summer of composition -- The visionary gleam -- Malvenuto Cellini -- "Speak, my orchestra" -- Lost illusions -- Marie -- Germany at last -- Ophelia drowning -- The damnation of Faust -- To Russia -- An exile in London -- Return journey -- The call of the past -- Prospero's wand -- Liszt -- The childhood of Christ -- Private Passions -- The trojans -- Lobbying -- Wagner -- Beneath the walls of Troy -- Evening star -- Louis -- Last rites.
Abstract This biography of composer Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) describes with unprecedented intimacy, affection, and respect the life of one of France's greatest artists. After long being regarded as an oddity and an eccentric figure, Berlioz is now being accepted into the ranks of the great composers. Based on a wealth of previously unpublished sources, and on a profound understanding of the humanity of his subject, the author's book provides a full account of this extraordinary and powerfully attractive man.
General noteVolume 1 originally published: London : A. Deutsch, 1989. Volume 2 originally published: London : Allen Lane, the Penguin Press, 1999.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 99053825
ISBN0520221990 (v. 1 : alk. paper)
ISBN0520222008 (v. 2 : alk. paper)
ISBN0713993863
ISBN0713993855

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Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML410.B5 C25 1999 V. 1 ✔ Available Place Hold
Music Music Stacks ML410.B5 C25 1999 V. 2 ✔ Available Place Hold