Life and Letters of Berlioz (Volume 1) 1108021174, 9781108021173

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Life and Letters of Berlioz Hector Berlioz (1803–69) 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 Débats for over thirty years, as well as other writings including his posthumously published autobiographical Mémoires. 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 1 includes letters to family, fellow musicians such as Hiller, Liszt and Schumann, and friends such as Auguste Morel and fellow critic Joseph D’Ortigue.

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Life and Letters of Berlioz Volume 1 Daniel Bernard

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PHASES OF MUSICAL ENGLAND. BY

FREDERICK J. CROWEST, Author of the " Great Tone Poets," &c. 1 Vol., handsomely bound, 7s. 6d. " What Mr. Crowest says of the acquirements necessary to a right exercise of the critical function is undoubtedly just."—Saturday Review. " Mr. Crowest knows his subject, and writes keenly about it. All his talk concerning amateurs and professionals, street music, and so forth, is really clever."—Vanity Fair. " An able and instructive book that it is difficult to find any fault with."—Whitehall Review. " Brisk, vigorous, and sensible. Will amply repay perusal."—Truth. " The author is to be commended for having the courage to expose many of the weak points which undoubtedly exist in the musical world of to-day." —Notes and Queries. REMINGTON & CO., 134, New Bond Street, W.

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LIFE AND GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE.

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LIFE AND LETTERS OF BERLIOZ. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH

H.

MAINWARING

DUNSTAN.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL I.

ILonlon REMINGTON AND NEW BOND STREET, 1882. [All Rights Reserved,']

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CO., W.

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INDEX TO FIKST VOLUME. PAGE

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III. IV. V. VI.

VII. VIII. IX. X. XI.

XII. XIII. XIV. XV.

XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX.

XXI. XXII. XXIII. xxrv. xxv«

Biographical Notice To Ignace Pleyel „ Rodolphe Kreutzer . . . . „ M. Fe'tis . ,, M. Ferdinand Hiller „ The Same ,, The Same „ The Same ,, MM. Gounet, Girard, Hiller, Desmarets, Richard and Sichel • ,, Ferdinand Hiller ,, The Same „ The Same „ The Same ,, The Same ,, Madame Horace Vernet ,, M. Ferdinand Hiller „ M. Tlntendant General de la Liste Civile . ,, Joseph d'Ortigue . ,, The Same ,, M. Ferdinand Hiller ,, Joseph d'Ortigue ,, The Same ,, M. Hoffmeister . . . . ,, Robert Schumann . . . ,, Maurice Schlesinger T '

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,, Buloz „ Joseph d'Ortigue ,, M. Griepenkerl „ Michel Glinka ,, Louis Berlioz ,, Joseph d'Ortigue ,, The Same ,, The Same xxxrv. „ The Same XXXV. „ M. Tajan-Roge

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XXXVI. XXXTII. XXXVIII. XXXIX. XL. XLI. XLII. XLIII. XLIV. XLV. XLVI. XL VII. XLVIII. XLIX. L. LI. LII. LIII. LIV. LV. LVI. LVII. LVIII. LIX. LX. LXI. LXII. LXIII. LXIV. LXV. LXVI. LXVII. LXVIII. LXIX. LXX. LXXI. LXXII. LXXIII. LXXIV. LXXV. LXXVI. LXXVII. LXXVI II. LXXIX.

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To M. Auguste Morel ,, The Same „ The Same „ M. Alexis Lwoif ,, M. Auguste Morel „ The Same ,, Joseph d'Ortigne „ M. Auguste Morel „ The Same ,, Guillaume Lenz ,, M. Alexis Lwoffi „ M. Lecourt ,, M. Auguste Morel ,, Joseph d'Ortigue „ M. Alexis Lwoff tt M. Auguste Morel ,, Joseph d'Ortigue „ The Same ,, Louis Berlioz ,, M. Ferdinand Hiller », Joseph d'Ortigne „ The Same ,, The Same „ M. Auguste Morel „ M. the Editor of the Journal des ,, Joseph d'Ortigue „ M. Brandus „ M. B. Jullien „ Louis Berlioz . . . „ The Same ,, The Same „ M. Hans von Bulow „ M. Auguste Morel ,, M. Hans von Bulow ,, Louis Berlioz 4 „ Leon Kreutzer „ M. Tajan-Roge ,, M. Auguste Morel „ Richard Wagner ,, Louis Berlioz ,, M. Auguste Morel „ The Same „ Theodore Ritter

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LXXX. To M. Ernest Legouve LXXXI. ,, M. Auguste Morel LXXXII. ,, The Same LXXXIII. „ M. TAbbe Girod LXXXIV. „ M. Bennet LXXXV. „ M. Auguste Morel LXXX VI. „ The Same LXXXV II. ,, The Same LXXX Fill. „ The Same LXXXIX. „ The Same XC. „ The Same XCI. „ M. Hans von Bulow XCIT. ,, Louis Berlioz XOIII. „ The Same XCIV. ,, The Same xcv. ,, M. Auguste Morel XOVI. „ The Same XCVII. „ The Same XCVIII. ,, Louis Berlioz XCIX. „ M. Auguste Morel c. ,, Louis Berlioz CI. „ The Same CII. „ The Same cm. ,, The Same CIV. „ The Same cv. ,, Madame Massart CVI. „ Louis Berlioz CVII. „ The Same CVIII. „ The Same CIX. „ The Same ex. „ The Same CXI. „ The Same CXII. ,, M. Auguste Morel CXIII. „ Louis Berlioz CXIV. „ The Same cxv. „ The Same CXVI. „ The Same CXVII. „ Paul Smith CXVIII. ,, Louis Berlioz CXIX. ,, M. and Madame Massart cxx. „ The Same CXXI. ,, Madame Massart CXXII. ,, M. Johannes Weber CXXIII. ,, M. Alexis Lwoff -

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CXXIV. To M. Bennet cxxv. „ The Same CXXVI. „ M. and Madame Massart CXXVII. „ M. Auguste Morel CXXVIII. „ M. and Madame Damcke CXXIX. ,, Madame Ernst cxxx. „ Madame Damcke *CXXXI. ,, Louis Berlioz CXXXII. ,, Madame Massart CXXXIII. „ M. Damcke CXXXIV. ,, Louis Berlioz cxxxv. ,, The Same CXXXVI. ,, M. and Madame Damcke CXXXVII. ,, Madame Massart OXXXVIII. ., Louis Berlioz CXXXIX. ,, The Same CXL. ,, M. Asger Hamerik CXLI. ,, Madame Massart CXLII. ,, The Same CXLIII. ,, M. Ernest Reyer CXLIV. „ M. FerdinandHiller CXLV. „ The Same CXLVI. „ Madame Damcke CXLVII. „ M. and Madame Massart CXLVIII. „ The Same CXLIX. „ M. Edouard Alexandre CL. ,, M. and Madame Massart CLI. ,, M. Damcke CLII. ,, M. and Madame Massart CLIII. ,, M. Vladimir Stassoff CLIV. ,, The Same CLV. „ M. Auguste Morel CLVI. „ M. Vladimir Stassoff APPEMDIX.

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THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF BERLIOZ. THE LIFE OF BERLIOZ. said of Berlioz, twenty years ago, He has not achieved success, but he has gained glory." He is now in a fair way to win both, and that is the reason why the materials for this book have been collected, and this notice has been written. Glory and success at one and the same time ! To unite these two desiderata, which as a rule go hand in hand, and, in the case under notice, were separated by the merest chance, Berlioz had only to do a very simple thing—a thing to which we are all exposed, a thing inevitable alike to the birds that fly in the air, the fish that swim in the waters, the flowers that turn their petals to the warm kisses of the sun, the beggar in his rags and the sovereign in his purple, a thing that we can neither find when we seek it, nor avoid when we seek it not—he had merely to die. SOMEBODY

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