Berlioz Remembered
By Michael Rose.
Description
The concentration of artistic talent in Paris in the first half of the 19th century was one of the phenomena of European cultural history: at its centre was Berlioz, the archetypal Romantic, misunderstood, unrecognised and ridiculed in his lifetime and now generally accepted as the greatest French composer of the 19th century. His dynamic, often extravagant public image, combined with a sharp critical intelligence and a mischievous sense of humour, did not always endear him to his more conventional colleagues, but there was an engaging, naive, sometimes almost timid private side to this ins...
ISBN(s)
0571178634, 9780571178636
