The Life of Berlioz
Part of Musical Lives
- Author: Peter Bloom, Smith College, Massachusetts
- Date Published: November 1998
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521485487
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Berlioz was arguably the greatest French composer of the nineteenth century. Although the author of the Symphonie fantastique was possessed of a fertile imagination and sometimes obsessed by love, the image of Berlioz as a misunderstood and mistreated genius obscures both the solidity of his work as a musical architect and the reality of his position as one sometimes favored by those in power. This Life of Berlioz situates the celebrated French musician in the vibrant and highly politicized musical culture in which he lived and worked as composer, conductor, concert manager, and writer. Bloom's biography--based on special familiarity with archival sources and the composer's only recently made available writings--projects a noncaricatural and enormously talented Berlioz occupied with the practical details of polishing scores and articles, arranging concerts and tours, making connections with those in power, and making an independent career in the age of incipient free enterprise.
Read more- Shows an uncommon awareness of the nature of French society
- Divides Berlioz's life into manageable units that reflect veridical history
- Takes into account the work of the world's leading Berlioz scholars
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'One of the pleasures of The Life of Berlioz, by Peter Bloom, lies in the seamless way the author outlines the historical and cultural background. This book will be enjoyed by anyone interested in the period, not just in music.' The Times Literary Supplement
See more reviews'Bloom brings fresh information and perspectives in a triumph of concentration entirely readable and compelling.' The Musical Times
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- Date Published: November 1998
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521485487
- length: 224 pages
- dimensions: 215 x 139 x 14 mm
- weight: 0.29kg
- contains: 16 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Initiation (1803–1830)
2. Innovation (1830–1848)
3. Introspection (1848–1869)
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