Berlioz: The Making of an Artist 1803-1832

ISBN: 9780141990651 (0141990651)
Edition Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Pages: 672
Date Published: 7th Feb 2019

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Berlioz: The Making of an Artist 1803-1832

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No artist's achievement connects more directly with early experience than that of Berlioz. David Cairns draws on a wealth of family papers to recreate in authentic and intimate detail the provincial milieu of Berlioz's boyhood, showing how the son of a village doctor was already transforming himself into the composer of the Fantastic Symphony. Berlioz's desperate attempts to win his father's approval for his vocation, his struggles to establish himself on the Parisian musical scene, and his passionate pursuit of love are all brought vividly to life in this first volume of David Cairn's award-winning biography.

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