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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1882. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... me as it did my hero (you know, perhaps, that he is Benveirato Cellini). In a day or two I will try to find time to send you a few notes for the article you want to write, and especially about Harold. I am most successful in Germany, thanks to the pianoforte arrangement of my Symphonie Fantastique by Liszt. I have received a bundle of newspapers from Leipsic and Berlin, in which Fetis shines brilliantly with light reflected from me. Liszt is not here. Besides, we are so intimately connected that his name would do the article more harm than good. Thank you for all you say about my wife and my son; I love them more and more every day. Henrietta is deeply sensible of all the interest you take in her, but your allusions to our little Louis delight her most. P.S.--The two extracts from Harold cannot be taken apart from the remainder without making nonsense of them. It would be just like sending you the second act of an opera. LXIV. January 23, 1836. My Dear Humbert, I am so horribly busy that you must excuse my sending you only a few lines. Thank VOL. II. N you a thousand times for the fresh proof of your friendship; you are just as I have ever known you, an excellent fellow with a very generous heart. After all, everything in this world depends upon chance. That amiable little M. Thiers has just made me lose the appointment of Director of the Gymnase Musical, which would have brought me in twelve thousand francs a year, and all because he would not allow oratorios, choruses, and cantatas to be performed there, on the ground that it would injure the OpeVa-Comique. You ask me what my Napoleon is. It consists of some indifferent lines by Beranger which I seized upon because the sentiment of the quasipoetry seemed to me to be musical. I think the music would please you,...
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Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) was one of the most original and colourful composers of his generation. 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 letters to family, friends and fellow musicians.
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 021723285X
- ISBN 13 9780217232852
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages62
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