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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
September 2011
Print publication year:
2000
Online ISBN:
9781139002165

Book description

Still chiefly known as the extravagant composer of the Symphonie fantastique, Berlioz was an artist caught in the crossfire between the academic classicism of the French musical establishment and the romantic modernism of the Parisian musical scene. He was a thinker in an age that invented both the religion of art and the notion of the 'genius' who preached and practised it. This Companion contains essays by eminent scholars on Berlioz's place in nineteenth-century French cultural life, on his principal compositions (symphonies, overtures, operas, sacred works, songs), on his major writings (a delightful volume of memoires, a number of short stories, large quantities of music criticism, an orchestration treatise), on his direct and indirect encounters with other famous musicians (Gluck, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner), and on his legacy in France. The volume is framed by a detailed chronology of his life and a usefully annotated bibliography.

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Contents

  • Frontmatter
    pp i-xxiv
  • Introduction: Berlioz on the eve of the bicentenary
    pp 1-8
  • Part I - Perspectives
  • 1 - Berlioz as man and thinker
    pp 9-19
  • 2 - The musical environment in France
    pp 20-38
  • Part II - Principal compositions
  • 3 - Genre in Berlioz
    pp 39-52
  • 4 - The symphonies
    pp 53-68
  • 5 - The concert overtures
    pp 69-80
  • 6 - The operas and the dramatic legend
    pp 81-95
  • 7 - The religious works
    pp 96-107
  • 8 - The songs
    pp 108-124
  • Part III - Major writings
  • 9 - The Mémoires
    pp 125-145
  • 10 - The short stories
    pp 146-156
  • 11 - The criticism
    pp 157-163
  • 12 - The Grand Traité d'instrumentation
    pp 164-170
  • Part IV - Execution
  • 13 - Performing Berlioz
    pp 171-196
  • Part V - Critical encounters
  • 14 - Berlioz and Gluck
    pp 197-210
  • 15 - Berlioz and Mozart
    pp 211-222
  • 16 - Berlioz and Beethoven
    pp 223-234
  • 17 - Berlioz and Wagner: Épisodes de la vie des artistes
    pp 235-250
  • Part VI - Renown
  • 18 - Berlioz's impact in France
    pp 251-268
  • Notes
    pp 269-284
  • Bibliography
    pp 285-293
  • Index
    pp 294-301

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