Berlioz in time: from early recognition to lasting renown /

"This book is a collection of thirteen essays culled from the several books and hundreds of articles I have published and lectures I have given over the years (nearly fifty of them) on the life and work of Hector Berlioz. Organized in a chronological order determined by the essential subject ma...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bloom, Peter (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2022.
Series:Eastman studies in music ; v. 183.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : from early recognition to lasting renown
  • Berlioz in the year of the Symphonie fantastique
  • Berlioz and the translators : from Scott to Shakespeare
  • Berlioz and Liszt in the locker room
  • Berlioz's directorship of the Théâtre-Italien
  • The local politics of Berlioz's Symphonie militaire
  • In the shadows of Les Nuits d'été
  • Berlioz, Delacroix, and La Mort d'Ophèlie
  • Berlioz's "mission" to Germany : a revealing document recovered
  • Berlioz and Wagner : Épisodes de la vie des artistes
  • Imperialism and the ending of Les Troyens
  • Berlioz's "To be or not to be"
  • Berlioz, Beatrice, and Much ado about nothing
  • Berlioz writing the life of Berlioz
  • Epilogue : Berlioz and the B's : Boschot, Barzun, and beyond.