Berlioz and His Century
Author: Jacques Barzun
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1982-08-15
Total Pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9780226038612
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this abridgment of his monumental study, Berlioz and the Romantic Century, Jacques Barzun recounts the events and extraordinary achievements of the great composer's life against the background of the romantic era. As the author eloquently demonstrates, Berloiz was an archetype whose destiny was the story of an age, the incarnation of an artistic style and a historical spirit. "In order to understand the nineteenth century, it is essential to understand Berlioz," notes W. H. Auden, "and in order to understand Berlioz, it is essential to read Professor Barzun."