Description
| Product ID: | 9780141990651 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Berlioz |
| Subtitle: | The Making of an Artist 1803-1832 |
| Authors: | Author: David Cairns |
| Page Count: | 672 |
| Subjects: | Art music, orchestral and formal music, Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830), Art music, orchestral and formal music, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900), Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, Biography: arts & entertainment, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-02-07 |
