Berlioz: Servitude and Greatness 1832-1869
by David Cairns
🏆 Winner of the 2000 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
In the second volume of his magisterial biography of the Romantic composer, veteran music critic David Cairns narrates the genesis of Berlioz’s most famous works, including the Requiem, Romeo and Juliet, and The Trojans.
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