7/1/2023 0 Comments The Memoirs by Hector Berlioz![]() ![]() It tells the story of his romance with Harriet Smithson -with whom he fell in love when he saw her playing the part of Ophelia - and his even more passionate affairs with Shakespeare, Scott and Byron. ![]() Larger than life - like his massive works - Berlioz was a seminal figure in the Romantic movement and his book is both a personal testament and an account of his role in that movement. His autobiography is among the greatest ever written. Possibly the most colourful figure in the history of Western music, Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) was certainly the most eloquent. It tells the story of his romance with Harriet Smithson - with whom he fell in love when he saw her playing the part of Ophelia - and more. ![]() This book is both a personal testament and an account of his role in that movement. Larger than life - like his massive works - Berlioz was a seminal figure in the Romantic movement. ![]()
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