Berlioz

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.

Nici o realizare a artistului nu se conecteaza mai direct cu experienta timpurie decat cea a lui Berlioz. David Cairns se bazeaza pe o multime de acte de familie pentru a recrea in detalii autentice si intime mediul provincial al copilariei lui Berlioz, aratand cum fiul unui medic din sat se transforma deja in compozitorul Simfoniei fantastice.