D. Kern Holoman is Professor of Music at the University of California, Davis.
Beautifully written… [A] comprehensive account of the life and
works of the romantic composer whose brilliant music and eccentric
life style dazzled and disconcerted his contemporaries. Without
overemphasizing the sensational aspects of Berlioz’s turbulent
personal life, the author skillfully weaves together
autobiographical details and musical analysis, examining in depth
the composer’s working methods and artistic development, and giving
penetrating insights into some of his best-known works.
*Publishers Weekly*
A lucid biographical study of a type and on a scale hitherto
unavailable for Berlioz. This is an invaluable chronicle of a
remarkable life.
*Julian Rushton*
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