Berlioz, Hector (1803 - 69)

[edashtav]

I'm barmy about Berlioz- he makes me schizoid.
J.H. Eliot wrote in Music and Letters 80 + years ago:
" Music is peculiarly rich in enigmas. No amount of argument or discussion, will avail to produce even an approximation to general agreement on such subjects as Berlioz, [Bruckner and Mahler]. […] Age cannot wither, nor custom stale, the infinite mystery of these Sphinxes in the sands of time."

[ Ed spins a favourite CD of the scrag-ends, a.k.a. Berlioz overtures, from Sir Alexander Gibson's sessions with the S.N.O.]

[antongould]

Very much enjoyed COTW this week ………

[bluestateprommer]

The New York Times has a feature on Berlioz today (when not dealing with other matters, that is), tied to the Bard Music Festival's "Berlioz and his World" presentation over the next two weekends:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/arts/music/hector-berlioz-bard.html

https://fishercenter.bard.edu/whats-on/programs/bard-music-festival/