Description
University of Chicago Press, Published 1973. Paperback, xviii, 381 pp.; 20 cm; Phoenix edition; frontispiece portrait of Berlioz. Translated, edited, with an introduction and notes by Jacques Barzun at the request of the Berlioz Society.
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Condition & notes
In Very Good condition. Red illustrated paper covers with orange and yellow graphic of musicians; light shelf wear with mild bumping to edges; minor rubbing and scuffing to covers as well with some nicking to the color at the top and bottom of spine. Binding is tight. Interior pages are clean and unmarked. Translation of "Les soirees de l'orchestre," Berlioz's celebrated collection of witty, sardonic, and passionate essays on music and musicians, cast as conversations among orchestra members during performances of bad operas. The 25 "evenings" range across opera criticism, biographical sketches of composers, philosophical musings on the state of music, and fictional tales. Includes prologue, epilogue, second epilogue, and index.