Mémoires (Berlioz)

The Mémoires de Hector Berlioz are an autobiography by French composer Hector Berlioz.First serialised in several contemporary journals including Journal des Débats and Le Monde Illustré,[1] their compilation into one book was completed on New Year's Day, 1865[2] and after much proof-reading, an initial printing of 1200 was carried out in July.[3] After distributing some copies to certain friends, they were put aside until Berlioz died.[4] They provide an extremely colourful,[5] if biased, account of Berlioz's life, and are invaluable to anyone with an interest in the artistic life of the time.This article about a biographical or autobiographical book on musicians is a stub.
Hector Berlioz photographed by Pierre Petit (1863).
Pierre PetitautobiographyFrenchcomposerHector BerliozJournal des DébatsNew Year's DayCairns, DavidEveryman's LibraryRandom HouseWayback MachinePenguin BooksList of worksMusic criticism and writingLes Francs-juges, Op. 3Benvenuto Cellini, Op. 23Béatrice et Bénédict, Op. 27Les Troyens, Op. 29Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale, Op. 15Harold en Italie, Op. 16Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17OverturesMesse solennelleGrande messe des morts, Op. 5Te Deum, Op. 22Lélio, Op. 14bTristia, Op. 18La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25Le Chant des chemins de ferPrix de Rome cantatasLes Nuits d'été, Op. 7Treatise on InstrumentationLa Symphonie fantastiqueMusée Hector-Berliozmusicians