Berlioz MACDONALD, Hugh (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, Washington University, St Louis)

Covering Berlioz's musical style and influence, and drawing on his literary works and extensive correspondence, this is a compelling study of both man and music, from the time when he was a medical student, discovering Parisian music in 1821, through the peak of French Romanticism in the 1830's to the serene compositions of his later years.