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. After Berlioz's death in 1869, they were published in 1870.[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.
Editions
- Berlioz, Hector, translated by Cairns, David (1865, 1912, 2002). The Memoirs of Hector Berlioz. Hardback. Everyman's Library/Random House. ISBN 0-375-41391-X