Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Soir%C3%A9es_de_l%27orchestre

Release date is 2010-04-19

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"Les soirées de l'orchestre" by Hector Berlioz is a collection of stories published in 1852. In this satirical work, Berlioz imagines orchestra musicians so bored playing mediocre operas that they tell each other tales during performances. When masterpieces by Mozart, Beethoven, or Weber are played, silence reigns—no stories emerge. Through humor and sharp wit, Berlioz critiques the musical world of his time while offering glimpses into nineteenth-century concert life, theatrical intrigue, and his own artistic passions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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