02853cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000390012624500270016526400510019230000470024333600260029033700260031633800360034250000310037850504220040950801090083152013010094053400450224165300100228665300280229665300310232465300310235565300330238685600430241999900170246232963UtSlPG20260610133743.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d a06019975 aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aML1 aSaint-Saëns, Camille,d1835-192110aPortraits et souvenirs 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2010-06-240 aPortraits: Hector Berlioz. Franz Liszt. Charles Gounod. Victor Massé. Antoine Rubinstein -- Souvenirs: Une traversée en Bretagne. Un engagement d'artiste. Georges Bizet. Louis Gallet. Docteur à Cambridge. "Orphée." Don Giovanni -- Variétés: La défense de l'opéra-comique. Drame lyrique et drame musical. Le théâtre au concert. L'illusion wagnérienne. Le mouvement musical. Lettre des Las Palmas. aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net) a"Portraits et souvenirs" by Camille Saint-Saëns is a collection of reminiscences and musical critiques written in the late 19th century. The work provides insights into the lives and works of notable musicians and composers from Saint-Saëns's perspective, exploring their legacies and contributions to music. Through anecdotes, he reflects on figures like Berlioz and Liszt, blending personal narratives with broader commentary on artistic trends of his time. The opening of "Portraits et souvenirs" introduces the reader to Saint-Saëns's views on the changing landscape of music appreciation, contrasting his earlier work, "Harmonie et Mélodie," with current tastes for complexity over melody. He begins with a preface that outlines his intention to share diverse anecdotes and memories about esteemed musicians he has known, while downplaying the notion of writing a memoir. The first sections provide a detailed look at Hector Berlioz's distinctive style and revolutionary influence, praising his orchestration while critiquing contemporary misunderstandings of his works. This segment sets the stage for Saint-Saëns's reflective and analytical approach to the rich tapestry of musical figures he intends to explore throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aMusic aLiszt, Franz, 1811-1886 aGounod, Charles, 1818-1893 aBerlioz, Hector, 1803-1869 aRubinstein, Anton, 1829-189440uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32963 c73809d73809