Heine commenting on the music of Louis Hector Berlioz: He is an immense nightingale, a lark as great as an eagle. . . . The music causes me to dream of fabulous empires, filled with fabulous sins.
Bach is Bach just as God is God. - Hector Berlioz
Bach is Bach just as God is God.
- Hector Berlioz
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils. - Hector Berlioz
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
To render my works properly requires a combination of extreme precision and irresistible verve, a regulated vehemence, a dreamy tenderness, and an al… - Hector Berlioz
To render my works properly requires a combination of extreme precision and irresistible verve, a regulated vehemence, a dreamy tenderness, and an al…
Love cannot express the idea of music, while music may give an idea of love - Hector Berlioz
Love cannot express the idea of music, while music may give an idea of love
Music and love are the wings of the soul. - Hector Berlioz
Music and love are the wings of the soul.
At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings. - Hector Berlioz
At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings.
The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck. - Hector Berlioz
The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.
Which of the two powers, Love or Music, can elevate man to the sublimest heights? ... It is a problem, and yet it seems to me that this is the answer… - Hector Berlioz
Which of the two powers, Love or Music, can elevate man to the sublimest heights? ... It is a problem, and yet it seems to me that this is the answer…
It is not enough that the artist should be well prepared for the public. The public must be well prepared for what it is going to hear. - Hector Berlioz
It is not enough that the artist should be well prepared for the public. The public must be well prepared for what it is going to hear.
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