Ignatz Moscheles - 1843
from Recent Music and Musicians, page 294:
I feel very strongly Berlioz's want of melody, rhythm, phrasing, and contrapuntal proportions. I have heard his overtures 'Francs Juges' and 'Benvenuto Cellini' performed with full orchestra, but his effective instrumentation could not compensate, in my judgment, for the loss of the qualities I have referred to, especially in passages where he attempts to be melodious and poetical, but lapses into prose.
cite as
Ignatz Moscheles, and Charlotte Moscheles (ed.), Recent Music and Musicians (New York, 1879), p. 294. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1431426413572 accessed: 6 November, 2024
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Benvenuto Cellini overture
written by Berlioz |
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the overture to Francs Juges
written by Berlioz |
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Date/Time | 1843 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by mallen on Tue, 12 May 2015 11:26:53 +0100