Evenings In The Orchestra Author:Hector Berlioz Evenings in the Orchestra HECTOR BERLIOZ Translated from the French by Charles E. Roche with an Introduction by Ernest Newman YORK 1929 LONDON Alfred - A-Knopf Originally published as Les Soirees de IOrchestre Michel Levy Freres, Paris, 1854 TO My Good Friends THE ARTISTS OF THE ORCHESTRA Of X, a Civilized Town CONTENTS PROLOGUE j FIRST EVENING... more » 3 The First Opera, a romance of the pzst.-Fincenza, a sentimental romance. - The Worries of Kleiner senior SECOND EVENING 26 The Strolling Harpist, a tale of today. - The Perform ance of an Oratorio. - The Sleep of the Just THIRD EVENING 47 Performance of Der Freischiitz FOURTH EVENING 48 A Debut in the Freischutz a necrological tale. - Ma res cot, study of a knacker FIFTH EVENING 55 The S of Robert le Diable a grammatical tale SIXTH EVENING 59 The Tenors Revolution around the Public, an astro nomical study. - Kleiner juniors Worry SEVENTH EVENING 71 Historical and Philosophical Study, De viris illustribus urbis Roma. - A Roman Woman. Vocabulary of the Roman language EIGHTH EVENING 94 Romans of the New World.-Mr. Barnum.-Jenny Linds Trip to America NINTH EVENING 100 The Paris Opera. Londons Lyric Theatres.-A Moral Study TENTH EVENING II3 A Few Words about the Present State of Music, its De fects, its Misfortunes, and its Troubles. - The Institu tion of the Tack. - A Victim of the Tack ELEyENTH EVENING Iz TWELFTH EVENING I2 g Suicide from Enthusiasm, a true tale THIRTEENTH EVENING I4 5 Spontini, a biographical sketch FOURTEENTH EVENING I 3 Operas succeed and resemble one another. - The Ques tion of the Beautiful. - Schillers Mary Stuart. - A Visit to Tom Thumb, an improbable story FIFTEENTH EVENING l8o Another Worry of Kleiner senior SIXTEENTH EVENING Musical and Phrenological Studies.-Nightmares. - The Puritans of Sacred Music. - Paganini, a biographi cal sketch SEVENTEENTH EVENING Rossinis Barbier de Seville is being performed EIGHTEENTH EVENING I94 Accusation Brought against the Authors Criticisms. - His Defence. - Reply of the Advocate-General. - Docu ments in Support. - Analysis of The Beacon. - Sub marine Representatives. - Analysis of Diletta. - An Idyll. - The Piano gone mad NINETEENTH EVENING Don Giovanni is being played TWENTIETH EVENING 2I4 Historical Gleanings. - Napoleons Singular Suscepti bility. - His Musical Sagacity. - Napoleon and Lesueur. - Napoleon and the Republic of San Marino TWENTY-FIRST EVENING 220 Musical Studies. - Charity Children at St. Pauls Church in London a choir of 6,500 voices. The Crystal Palace at seven oclock in the morning. - The Chapel of the Em peror of Russia. England 9 s musical institutions. The Chinese singers and instrumentalists in London the Hin dus the Highlander the Blackamoors of the Streets TWENTY-SECOND EVENING 244 Glucks c lphigenia in Tauris is being given TWENTY-THIRD EVENING 245 Gluck and the Conservatorians of Naples. - A Witty Saying of Durante TWENTY-FOURTH EVENING 248 The Huguenots is being performed TWENTY-FIFTH EVENING 249 Euphonia, or the Musical Town, A Novel of the Future EPILOGUE 288 The Stirrup-Dinner. - Corsinos Toast. - The Conduc tors Toast. - Schmidts Toast. - The Authors Toast. - The End of the Kleiner Brothers Worries SECOND EPILOGUE 300 Corsinos Letter to the Author. - The Authors Reply to Corsino Beethoven and his Three Styles. - Inauguration of Bee thovens Statue at Bonn.-Mehuls Biography. - Lon don once more. The Purcell Commemoration. - St. Jamess Chapel. - Madame Sontag. - Suicide of an En emy of the Arts. - Henri Heines Mot. - A Fugue of Rossinis. - Falstafs Philosophy. - Mr. Conestabile and his Life of Paganini. - The Adventures of William Wal lace in New Zealand...« less