This sudden and unexpected revelation of Shakespeare overwhelmed me. The lightning-flash of his genius revealed the whole heaven of art to me, illumi… - Hector Berlioz

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This sudden and unexpected revelation of Shakespeare overwhelmed me. The lightning-flash of his genius revealed the whole heaven of art to me, illuminating its remotest depths in a single flash. I recognised the meaning of real grandeur, real beauty, and the real dramatic truth.

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About Hector Berlioz

Louis Hector Berlioz (December 11 1803 – March 8 1869) was a French composer, conductor and music critic, widely seen as the greatest representative in music of the French Romantic school.

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Alternative Names: Louis-Hector Berlioz Louis Hector Berlioz Hektors Berliozs Luī Ektors Berliozs Ludovicus Hector Berlioz Ettore Berlioz Hector Louis Berlioz Ludoviko Hektoro Berlioz Гектор Берлиоз Берлиоз, Гектор Луи Гектор Луи Берлиоз Berlioz ベルリオーズ ルイ・エクトル・ベルリオーズ Hektor Berlioz
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