Life when one first arrives is a continual mortification as one's romantic illusions are successively shattered and the musical treasure-house of one… - Hector Berlioz

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Life when one first arrives is a continual mortification as one's romantic illusions are successively shattered and the musical treasure-house of one's imagination crumbles before the hopelessness of the reality. Every day fresh experiences bring fresh disappointments.

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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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C'est la vraie voix féminine de l'orchestre, voix passionnée et chaste en même temps, déchirante et douce, qui pleure et crie et se lamente, ou chante et prie et rêve, ou éclate en accents joyeux, comme nulle autre pourrait le faire.
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