He was
very much in demand in Paris as an artist. In 1835 he carried the
Comtesse d'Agoult off from a ball, and went with her to Geneva. He
remained in Geneva until 1839, when his triumphal progresses through
Europe commenced. In 1848 he became Kapellmeister in Weimar. Here, he
caused "Lohengrin" to be produced, and had "Der Fliegende Hollaender" and
"Tannhaeuser," as well as operas of Berlioz and Schumann, revived. It was
while he was in Weimar that he formed a relationship with the Princess
Sayn-Wittgenstein. In 1859 he went to Rome, where he remained till 1870.
In 1866 Pius IX made him an Abbe. After 1870 he returned to Weimar,
living there and in Budapest and in Rome.
His principal orchestral works are: "Eine Faustsymphonie," "Dante,"
"Bergsymphonie," "Tasso," "Les Preludes," "Orpheus," "Mazeppa,"
"Hungaria," "Hunnenschlacht," "Die Ideale," "Two Episodes from Lenau's
Faust," etc.
His principal choral works are "Die Legende von der Heiligen
Elisabeth" and "Christus."
His principal compositions for the pianoforte are: "Sonata in B-minor,"
"Concerto in E-flat," "Concerto in A," "Annees de pelerinage,"
"Consolations," "Two Legendes," "Liebestraeume," "Six Preludes and Fugues
(Bach)," etc., etc. Also innumerable transcriptions.
BERLIOZ
Louis Hector Berlioz was born at La Cote Saint-Andre near Grenoble on
December 11th, 1803.
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