From the classical archive 1848: Hector Berlioz: 'his mind is richly stored with new and striking ideas'

From the archive, 17 February 1848: The Observer reviews Hector Berlioz conducting his orchestra at the Drury Lane theatreThe past week at Drury-lane Theatre has been fertile in events of a very chequered character; and much that was painful, as well as much that was pleasant, has been evolved in that house.On Monday night M. Hector Berlioz, the well known French composer and critic, gave a grand concert on the stage, the subjects of which were derived mediately or immediately from his own produ...

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