Modern music and musicians : [Encyclopedic] . d that I have no great faith in the atheism of Berlioz ; neither doI believe much in his Platonism. Nevertheless, he has devoted sometwenty pages in his Memoirs to the story of his passion for Mme. F , with letters to prove it, and some details which have always seemed to me rather puerile. Like Dante, he was ambitious of having a Beatrice—a very beautiful Beatrice apparently, but rather rustic, whom he knewvery little, having seen her only three or four times at most, and those atlong intervals. She was older than he, and was some seventy years of
Modern music and musicians : [Encyclopedic] . d that I have no great faith in the atheism of Berlioz ; neither doI believe much in his Platonism. Nevertheless, he has devoted sometwenty pages in his Memoirs to the story of his passion for Mme. F , with letters to prove it, and some details which have always seemed to me rather puerile. Like Dante, he was ambitious of having a Beatrice—a very beautiful Beatrice apparently, but rather rustic, whom he knewvery little, having seen her only three or four times at most, and those atlong intervals. She was older than he, and was some seventy years ofage when, having gone to visit her at Lyons, he came near fainting at herfeet. It was at Meylan, a little village of the Dauphine which overlooked 178 HECTOR BERLIOZ the valley of the Isere, that she appeared to him one fine day wearinglittle pink shoes. She was then eighteen; he was twelve. That visionwas never erased from his memory. No ; time can have no effect,— newloves never erase the first one. Her name was Estelle, but to him she. HOUSE WHERE BERLIOZ DIED. No. 4 rue de Calais. Paris. His rooms were on the upper floor. There is a plaqueou the facade recording the fact. was always the nymph, the hamadryad of St. Eynard, the stella name was the one he wrote in the last line of his Memoirs; it wasperhaps that name, too, that lie murmured when he heaved his last sigh. Note.—M. Reyers statement that Wagner wouldprepare the way for Berlioz in France, could Wagnerbe brought to hearing there, has received amplejustification during the season of 1899-1900. Not onlyiu France but in Italy Berliozs La Prise de Troie has been received with enthusiasm. To the lover ofBerlioz, to whom Harold, Romeo and LEn-fance du Christ are dear, it is easy to believe that like Bach, whom he did not know, but whom he re-sembled in more points than one, his completeapotheosis will wait till music catches up with hisgigantic stride. It is certain that Wagner is the oneand sure prepara
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