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9 - BERLIOZ, Hector (1803–1869).
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BERLIOZ, Hector (1803–1869). Autograph letter signed “H. Berlioz,” [early June 1856, to Eugène de MIRECOURT]; 1 page, small quarto on blue paper (one edge reinforced, small hole). Note: Berlioz had lent the manuscript of his Memoirs to Eugène de MIRECOURT (1812–1880), who was preparing a biography of Berlioz for his series *Les Contemporains*. Berlioz would like to “go and retrieve my Memoirs and have a few moments to speak” with Mirecourt. “ I would be very happy if the volume concerning me in your collection could be published soon; I have put myself forward for the vacant seat at the Institute, and this circumstance would give your publication a significance for me that is quite exceptional”... He provides his address: 17 Rue Vintimille. [On June 3, Berlioz submitted his candidacy to the Institute, where he was elected on June 21 to fill the seat vacated by Adolphe Adam. Mirecourt’s pamphlet on Berlioz, published in 1856, did not please Berlioz at all: “his book is full of absurd tales and extravagant assessments,” as stated in a postscript note to the Memoirs.] Correspondence, Volume V, No. 2134.
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