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At 92, The Man Who Wrote The Book On French Composer Hector Berlioz Resumes His Case

By NPR News March 9, 2019

French composer Hector Berlioz died 150 years ago. He has been a lifelong favorite of the British author David Cairns, who wrote Berlioz's biography and edited and translated his memoirs. CREDIT: Émile Signol/Académie française/Villa Médicis, Rome

To mark the sesquicentennial of the composer's death — and a new box set of recordings — Berlioz biographer David Cairns celebrates the one-time musical misfit from France. Read More

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