Balzac and Music

Jean-Pierre Barricelli

Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part One: Music in Balzac’s Life and Time; 1. The Enticement of Sound 2. Shallow Enchantments 3. Celebrated Musician Friends 4. An Otherwise Forgotten Teacher; Part Two: Debates, Premises, and Balzac’s Comments; 5. From Beyond the Alps and Rhine 6. Critical Estimates; Part Three: Balzac’s Major Persuasions; 7. Religious Music: An Innate Affinity 8. Beethoven: The Growth of a Concept; Part Four: Balzac’s Musical Tales and Their Implications; 9. Gambara: Preserving Idealism 11. Massimilla Doni: Transcending Sensualism 11. An Animating Psychology 12. A Dynamic Philosophy; Appendix; 1. Synopses of the Operas 2. Musical Compositions Indpired by Balzac’s Works 3. Auber’s Music for the Romance in Modeste Mignon; Notes; Bibliography; Outline of the Chapters; Index