¹ The publication of David Cairns's translation of the Memoirs, now an accepted part of Berlioz's literary œuvre, was a major achievement when it appeared in 1969, marking the centenary of Berlioz's death. The Memoirs of Hector Berlioz, Member of the French Institute: Including His Travels in Italy, Germany, Russia and England, 1803–1865 (London and New York, 1969).Google Scholar The original French publication is: Berlioz, Hector, Mémoires de Hector Berlioz: comprenant ses voyages en Italie, en Allemagne, en Russie et en Angleterre, 1803–1865 (Paris, 1870).Google Scholar It was published posthumously because much of it had previously appeared in feuilletons during his lifetime and the early travels had been published separately in 1844 by Labitte in Paris under the title, Voyage musical en Allemagne et en Italie. Etudes sur Beethoven, Gluck et Weber. Mélanges et nouvelles.

² Les Soirées de l'orchestre (Paris, 1852)Google Scholar; Les Grotesques de la musique (Paris, 1859)Google Scholar; A travers chants: études musicales, adorations, boutades et critiques, Collected Literary Works, vol. 5 (Paris, 1862)Google Scholar.

³ The Librairie Nouvelle was taken over by Michel Levy in 1861, so then he had all three of these books in his house.

⁴ Barzun even goes so far as to suggest that while the Soirées is perfect as it is and A travers chants could benefit from some ‘pruning’, Les Grotesques could simply be divided into two books. Barzun, Jacques, Berlioz and the Romantic Century (Boston, 1950) vol. 2: 260Google Scholar.

⁵ Just occasionally the placing of the footnote number in the text is ambiguous. No. 29, for example, should have been placed after ‘Döhler’ not after ‘German city’, but such editorial oversights are rare.

⁶ These are in chronological order: Apthorp, Wm F, ed., Hector Berlioz: Selections from his Letters and Aesthetic, Humorous and Satirical Writings (New York, 1879)Google Scholar; Musical Times, vol. 78 (1937),Google Scholar translated by Harling-Comyns, Francis, ‘Curiosities of Music’, July (pp. 599–601), August (pp. 693–5) and September (pp. 791–4);Google ScholarMonthly Musical Record (1941), June (pp. 108–9) and July–August (pp. 124–7).Google Scholar In addition, Bruce mentions that many of the items appeared in the Berlioz Society Bulletin between 1982 and 1987 (p. xxi)Google Scholar.