Spontini

In particular, a symphony was the last thing that would have occurred to this disciple of Gluck and Spontini as a fitting response to Shakespeare's drama.

Forgotten Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette 2012

The busts reveal which departed masters were most important to 19th-century France: Rossini, Auber, Beethoven, Mozart, Spontini, Meyerbeer and Halévy.

Architecture as Allegory Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011

But Berlioz wrote, "My religion is that of Beethoven, Weber, Gluck and Spontini."

Insults And Praise On The Classical Campaign 2008

(Soundbite of classical piece "Divertimento for Horn & Harp") HOFFMAN: It's pretty easy nowadays to spend an entire musical career and never hear a note of Spontini.

Insults And Praise On The Classical Campaign 2008

(Soundbite of classical piece "Divertimento for Horn & Harp") HOFFMAN: It's pretty easy nowadays to spend an entire musical career and never hear a note of Spontini.

Insults And Praise On The Classical Campaign 2008

(Soundbite of classical piece "Divertimento for Horn & Harp") HOFFMAN: It's pretty easy nowadays to spend an entire musical career and never hear a note of Spontini.

Insults And Praise On The Classical Campaign 2008

But Berlioz wrote, "My religion is that of Beethoven, Weber, Gluck and Spontini."

Insults And Praise On The Classical Campaign 2008

But Berlioz wrote, "My religion is that of Beethoven, Weber, Gluck and Spontini."

Insults And Praise On The Classical Campaign 2008

But Berlioz wrote, "My religion is that of Beethoven, Weber, Gluck and Spontini."

Insults And Praise On The Classical Campaign 2008

(Soundbite of classical piece "Divertimento for Horn & Harp") HOFFMAN: It's pretty easy nowadays to spend an entire musical career and never hear a note of Spontini.

Insults And Praise On The Classical Campaign 2008