Welcome to episode 36 of that classical podcast. This time Burleos and Mendelssohn.

Hello! Hello! My name's Chris Bland. My name is Kelly Harlock.

You're listening to episode 36 of that classical podcast.

Welcome everybody. This time we're going to be talking about two composers who you know sometimes can divide opinions not least amongst each other and that is Hector Burlios and Felix Mendelson.

So we're going to dive straight in and Kelly I believe you're going to start us off. Yes indeed if you've ever

listened to the show before guys you'll know that it's now time for

for 60 second show that's right the 60 second show so all that means is that we take a composer's life

So I'm gonna take Hector Berlioz's life and condense it down into a minute.

I'm gonna try my best he was a bit bit of a weirdo so it's a challenge.

With all that being said, Kelly, are you ready?

Yes.

Steady.

Hector Phelios was born December 1803 in Southeast France.

It was actually quite crap at music, played a bit on the flute and guitar but wasn't very good and

never mastered an instrument.

However, age 12 fell in love with his 18-year-old neighbour and realised heart-taking passion inspired him to compose.

Age 17, moved to Paris and enrolled the School of Medicine, hated it, but his dad bribed to

continue with loads of money.

Graduated 1824, then sacked it in, started composing by himself, then two years later, went to music

school, started composition, started going to Shakespeare plays, loved a bit of Shazha,

fell in love with actress Harriet Smithson, got obsessed for several years.

At first she was like, eu, please leave.

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