![]() Unlike many musicians that have passed their infancy and childhood amongst artistic surroundings, Verdi's musical genius had to fight for its development against many difficulties. Such is the basis of the following article. A conversation that he had with Giulio Ricordi was by the latter faithfully put on paper the very night following the interview, and sent to 'Folchetto' for publication. Giulio Ricordi we are enabled to present to our readers the most important period of Verdi's career, in words that are almost the great composer's own. Through the combined shrewdness and skill of 'Folchetto' and M. Of this sketch an Italian translation was made by a well-known Paris correspondent of the Italian papers, under the nom de plume of 'Folchetto,' with notes and additions, forming altogether a volume of more than 150 pages, full of accurate and valuable information. Pougin, who, together with other difficult achievements, has successfully continued Fétis's 'Dictionnaire des Musiciens,' has written a biographical sketch of Verdi in the right spirit, confining himself within the strict limits of the plain facts. This 'humanity' of his is the reason and explanation of his life, as well as the key to the perfect understanding of his works, and to their popularity wherever there are ears to hear and hearts to feel. Agata, and the title-page of each of his works. 'Homo sum et nihil humanum a me alienum puto' is the proper motto for the gate of his villa at S. The connecting-link between his life and his works is indissoluble: the man and the artist proceed abreast, hand in hand toward the same goal, impelled and guided by the same sentiments and emotions. Verdi's biography exhibits nothing heroic or startling, as some would have us believe it does. ![]() In the long run of Verdi's life-which happily bids fair still to be preserved for an indefinite number of healthy and vigorous years-we do not meet with any startling and romantic incidents: everything seems to have gone with him, though not smoothly, yet with the common sequence of good and bad turns to which all mortals are liable, let their calling and station in life be what they will. Felicia et Barbara Bersani filia Angioli, ambo hujus Parocciae. Josepho et ex Aloisia Utini filia Caroli, hujus Parocciae jugalibus, cui nomina imposui-Fortuninus, Joseph, Franciscus.-Patrini fuere Dominus Petrus Casali q d. 1813, die 11 Octobris.-Ego Carolus Montanari Praepositus Runcularum baptizavi Infantem hodie vespere hora sexta natum ex Carolo Verdi q m. ![]()
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