John Dalmas:

>I believe Schumann also introduced Berlioz to the musical world. Lesser
>composers he helped along the road to fame included Niels Gade, Robert
>Franz, Stephen Heller, Adolph von Henselt, William Bennett and Johannes
>Verhulst, all of whom (especially Gade) have works recorded and available
>on CD today. Incredible, but "lucky?"

I don't know what impact Schumann's reviews had in the early 1830s.  You
might say that Berlioz introduced himself to the musical world.  How many
composers (major and minor) did Liszt promote in any way? Too many to be
listed...............

Mikael Rasmusson