Hector BERLIOZ (1803-1869). L.A.S., Paris August 1, 1843, to pianist and composer Sigismund Thalberg; 1 page in-8. On his Symphonie funèbre et triomphale. [Thalberg had married Francesca Lablache, daughter of the singer, on July 22. He had promised Berlioz a piano piece, to be published in 1845 under the title Grand Caprice sur la Marche de l'Apothéose de Berlioz (Schlesinger)]. My dear Thalberg If in the midst of the joys of the honeymoon you have a moment to give me, please be so kind as to write me six lines, to tell me whether you have received the score of my Symphony and when you will be able to send me the piece you were good enough to promise me. Everything has come to a standstill due to the absence of your manuscript, and this delay upsets me greatly. Even though you are married, be a good boy and get rid of me as soon as possible...