Episode in the life of an artist in five sections op. The chicago symphony orchestras label, cso resound, is noted for its extraordinary sound quality and its exciting performances, many of which are among the finest it has ever offered on disc. The hector berlioz website berlioz discography dvds. Together, they formed the episode in the life of an artista.
Opus arte 5 dvd with various composers oa0977d o1152bd berlioz rediscovered messe solennelle symphonie fantastique. Provided to youtube by universal music group berlioz. Download torrent berlioz symphonie fantastique fast. Actor gerard depardieu is the narrator in lelio, and riccardo muti and the chicago symphony orchestra, as part of their 120th season, give vibrant and dynamic performances of both works.
Unlike their 1972 studio effort, this performance of the berlioz is spontaneous and playful. What are the top 5 best recordingsperformances of berlioz. Davis is almost ideal for this work, which is precariously balanced on the knife edge between classicism and romanticism. Berlioz s symphonie fantastique exemplifies the fascination that the romantics had with the grotesque and the macabre. He once claimed, the effect of her wonderful talent, or rather her dramatic genius on my imagination and my heart, can be compared only with the effect that the poet himself had on me.
Be careful of what you download or face the consequences. As symphonic music in france goes, this symphony is a great one, but not the caliber of their german or austrian counterparts, the typical austrogermanic symphony is of a more serious, ponderous and phylosophical nature, whereas the french seem more at home being coketish, clever, charming. Les préludes georg solti, chicago symphony orchestra on allmusic 1993. Symphonie fantastique dhector berlioz addeddate 20170429 17. It is an important piece of the early romantic period. Tr24of hector berlioz symphonie fantastique scottish chamber orchestra robin ticciati 20112012 classical. Bbc proms 2019 prom 72 berlioz s symphonie fantastique 320kbps. The grande messe des morts and the grande symphonie funebre et triomphale among other compositions.
The program is berlioz symphony fantastique and liszts les preludes. This is late solti, when his tenure as music director in chicago had ended, but he still had a great rapport with the orchestra, and it. But after hearing this recording, not many compare. Andrew davis conducts the melbourne symphony orchestra in berlioz s symphonie fantastique at the bbc proms on tuesday 19 august. Recordings of symphonie fantastique talk classical. Symphonie fantastique, les frances juges solti release date. Colin davis has led the berlioz revival for more than forty years.
The paray has some very individual touches in tempo that are fascinating. Transferred and restored from the original rca victor mono lp lm11. Berlioz georg solti, chicago symphony orchestra berlioz georg solti, chicago symphony orchestra symphonie fantastique. Pierre monteux conducting the san francisco symphony orchestra. Berlioz, sir georg solti, chicago symphony orchestra. Songe dune nuit du sabbat igor markevitch, orchestre lamoureux, 1962. Chicago symphony chorus and orchestra 1989 decca arthaus musik 0714103. Largo allegro agitato e appassionato assai religiosamente. Using and sharing torrents its legal, downloading ed material is not.
Anyone who cares about berlioz is aware that this stereo 1962 symphony fantastique received here one of its very greatest recorded interpretations. Episode in the life of an artist, orchestral work by french composer hector berlioz, widely recognized as an early example of program music, that attempts to portray a sequence of opium dreams inspired by a failed love affair. Marseillaise, berlioz symphonie fantastique t seeds. I have solti, norrington, boulez, davis, and gergiev.
This is late solti, when his tenure as music director in chicago had ended, but he still had a great rapport with the orchestra, and it shows here. This recording features berlioz s symphonie fantastique with its sequel lelio presented as berlioz intended. The first performance was at the paris conservatoire on 5 december 1830. Admirers of colin davis legendary berlioz performances know that his 1974 recording of symphonie fantastique was an outstanding lp in the philips catalog, and that it has been reissued several times since on cd, each time to renewed praise. A warhorse if ever there was one, but endlessly fascinating in the right hands, and its always a joy when a new recording brings to light something one has missed in hundreds of others.
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