Berlioz: Great Orchestral Works

Berlioz: Great Orchestral Works

Berlioz: Great Orchestral Works
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Composer: Hector Berlioz
Conductor: Colin Davis
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1994-05-10
Music Label: Philips
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: 1. Reveries - Passions (Largo - Allegro agitato e appassionato assai)
  2. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: 2. Un bal (Valse. Allegro non troppo)
  3. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: 3. Scene aux champs (Adagio)
  4. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: 4. Marche au supplice (Allegreto non troppo)
  5. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: 5. Songe d'une nuit de sabbat (Larghetto - Allegro - Ronde du sabbat: Poco meno mosso)
  6. Le carnaval romain, Op. 9: Overture
  7. Le corsaire, Op. 21: Overture
Music CD 2
  1. Harold en Italie, Op. 16: 1. Harold aux montagnes (Adagio - Allegro)
  2. Harold en Italie, Op. 16: 1. Harold aux montagnes (Adagio - Allegro)
  3. Harold en Italie, Op. 16: 2. Marche des pelerins chantant la priere du soir (Allegretto)
  4. Harold en Italie, Op. 16: 3. Serenade d'un montagnard des Abruzzes a sa maitresse (Allegro assai - Allegretto)
  5. Harold en Italie, Op. 16: 4. Orgie des brigands, finale (Allegro frenetico - Adagio - Allegro. Tempo I)
  6. Symphonie funebre et triomphale, Op. 15: 1. Marche funebre (Moderato un poco lento)
  7. Symphonie funebre et triomphale, Op. 15: 2. Oraison funebre (Adagio non tanto - Andantino un poco lento e sostenuto)
  8. Symphonie funebre et triomphale, Op. 15: 3. Apotheose (Allegro non troppo e pomposo)

Music reviews of Berlioz: Great Orchestral Works

Music Review: a voice teacher and early music fan
Rating: 5 Stars

BERLIOZ WITH AN AUDIBLE 'Z' IS PERFORMED WITH GREAT ZEAL BY SIR COLIN D.

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)belonged to no school, and resists categorization more fiercely, perhaps, than any other composer. The originality and vitalilty of his ideas demanded novel means of expression which affected the fundamental elements of musical language. The language he forged depended to an unusual extent upon the subject-matter of his works, all of which are related to a dramatic or poetic theme. This theme determines the manner of each work, so that there is no clearly defined development from an early period, through the middle of his career, to a later style; his works never repeat the inventions, harmonic and melodic or formal, of their predecessors.

The 'Symphonie fantastique' blazed new paths, filling the ear with novel combinations to a degree hardly experienced again. The symphony is nowhere operatic, but it is dramatic, and the high points of the drama are embodied in expressive instrumental music; the program, integral to the conception, acts, Berlioz said,like the spoken dialogue in an opera,in that it provides the motivation and explains and justifies the mood of the successive movements.

His second symphony, 'Harold en Italie', was begun at the request of Paganini, who wanted a piece for viola, but then rejected the drafts of Berlioz, who promptly converted the work into a symphony with viola solo. Searching for a subject, he considered a plan for a work on the death of Mary Queen of Scots. He then adopted a title referring to Byron's wandering hero (Childe Harold) and created a loose sequence of scenes in the figure of the lonely wanderer(represented by the viola) is set in contexts reminiscent of his own experience in Italy. This symphony is a picturesque work,whereas the 'Fantastique' is dramatic.

Berlioz was given a commission in 1840, by the newly formed French government for his 'Symphonie funebre et triumphale'. He wrote it for wind, with optional strings and chorus. The style of the work recalls the open-air ceremonials of the previous Revolution, when music was used at open-air gatherings of national prayer and praise.

Sir Colin Davis has been described as the quintessential interpreter of Berlioz with consistent, insightful readings into this quirky Romantic composer's music. The remastering is also quite good retaining the ambient warmth and natural vividness of the original recordings.

The performance of the 'Symphonie Fantastique' is evocative, atmospheric and exhilarating, whereas the rendition of the 'Symphonie funebre et triumphale' is somewhat lacking in impact and emotion. 'Harold en Italie' is impressive and distinctive enhanced by the viola playing of Nobuko Imai. The two overtures were performed brilliantly; delightful and infectious!!!

Sir Colin Davis is well nigh untouchable in this repertoire, and the ensemble and soloists are all first class. This 2 CD collection is an excellent introduction to the music of Berlioz.
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