Symphonie Fantastique

Album by Hector Berlioz & London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Williams

Symphonie fantastique is a programme symphony by French composer Hector Berlioz, first performed in 1830. The work is notable for its innovative orchestration, recurring thematic material known as the idée fixe and a vivid programme that traces an artist's passions and hallucinations, and it occupies a pivotal place in Berlioz's career and the development of Romantic orchestral music.
First released: 1987

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: I. Rêveries. Passions (Largo/Allegro)
    16:17
  2. 2.
    Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: II. Un bal (Valse: Allegro non troppo)
    6:40
  3. 3.
    Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: III. Scène aux champs (Adagio)
    17:42
  4. 4.
    Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)
    6:59
  5. 5.
    Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: V. Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat (Larghetto/Allegro)
    10:12

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