Harold en Italie
Album by Hector Berlioz & William Primrose & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Thomas Beecham
Harold en Italie is a symphony with a prominent solo viola part by French composer Hector Berlioz, composed and premiered in 1834. The work blends Romantic programme elements with vivid orchestration and an integrated solo-viola role across a multi-movement symphonic structure, marking a notable development in Berlioz's exploration of orchestral colour and narrative in the 1830s.