Symphonie fantastique, op. 14

Album by Hector Berlioz & European Union Youth Orchestra & James Judd

Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 is a programme symphony by French composer Hector Berlioz, composed in 1830. The work features vivid orchestration, dramatic dynamics and innovative use of instrumental colour to depict a narrative programme, and it occupies a pivotal place in Berlioz's early career and in the development of Romantic orchestral music.

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  1. 1.
    Symphonie fantastique : Largo – Allegro agitato e appassionato assai (Dreams and passions)
    14:56
  2. 2.
    Symphonie fantastique : Allegro non troppo (A Ball)
    6:47
  3. 3.
    Symphonie fantastique : Adagio (Scene in the Countryside)
    16:59
  4. 4.
    Symphonie fantastique : Allegretto non troppo (March to the Scaffold)
    7:22
  5. 5.
    Symphonie fantastique : Larghetto – Allegro (Dreams of a Sabbath Night)
    11:13

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