Symphonie fantastique

Album by Hector Berlioz & Wiener Symphoniker & Georges Prêtre

Symphonie fantastique is a programme symphony by French composer Hector Berlioz, composed and first performed in 1830. The work employs innovative orchestration, recurring thematic material and dramatic orchestral colours to portray an autobiographical programme, and it represents a pivotal development in Romantic-era orchestral writing that influenced later composers.
First released: 1986

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphonie Fantastique: I. Réveries - Passions: Largo - Allegro agitato e appassionato assai - Religiosamente
    13:04
  2. 2.
    Symphonie Fantastique: II. Un bal. Valse: Allegro non troppo
    6:10
  3. 3.
    Symphonie Fantastique: III. Scène aux champs. Adagio
    15:31
  4. 4.
    Symphonie Fantastique: IV. Marche au supplice. Allegretto non troppo
    4:30
  5. 5.
    Symphonie Fantastique: V. Songs d'une nuit du sabbat. Larghetto - Allegro
    9:24

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