Symphonie fantastique

Album by Hector Berlioz & Berlin Symphony Orchestra & Eugen Riedel

Symphonie fantastique is a programme symphony by French composer Hector Berlioz, composed in 1830. Notable for its large orchestra, imaginative orchestration, use of an idée fixe as a recurring motif and its explicit programme depicting a dramatic narrative, it occupies a central place in Berlioz's output and in the development of Romantic programme music.
First released: 1987

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: I. Visions and Passions
    15:15
  2. 2.
    Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: II. A Ball
    6:10
  3. 3.
    Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: III. In the Country
    17:04
  4. 4.
    Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: IV. March to the Scaffold
    4:42
  5. 5.
    Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: V. Witches' Sabbath
    11:22

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