Harold en Italie, op. 16

Album by Hector Berlioz & hr‐Sinfonieorchester & Eliahu Inbal & Yuri Abramovich Bashmet

Harold en Italie, Op. 16 is a symphony with a prominent solo viola part by French composer Hector Berlioz, composed and premiered in 1834. The work blends Romantic orchestral writing with programme-music elements, using the solo viola more as an evocative character within richly coloured orchestration than as a conventional virtuoso feature, and it represents Berlioz's continuing exploration of programme forms and novel orchestral effects in his early-middle career.

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  1. 1.
    Harold en Italie, op. 16: I. Harold aux montagnes. Sènes de mélancolie, de bonheur, et de joie
    15:13
  2. 2.
    Harold en Italie, op. 16: II. Marche de pélerins chantant la prière du soir
    6:47
  3. 3.
    Harold en Italie, op. 16: III. Sérénade d’un montagnard des Abruzzes à sa maîtresse
    5:57
  4. 4.
    Harold en Italie, op. 16: IV. Orgie des brigands. Souvenirs des scènes précédentes
    12:34

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