Harold in Italy op. 16
Album by Hector Berlioz & Lorin Maazel & The Cleveland Orchestra & Robert Vernon
Harold in Italy, Op. 16 is a symphonic work by the French composer Hector Berlioz, composed in 1834. The piece blends symphonic orchestral writing with a prominent solo viola part and employs Romantic-era programme techniques, vivid orchestral colour and recurring thematic material to evoke an itinerant protagonist, occupying a distinctive place in Berlioz's output as an exploration of programme music and novel orchestral textures.
First released: 1978
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- 1.Harold in Italy: Harold in the Mountains. Scenes of sadness, of happiness and of joy14:36
- 2.Harold in Italy: March of the Pilgrims singing their evening prayer8:00
- 3.Harold in Italy: Serenade of an Abbruzzi mountaineer to his mistress6:20
- 4.Harold in Italy: Orgy of the Brigands. Memories of past scenes11:17
