Symphony fantastique

Album by Hector Berlioz & New York Philharmonic & Zubin Mehta

Symphonie fantastique is a programme symphony by the French composer Hector Berlioz, composed in 1830. The work employs large-scale Romantic orchestration, dramatic contrasts, recurring idée fixe motifs and vivid orchestral colour to trace a programmematic, quasi-autobiographical narrative, and it marks a significant development in Berlioz's output and the evolution of nineteenth-century orchestral music.
First released: 1982

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphonie fantastique : I. Rêveries - Passions (Largo - Allegro agitato - Religiosamente)
    14:00
  2. 2.
    Symphonie fantastique : II. Un bal (Valse; Allegro non troppo)
    6:10
  3. 3.
    Symphonie fantastique : III. Scène aux champs (Adagio)
    15:01
  4. 4.
    Symphonie fantastique : IV. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)
    4:26
  5. 5.
    Symphonie fantastique : V. Songe d'une nuit de Sabbat (Larghetto - Allegro)
    9:32

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