Harold en Italie

Album by Hector Berlioz & William Primrose & Boston Symphony Orchestra & Charles Munch

Harold en Italie is a symphony with a prominent solo viola by French composer Hector Berlioz, composed in 1834. The work blends symphonic form with programme elements, weaving an extended solo viola part into richly coloured orchestral textures to evoke Italian scenes and the narrative figure of Harold, and it represents a notable step in Berlioz's development of orchestration and programme music.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Harold en Italie : I. Harold aux montagnes
    12:12
  2. 2.
    Harold en Italie : II. Marche des pèlerins
    6:46
  3. 3.
    Harold en Italie : III. Sérénade
    6:34
  4. 4.
    Harold en Italie : IV. Orgie des brigands
    12:38

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