Concert Ouvertures op. 1 Waverley
Concert Ouvertures op. 3 Les francs-juges
Concert Ouvertures op. 4 Le Roi Lear
Concert Ouvertures Rob Roy
Concert Ouvertures op. 9 Le carnaval romain
Concert Ouvertures op. 21 Le corsaire

Symphonie fantastique op. 14:
I. Reveries-Passions:
Largo - Alegro agitato e appassionatp assai
II Un bal:
Valse. Allegro non troppo
III. Scene aux champs:
Adagio
IV. Marche au supplice:
Allegretto non troppo
V. Songe d'une nuit de Sabbat:
Larghetto - Allegro

Hector Berlioz remains to this day the arch Romantic composer - his imagination knew no bounds and through his often-extreme visions, he revolutionized the way composers would approach the orchestra in the future. Spooky, wild, tender and utterly without inhibition perfectly describes the "Symphonie fantastique". But even some of his overtures are not for the faint-of-heart, especially when two masterful conductors at the helms of two of Europe's finest orchestras give these colorful scores full rein.

Unquestionably, Berlioz at his best!

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nagranie: 2012/02/03/07