Fantastique Berlioz [3 CD set]
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Fantastique Berlioz [3 CD set]
Simon Rattle, Renaud Capuçon, .Leonard Bernstein, Kent Nagano, Joyce DiDonato, Riccardo Muti, John Barbirolli, Louis Fremaux, Janet Baker, etc
[ Erato / Warner Classics / 3 CD ]
Release Date: Sunday 10 February 2019
Hector Berlioz, France's greatest Romantic composer, exemplifies the spirit of his age - yet his genius was also ahead of its time. Reflecting his colourful life, his music is astonishing for its originality and ambition, and for orchestration of groundbreaking brilliance.
"J'ai la passion de la passion." "L'amour et la musique sont les deux ailes de l'âme." Berlioz
"I have a passion for passion." "Love and music are the soul's two wings." Berlioz
"inspired by Simon Rattle,[the Berlin Philharmonic] give a superb performance of the symphony...the strings really singing their music and the wind matching them with equal force. Rattle, while achieving exceptionally wide dynamic range, shapes the work with a sure hand." Sunday Times [Symphonie Fantastique]
"Nelson is in no great rush, allowing Berlioz's music time to breathe where necessary…Nelson's cast is simply to die for. Énée is thrillingly sung by Michael Spyres…DiDonato's vehement response to Énée's desertion reveals her as a great tragedienne…In short this is a peach of recording." Gramophone Record Of The Year 2018 [Les Troyens]
Tracks:
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle
Harold en Italie, Op. 16 - II & III
Orchestre National de France
Leonard Bernstein
Donald McInnes (viola)
Rêverie et caprice, Op. 8, H. 88
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Daniel Harding
Renaud Capuçon (violin)
La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: Marche Hongroise
La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 2: Ballet des Sylphes
La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: Menuet des Feux Follets
La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 4:
"D'amour l'ardente flamme" (Marguerite)
"Au son des trompettes" (Chorus, Marguerite)
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Kent Nagano
Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano)
Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été, Op. 7: I, II, VI
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir John Barbirolli
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
Béatrice et Bénédict, Op. 27: Overture
Béatrice et Bénédict, H. 138, Act 1
"Ah ! Je vais l'aimer" (Bénédict)
"Vous soupirez, Madame ?" (Ursule, Héro)
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
John Nelson
Jean-Luc Viala (tenor), Catherine Robbin (mezzo-soprano), Sylvia McNair (soprano)
Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H. 79, Pt. 2
Roméo seul, tristesse, bruits de concert et de bal
Grande fête chez Capulet
Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H. 79, Pt. 3: La Reine Mab, ou la fée des songes
Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti
Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Mariss Jansons
Le dépit de la bergère, H. 7
Elsa Dreisig (soprano), Jeff Cohen (piano)
Benvenuto Cellini, H. 76a: Overture
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson
Grande Messe des Morts, Op. 5 (Requiem)
I. Requiem et Kyrie (Introitus)
VI. Lacrymosa
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
Louis Frémaux
Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 4
Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, Choeur Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Badischer Staatsopernchor
John Nelson
Michael Spyres (tenor), Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Jean Teitgen (bass)
Chasse royale et orage - Pantomime (Chorus)
"Ha ! Ha !" (Chorus)
"Nuit d'ivresse et d'extase infinie !" (Didon, Énée, Mercure)
Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 5: "Adieu, fière cité" (Didon)
Rouget de Lisle: Rouget de Lisle / Arr Berlioz: Hymne des Marseillais, H. 51A
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Maîtrise des Hauts de Seine, Choeur du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson
Olivier Picard (boy soprano), Tibère Raffalli (tenor), Marcel Vanaud (baritone), François Le Roux (baritone), Françoise Pollet (soprano)
