Berlioz, The Ultimate Mix Tape
Curtain up on this special BBC Radio 3 weekend with some of Hector Berlioz's best tunes.
Berlioz. Curtain Up on this Special BBC Radio 3 Weekend with a selection of some of his top tunes that you can hear over the next couple of days on Radio 3. In true Romantic spirit he channelled his heroes, Lord Byron, Beethoven, Sir Walter Scott, Goethe and Shakespeare to go further, louder, longer, bigger and better.
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Hector Berlioz
Symphonie Fantastique (Op.14) (1830, rev. 1831-45)
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.![]()
Hector Berlioz
Shepherd's Farewell (L' Enfance du Christ)
Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.- Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ.
- LINN.
- 9-11.
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Hector Berlioz
Romeo and Juliet, Op.17 Part 2: No.4 'Scherzo: Queen Mab'
Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas. Choir: San Francisco Symphony Chorus.- SFS Media.
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Hector Berlioz
Harold in Italy (Marche des pèlerins)
Performer: David Aaron Carpenter. Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.- Ondine.
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Hector Berlioz
Vous soupirez, madame... Nuit paisible et sereine (Béatrice et Bénédict)
Singer: Christiane Eda‐Pierre. Singer: Helen Watts.- Philips.
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Hector Berlioz
Marche hongroise [Rakoczy march] (La Damnation de Faust)
Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Munch.- Berlioz: Harold en Italie: Pasquale, Ormandy.
- Sony Classical.
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- Fri 15 Feb 201919:00BBC Radio 3
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