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The overture to King Lear was inspired by Shakespeare's tragedy, which Berlioz was enamoured with. This heart-rending and beautiful work uses the different instruments of the orchestra to portray the various characters of the play. Composer: Hector Berlioz Performers: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky Recording date: 23 June 1999 Date of broadcast: 8 March 2002
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