Event listing: Blossom: Symphonie Fantastique | Blossom Music Center | Sat 8 Jul 2017 at 20:00

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Blossom Music Center Cleveland, Ohio, OH 44223, United States

Dates/times in New York time zone

Programme

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Symphony no. 2 in D major, Op.36
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	Symphonie fantastique, Op.14

Performers

The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst	Conductor

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Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique: The demon symphony

Bachtrack, 16th April

Gareth Davies, Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra, talks about the furious scramble to keep up with Colin Davis performing Berlioz’s great hallucinatory symphony.

Berlioz 150: The Amazing Fantastique

Sir Roger Norrington, 4th February

Sir Roger Norrington explores the history of “the first truly Romantic score in history” and recounts his experiences performing it.

The story of Symphonie Fantastique

Danny Riley, 4th September

Berlioz had a rather trying time while he was composing Symphonie fantastique. Here, we take a look at his amorous obsessions.

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Hallucinatory Symphonie fantastique from Cleveland Orchestra

Timothy Robson, 8th July

The Cleveland Orchestra’s first evening of the season at the Blossom Music Center also included a performance of Beethoven’s Second Symphony that was both sparkling and appropriately dramatic.

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