Prom 58: Mäkelä conducts Symphonie fantastique

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.

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

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