Berlioz, 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 erforscht die Geschichte „die erste wahre romantische Partitur der Geschichte” und erzählt von seinen Erfahrungen mit der Symphonie.

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

An analysis of the Violin Concertos by Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen as we celebrate their 150th anniversaries.