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| Composer | Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1834 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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Berlioz and Brahms brighten up the Tonhalle
The Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich plays Schoenberg's orchestration of Brahms' G minor Piano Quartet, while Antoine Tamestit joins the orchestra as wandering soloist in Berlioz' Harold in Italy.
The Italian Connection: Nézet-Séguin and OM head south
Three Montreal luminaries of symphonic music, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Marina Thibeault and Violet Archer, contributed to a delightful afternoon concert entitled Berlioz in Italy.
Harding shines and Tamestit meanders as Paris comes to Edinburgh
Harding demonstrates how this orchestra have improved under his leadership, but Tamestit's theatrics don't help.
Shostakovich, Berlioz and the Great American Songbook at the Barbican
Philip Cobb’s bluesy inflections turned the dear old Barbican Hall into the coolest nightspot in the capital; they might as well have lowered the lights and served cocktails.
Byron's Harold the unlikely star in Gardiner's Berlioz Prom
Antoine Tamestit takes a peripatetic approach to Byron's brooding hero, while Joyce DiDonato dies – twice – as Cleopatra and Dido.