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Composer | Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869) |
Period | Romantic |
Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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ParisRoméo et Juliette
Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, choral symphony
Orchestre de Paris; François-Xavier Roth; Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris; Marie-Nicole Lemieux; Loïc Felix; Vincent Le Texier
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Happy Anniversary: 50 up for MTT and the LSO, 150 for Berlioz

Tilson Thomas has form with Berlioz: the full forces of the LSO and London Symphony Chorus built up to a noble blaze
In Rimsky's Kitezh, Gergiev eventually weaves some Russian magic

In Gergiev's late, late show, Mao Fujita impresses in Tchaikovsky, but episodes from Berlioz' Roméo et Juliette are given a Shakespearean speed read.
Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette in Manchester

Ludovic Morlot conducts Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette with The Hallé.
Sweet sorrow: an excellent Roméo et Juliette at the Philharmonie

Daniel Harding conducts a handsome, moving account of Berlioz' Symphonie dramatique with the Berliner Philharmoniker.
Harding and the Swedish Radio Symphony at the Elbphilharmonie

Daniel Harding and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in love with Pettersson and Berlioz, whereas Alina Ibragimova disappoints in Schumann.