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| Composer | Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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EdinburghSymphonie fantastique
Holmès, Mendelssohn, Berlioz
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Fabien Gabel; Noa Wildschut
GlasgowSymphonie fantastique
Holmès, Mendelssohn, Berlioz
Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Fabien Gabel; Noa Wildschut
New York CityThe MET Orchestra & Joyce DiDonato
Berlioz
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Joyce DiDonato
MadridConcierto clausura de la Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid
Bach, Bruckner, Berlioz
Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid; Mireia Barrera; Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid; Marzena Diakun
LondonProm 30: The Tredegar Band joins BBC NOW
Higgins, Berlioz
BBC National Orchestra of Wales; Ryan Bancroft; Tredegar Band
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Polished performances from Francesca Dego and the BBC SO at the Anvil
Mixed performances that highlighted Francesco Dego's riveting account of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, bookended by Berlioz's ground-breaking symphony and a rare overture by Louise Farrenc.
Fruits musicaux de la France: Saint-Saëns and Berlioz from Bordeaux
Bertrand Chamayou proves an ideal soloist for the quixotic and energy-driven Saint-Saëns Second Piano Concerto, but what happened to the “fix” in the idée fixe of the Berlioz Fantastic Symphony?
Barenboim takes the Berlin Philharmonic on a French excursion
The stylish boulevards of Ibert's Flute Concerto are the destination for the Berliners before a wild journey into Berlioz' frenzied psyche in his Symphonie fantastique.
Meditations on Rilke: important new MTT work performed in Cleveland
The outgoing music director of the San Francisco Symphony made a brilliant impression with his own Meditations on Rilke, with Sasha Cooke and Dashon Burton as soloists. Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique was given a revelatory performance.
A match made in Mendelssohn
Herbert Blomstedt and Lise de la Salle proved an ideal pair in the rarely heard Piano Concerto no. 2 in D minor with the Philadelphia Orchestra.