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Composer | Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869) |
Period | Romantic |
Work type | Orchestral |
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LinköpingSeason opening
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Stenhammar, Chausson, Berlioz
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra; Karl-Heinz Steffens; Rebecka Wallroth
NorrköpingSeason opening
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Stenhammar, Chausson, Berlioz
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra; Karl-Heinz Steffens; Rebecka Wallroth
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Mao Fujita’s Mozart and Myung‑whun Chung’s Fantastique in Seoul
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An evening at the Seoul Arts Center in which clarity matters as much as volume and the most telling virtuosity comes from a refusal to grandstand.
Chilly brilliance from Salonen at the Salzburg Festival
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The Vienna Philharmonic's first concert at this year's Salzburg Festival pairs Oedipus Rex with the Symphonie fantastique, with Esa-Pekka Salonen stepping in for Lorenzo Viotti.
Sean Shibe premieres a new guitar concerto at the BBC Proms
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After the premiere of Mark Simpson's concerto, Anja Bihlmaier concludes her BBC Philharmonic Prom with a rousing performance of the Symphonie fantastique.
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PooleFantastic Symphony
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Wagner, Howard, Berlioz
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Mark Wigglesworth; Jess Gillam
ParisBerlioz: Symphonie fantastique and Lélio

Berlioz
Les Siècles; Christopher Bell; François-Xavier Roth; Michael Spyres; Florian Sempey; Michel Fau
LondonProm 72: Symphonie Fantastique
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Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (orchestral theatre staging)
Aurora Orchestra; Nicholas Collon; Mathew Baynton; Blind Summit Theatre
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The demon symphony: Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique
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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.
Wolfgang: Explaining music, one line at a time
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Creator Johan Idema talks about the “subtitles for symphonies” app, why Wolfgang was created and how it’s used.
Anneleen Lenaerts: Top Ten Harfe
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Anneleen Lenaerts, Soloharfenistin der Wiener Philharmoniker, ist die Gastkuratorin für unsere Harfen-Playlist.