Berlioz 200th birthday celebration
by Michael Barone, Minnesota Public Radio, December 11, 2003

	Hector Berlioz

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Hector Berlioz was one of the most extraordinary composers of the 19th century. He lived during a time when German composers dominated the music world, and when France was less interested in music than literary works. So, it was not until the 20th century that his sheer brilliance and initiative was fully recognized. Join host Michael Barone for this special four-hour program dedicated to the works and life of Berlioz.

Playlist

BERLIOZ: Overture, Le Corsaire, Op. 21 (1844)
—Boston Symphony Orchestra/Charles Munch
(RCA CD-68444)

BERLIOZ: Overture, Waverly (1828)
—Dresden Staatskapelle/Sir Colin Davis
(RCA CD-68790)

BERLIOZ: Peasants under the linden trees (Dance and Song), fr 8 Scenes from 'Faust', Op. 1 (1829)
—Susan Graham, soprano; Montreal Symphony & Chorus/Charles Dutoit
(Decca CD 475 097)

BERLIOZ: Cantata, Herminie (1828) (excerpt)
—Michele Lagrange, soprano; Lille Regional Orchestra/Jean-Claude Casadesus
(Naxos CD-8.555810)

BERLIOZ: A Scene from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', fr Lelio, or The Return to Life, Op. 14b (1832)
—Jean-Louis Barrault, narrator; London Symphony and Chorus/Pierre Boulez
(Sony Classical 3CD-64103)

BERLIOZ: Song (Duet), Je veus dans l'inconstance (1818)
—Francoise Pollet, soprano; Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano; Göran Söllscher, guitar
(DG 435 860)

BERLIOZ: Chant Sacré; Shepherd's Farewell Chorus, fr L'Enfance du Christ
—Lyon Orchestra Chorus/Bernard Tetu
(Harmonia Mundi CD-3901293)

BERLIOZ: Le Chasseur Danois (1844) (2 versions)
—Thomas Allen, baritone; Cord Garben, piano (DG 435 860); Francoix Le Roux, baritone; Montreal Symphony/Charles Dutoit
(Decca 475 097)

BERLIOZ: Marche Funebre, fr Grande Symphonie Funebre et Triomphale (1840)
—The Wallace Collection/John Wallace, conductor

BERLIOZ: Judex Crederis, fr Te Deum, Op. 22 (1855)
—Wandsworth School Boy's Choir; London Symphony & Chorus/Colin Davis
(Philips CD 416 660)

BERLIOZ: Villanelle, fr Les Nuits d'ete, Op. 7(1840)
—Melanie Diener, soprano; Cleveland Orchestra/Pierre Boulez
(DG CD-1301/02)

BERLIOZ: Veni Creator Spiritus (1848)
—Lyon Orchestra Chorus/Bernard Tetu
(Harmonia Mundi CD-3901293)

BERLIOZ: D'amour l'ardente flamme, fr La Damnation de Faust (1846); Ah! Ah! Je vais mourir, fr Les Troyens (1858)
—Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano; Vienna Radio Symphony/Bertrand de Billy

BERLIOZ: Dramatic Symphony, Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17 (1839) (Part I, entire)
—Melanie Diener, soprano; Kenneth Tarver, tenor; Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus/Pierre Boulez
(DG CD-1301/2)

BERLIOZ: Dramatic Symphony, Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17 (1839) (Part II, selections)
—London Symphony Orchestra/Colin Davis
(LSO Live CD-00046)

BERLIOZ: Dramatic Symphony, Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17 (1839) (Part III, excerpts)
—Tom Krause, bass; Montreal Symphony & Chorus/Charles Dutoit
(London CD 417 302)