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Berlioz, The Ultimate Mix Tape

Curtain up on this special 大象传媒 Radio 3 weekend with some of Hector Berlioz's best tunes.

Berlioz. Curtain Up on this Special 大象传媒 Radio 3 Weekend with a selection of some of his top tunes that you can hear over the next couple of days on Radio 3. In true Romantic spirit he channelled his heroes, Lord Byron, Beethoven, Sir Walter Scott, Goethe and Shakespeare to go further, louder, longer, bigger and better.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 15 Feb 2019 19:00

Music Played

  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie Fantastique (Op.14) (1830, rev. 1831-45)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Shepherd's Farewell (L' Enfance du Christ)

    Choir: Radiok枚ren. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.
    • Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ.
    • LINN.
    • 9-11.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Romeo and Juliet, Op.17 Part 2: No.4 'Scherzo: Queen Mab'

    Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas. Choir: San Francisco Symphony Chorus.
    • SFS Media.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Harold in Italy (Marche des p猫lerins)

    Performer: David Aaron Carpenter. Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Ondine.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Vous soupirez, madame... Nuit paisible et sereine (B茅atrice et B茅n茅dict)

    Singer: Christiane Eda鈥怭ierre. Singer: Helen Watts.
    • Philips.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Marche hongroise [Rakoczy march] (La Damnation de Faust)

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Munch.
    • Berlioz: Harold en Italie: Pasquale, Ormandy.
    • Sony Classical.

Broadcast

  • Fri 15 Feb 2019 19:00

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