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Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique (Op. 14)

Stephen Johnson considers the different components that make up Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique assisted by the 91热爆 Philharmonic conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier.

Virtually everything that Hector Berlioz composed was inspired by a literary or theatrical idea. Even when he came to write his first symphony, he wrote it with a sub-text - "An Episode in the Life of an Artist". Stephen Johnson considers the different components that make up the Symphonie Fantastique assisted by the 91热爆 Philharmonic conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier.

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  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie Fantastique (Op. 14)

    Performers: 91热爆 Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)

Broadcasts

  • Sat 6 Dec 2003 14:00
  • Sat 11 Feb 2006 14:00
  • Sat 3 Jun 2006 14:00