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HECTOR BERLIOZ  

(1803 - 1869)

Common Misspellings of Hector Berlioz

In his own time Hector Berlioz was something of an outsider, as far as the French musical establishment was concerned. Nevertheless he remains the outstanding figure in French romantic music, typical of the period particularly in his literary interests. At first a medical student, he eventually entered the Paris Conservatoire, but encountered some difficulty in his subsequent career, as he strove for a hearing of his music. He earned his living in part as a critic and writer, and his Mémoires remain a fascinating if prejudiced account of musical life in Paris in his time.

Orchestral Music

The Symphonie fantastique of 1830, an orchestral work that contains autobiographical elements, suggested new paths in composition. This was followed four years later by Harold in Italy, for viola and orchestra, with a narrative programme of literary origin, written for but never performed by the great violinist Paganini. Concert overtures include a Shakespearean King Lear and two overtures based on the work of Sir Walter Scott, Waverley and Rob Roy. The overture Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival) was derived from his opera Benvenuto Cellini, while Le corsaire has at least Byronic overtones. His interest in Shakespeare, increased by his love affair and later unsuccessful marriage with the Shakespearian actress Harriet Smithson, had a further result in the dramatic symphony Romeo and Juliet.

Choral Works

Other important works by Berlioz include the Eight Scenes from Faust, later revised as The Damnation of Faust, one of the most original of a number compositions based on Goethe's drama. The Christmas oratorio L'enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ) is a significant and characteristic work, with the remarkable and extravagantly orchestrated Grande Messe des morts (Requiem) with its brass bands and massed choirs.

Operas

Equally extravagant is the opera Les Troyens (The Trojans), later divided into two parts, The Capture of Troy and The Trojans. Excerpts from the opera, the music for the Royal Hunt and Storm, in which the Carthaginian Queen Dido and her Trojan lover Aeneas realise their love for each other, can be heard in concert programmes.

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8.556678
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BERLIOZ, H.: Benvenuto Cellini (Salzburg Festival, 2007) (NTSC) Naxos
2.110271
Opera DVD
BERLIOZ, H.: Damnation de Faust (La) (excerpts) / MASSENET, J.: Werther (excerpts) (Jobin, Kolassi, Fistoulari) (1954) Naxos Classical Archives
9.80307
Opera
BERLIOZ, H.: Grande symphonie funebre et triomphale (Schmitt, Cologne Choir, Cologne Great Symphonic Brass and String Orchestra, Straub) (1953) Naxos Classical Archives
9.80796
Orchestral
BERLIOZ, H.: Harold en Italie (Toscanini) (1953) Naxos Classical Archives
9.80317
Orchestral
BERLIOZ, H.: Lelio (version by R. Leibowitz) (Charpak, Kerol, Bacquier, New Paris Symphony Association, Leibowitz) (1953) Naxos Classical Archives
9.80813
Choral - Secular
BERLIOZ, H.: Nuits d'ete (Les) / 9 Melodies, Op. 2 (excerpts) / La mort d'Opheli (Songs of Hector Berlioz) (Taylor, Greenhouse, Baldwin) Dorian Sono Luminus
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Vocal
BERLIOZ, H.: Overtures (Royal Philharmonic, Beecham) (1954) Naxos Classical Archives
9.80711
Orchestral
BERLIOZ, H.: Symphonie fantastique (Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, Beinum) (1951) Naxos Classical Archives
9.80699
Orchestral
BERLIOZ, H.: Symphonie fantastique / Le carnaval romain / Benvenuto Cellini: Overture (Cologne Radio Symphony, Bertini) Capriccio
C71094
Orchestral
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2057558
Classical Concert
BERLIOZ, H.: Troyens (Les) (Chatelet, 2003) (Blu-ray, HD) Opus Arte
OABD7059D
Opera DVD
BERLIOZ, H.: Troyens (Les) (orchestral excerpts) (Lamoureux Orchestra, Martinon) (1951) Naxos Classical Archives
9.80633
Orchestral
BERLIOZ: Cantatas Naxos
8.555810
Vocal, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
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100018
Opera DVD
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100003
Opera DVD
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8.660116-17
Opera
BERLIOZ: Enfance du Christ (L') Naxos
8.553650-51
Choral - Sacred
BERLIOZ: Harold in Italy / Les Francs-Juges Naxos
8.553034
Orchestral
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8.110316
Concertos, Orchestral
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102023
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Opera DVD
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8.557274
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BERLIOZ: Overtures Amadis
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8.550231
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BERLIOZ: Requiem (NTSC) Arthaus Musik
102027
Classical Concert
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8.554494-95
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102017
Classical Concert
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BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique Naxos
8.550093
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BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique (Celibidache) (NTSC) Opus Arte
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100351
Opera DVD
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8.578085-86
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8.558198-99
Orchestral, Vocal, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
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8.550008-09
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Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental
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2051229
Classical Concert
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8.554581
Ballet, Orchestral, Choral - Sacred
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8.571074
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7136
Orchestral, Opera
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7140
Orchestral, Opera
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8.555954
Chamber Music
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Opera DVD, Classical Concert
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Ballet, Orchestral
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8.550142
Orchestral
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8.570053
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Classical Concert
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8.557930-31
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2020098
Classical Concert
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2.110504
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2.110519
Classical Concert
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Orchestral
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Orchestral
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9.80527
Orchestral
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8.557860
Orchestral, Opera
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BIS-CD-848
Concertos, Orchestral
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8.578102
Ballet, Orchestral
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7041
Orchestral
SOLTI, Georg: In Rehearsal (NTSC) Arthaus Musik
101069
Classical Documentary
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101068
Classical Documentary
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OA0211D
Opera DVD, Classical Concert
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8.110757-58
Chamber Music, Vocal, Opera, Operetta
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8.110853
Orchestral, Opera
WEBER, C.M. von: Freischutz (Der) (excerpts) / MENDELSSOHN, F.: Midsummer Night's Dream (excerpts) (Furtwangler, Early Recordings, Vol. 3) (1929-1935) Naxos Historical
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Orchestral, Opera
Role: Lyricist 
Album Title
Catalogue No  Work Category 
BERLIOZ, H.: Lelio (version by R. Leibowitz) (Charpak, Kerol, Bacquier, New Paris Symphony Association, Leibowitz) (1953) Naxos Classical Archives
9.80813
Choral - Secular
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OABD7059D
Opera DVD
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8.553650-51
Choral - Sacred
BERLIOZ: La Damnation de Faust (NTSC) Arthaus Musik
102023
Classical Concert
BERLIOZ: Les Troyens (NTSC) Opus Arte
OA0900D
Opera DVD
CHRISTMAS (THE VERY BEST OF) Naxos
8.570344-45
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8.503109
World, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular
CHRISTMAS CAROLS FROM TEWKESBURY ABBEY Naxos
8.553077
Choral - Sacred




 
 
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