Search results
March 8, 2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Hector Berlioz, one of the greatest French composers in history. Discover the first-ever complete B...
- 4 min
- 5.3K
- Warner Classics
Feb 1, 2019 · This, the first-ever complete Berlioz edition, comprises carefully selected recordings and even includes works completely new to the catalogue. The accompanying booklet, lavishly illustrated, contains a fascinating commentary from Berlioz biographer David Cairns, whose words bring the composer’s music still more vividly to life.
Symphonie fantastique: Épisode de la vie d'un artiste … en cinq parties ( English: Fantastic Symphony: Episode in the Life of an Artist … in Five Sections) Op. 14, is a programmatic symphony written by Hector Berlioz in 1830. The first performance was at the Paris Conservatoire on 5 December 1830.
Feb 6, 2010 · The Hector Berlioz Website was created by Monir Tayeb and Michel Austin on 18 July 1997; Berlioz: A Listing of his Musical Works created on 1 August 2005, revised 1 September 2005, 15 April 2006, 1 February 2017, and 1 December 2022.
French composer, conductor, and writer on music. Berlioz played a decisive role in the development of program music and modern orchestration. The overwhelming majority of Romantic composers were pianists. Many, such as Chopin and Liszt, were virtuoso performers as well as composers. Hector Berlioz was a notable exception to this rule.
March 8, 1869. Paris, France. Louis Hector Berlioz (December 11, 1803 – March 8, 1869) was a French Romantic composer best known for the Symphonie fantastique, first performed in 1830, and for his Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem) of 1837, with its tremendous orchestral resources. Born into a well-educated family, he was expected to follow in ...
May 11, 2018 · Berlioz is considered to be one of the greatest composers and conductors of the 19th century, having composed approximately 50 compositions, and conducting huge orchestral forces of over 1,000 musicians.
