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Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique - Sir Georg Solti, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra / London Records LP Stereo
CS6790
Symphonie fantastique: Épisode de la vie d'un artiste … en cinq parties (Fantastical Symphony: Episode in the Life of an Artist … in Five Sections) Op. 14, is a program symphony written by the French composer Hector Berlioz in 1830. It is an important piece of the early Romantic period. The first performance was at the Paris Conservatoire on 5 December 1830. Franz Liszt made a piano transcription of the symphony in 1833 (S. 470).
Leonard Bernstein described the symphony as the first musical expedition into psychedelia because of its hallucinatory and dream-like nature, and because history suggests Berlioz composed at least a portion of it under the influence of opium. According to Bernstein, "Berlioz tells it like it is. You take a trip, you wind up screaming at your own funeral."
In 1831 Berlioz wrote a lesser-known sequel to the work, Lélio, for actor, soloists, chorus, piano and orchestra.
Tracklist:
| A1 | Rêveries - Passions (Largo - Allegro Agitato E Appassionato Assai) |
15:30 | |
| A2 | Un Bal (Valse - Allegro Non Troppo) | 6:15 | |
| B1 | Scène Aux Champs (Adagio) | 15:00 | |
| B2 |
Marche Au Supplice (Allegretto Non Troppo) | 4:50 | |
| B3 | Songe D'Une Nuit De Sabbat (Larghetto - Allegro) | 10:05 |
