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Symphonie fantastique

Live from Saffron Hall, Douglas Boyd conducts the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra in music by Weber and Berlioz. Plus choral works by Berlioz live from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus in London.

Douglas Boyd conducts the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra in music by Weber and Berlioz. Plus choral works by Berlioz from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus. Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique is the stuff of nightmares, obsessions, and dreams, music that illustrates a fearful story and at the same time is full of the most innovative and startling orchestral sounds. Coupled with the Symphony is the Frenchman at his most delicate in one of the earliest orchestral song cycles Les nuits d'Γ©tΓ© (The Nights of Summer). Today it is served with its songs shared between four fine singers of French song - which is how it was originally premiered. Plus Carl Maria von Weber's L’invitation Γ  la valse as orchestrated by Berlioz the master orchestrator - who was author of a seminal orchestration treatise. In the interval the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus performs some of Berlioz's many sacred works.

Live from Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden.

Presented by Georgia Mann

WEBER (orch BERLIOZ): L’invitation à la valse
BERLIOZ: Les nuits d'Γ©tΓ©*

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8pm
INTERVAL Live from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Studios Maida Vale.

Presented by Natasha Riordan

Berlioz: Hymne pour la consecration du nouveau Tabernacle
Berlioz: Chant des cherubins (arrangement of Bortnyansky)
Berlioz: Tantum ergo
Berlioz: Veni Creator

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus
Richard Pearce (organ)
Neil Ferris (conductor)

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BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique Op.14 52'

Hanna Hipp (Mezzo-soprano)*
Jess Dandy (Contralto)*
James Way (Tenor)*
James Newby (Baritone)*
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Douglas Boyd (Conductor)

Part of the Radio 3 celebration
Berlioz - The Ultimate Romantic

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Sun 17 Feb 2019 19:30

Music Played

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    L'invitation Γ  la valse

    Music Arranger: Hector Berlioz. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Douglas Boyd.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Les nuits d'Γ©tΓ©

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Douglas Boyd.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Hymne pour la consecration du nouveau tabernacle

    Performer: Richard Pearce. Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus.
  • Dmitry Bortniansky

    Chant des cherubins

    Music Arranger: Hector Berlioz. Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Neil Ferris.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Tantum ergo

    Performer: Richard Pearce. Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Veni Creator

    Performer: Richard Pearce. Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie Fantastique

    Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Douglas Boyd.
  • Hector Berlioz

    No.11 Finale: Marche Troyenne

    Orchestra: The Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Nelson.

Broadcast

  • Sun 17 Feb 2019 19:30

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