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Berlioz - Royal Hunt And Storm from ''The Trojans''; Love Scene from ''Romeo and Juliet''; Funeral March For The Final Scene Of Hamlet; Flight Into Egypt Overture from ''The Childhood of Christ'' / Chandos Aduio CD 1992 / CHAN 6587
UPC 095115658727
Les Troyens ([le tʁwa.jɛ̃]; in English: The Trojans) is a French grand opera in five acts, running for about five hours, by Hector Berlioz. The libretto was written by Berlioz himself from Virgil's epic poem the Aeneid; the score was composed between 1856 and 1858. Les Troyens is Berlioz's most ambitious work, the summation of his entire artistic career, but he did not live to see it performed in its entirety. Under the title Les Troyens à Carthage, the last three acts were premièred with many cuts by Léon Carvalho's company, the Théâtre Lyrique, at their theatre (now the Théâtre de la Ville) on the Place du Châtelet in Paris on 4 November 1863, with 21 repeat performances. The reduced versions run for about three hours. After decades of neglect, today the opera is considered by some music critics as one of the finest ever written.
| Label: | Chandos – CHAN 6587 |
|---|---|
| Series: | Chandos Collect |
| Format: |
CD
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| Country: | Germany |
| Released: |
1992 |
| Genre: | Classical |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Beatrice And Benedict Overture | 8:46 | |
| 2 | Romeo And Juliet - Love Scene | 16:55 | |
| 3 | The Flight Into Egypt Overture | 7:06 | |
| 4 | The Trojans - Royal Hunt And Storm | 10:36 | |
| 5 | Funeral March For The Final Scene Of Hamlet |
8:37 |
- Chorus – N. S. W. Conservatorium Of Opera School* (tracks: 4, 5)
- Composed By – Hector Berlioz
- Conductor – Robert Pikler
