Description
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique / Hungarian State Orchestra / Conducted: János Ferencsik / HUNGAROTON LP STEREO SLPX 12713
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).
The American composer and conductor 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:
| I. Álmodozások, Szenvedélyek / Rêveries / Passions | ||
| A1 | Largo - Allegro Agitato E Appassionato Assai | 14:40 |
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II. Bál / Un Bal |
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| A2 | Valse. Allegro Non Troppo | 6:44 |
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III. Jelenet A Mezőn / Scène Aux Champs |
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| A3 | Adagio | 9:23 |
| B1 | (Befejezés / Conclusion) | 8:06 |
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IV. Menet A Vérpadra / Marche Au Supplice |
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| B2 | Allegretto Non Troppo | 5:05 |
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V. Boszorkányszombat / Songe D'Une Nuit Du Sabbat |
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| B3 | Larghetto - Allegro - Ronde Du Sabbat | 10:08 |
- Composed By – Hector Berlioz
- Conductor – János Ferencsik
- Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Attila Balogh
- Producer – Péter Ella
