Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Berlioz the Symphonist
Thursday 26 May 2005 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Thursday 16 June 2005 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
'Beethoven opened up before me a new world of music' - so said the composer Hector Berlioz. Donald MacLeod explores the influence of Berlioz's hero on his work.
Playlist:
Extracts from The Damnation of Faust: Merci, doux crepuscule; Nature Immense
Placido Domingo (tenor)
Choir and Orchestra of Paris
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
Harold in Italy
Yehudi Menuhin (viola)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
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