Berlioz, Hector 1803-1869

Symphonie fantastique op. 14 by Hector Berlioz ( Recording )
1,841 editions published between 1800 and 2011 in 13 languages and held by 2,936 libraries worldwide
"Two historic concerts under the baton of acclaimed Berlioz scholar and conductor John Eliot Gardiner. The first modern performance of the rediscovered Messe solennelle is given in the imposing setting of London's Westminster Cathedral. The popular Symphonie fantastique is played in its original orchestration in the old hall of the Paris Conservatoire where it was premiered in 1830."-- Container.

Requiem, op. 5 by Hector Berlioz ( Recording )
510 editions published between 1838 and 2009 in 8 languages and held by 1,850 libraries worldwide
Berlioz's magnum opus is unrivaled in its grandeur, calling for huge orchestral and choral forces. From the brass fanfares of the "Day of Judgment" to the tender strains of "Agnus Dei," it is a work of pure celestial power. Reprint of the Breitkopf & Hartel, Leipzig, edition.

Treatise on instrumentation by Hector Berlioz ( Book )
320 editions published between 1811 and 2010 in 10 languages and held by 1,693 libraries worldwide
Berlioz's Orchestration Treatise is a classic textbook which has been used as a guide to orchestration and as a source book for the understanding both of Berlioz's music and of orchestral practice in the 19th century. This is the first new English translation of Berlioz's complete text since 1856, and it is accompanied throughout by Hugh Macdonald's extensive and authoritative commentary on the instruments of Berlioz's time and on his own orchestral practice, as revealed in his scores. It also includes extracts from Berlioz's writings on instruments in his Memoirs and in his many articles for the Parisian press. The Treatise has been highly valued both for its technical information about instruments but also for its poetic and visionary approach to the art of instrumentation. Berlioz was not only one of the great orchestrators of the nineteenth century, he was also the author with the clearest understanding of the art.--Publisher description.

Harold in Italy op. 16 by Hector Berlioz ( Recording )
553 editions published between 1834 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 1,671 libraries worldwide
Harold en Italie: Symphonie en quatre parties avec un alto principal, op.16 / Tristia: Recueil de morceaux détachés pour choeur et orchestre, op.18. Textes: Thomas Moore et Ernest Legouvé / Les Troyens à Carthage: Prélude.

La damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz ( )
1,051 editions published between 1840 and 2009 in 14 languages and held by 1,631 libraries worldwide
Programmaboekje met artikelen over de Franse componist (1803-1869), gevolgd door de tekst van de opera in het Nederlands en Frans.

Roméo et Juliette by Hector Berlioz ( Recording )
615 editions published between 1839 and 2011 in 11 languages and held by 1,502 libraries worldwide
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L'enfance du Christ by Hector Berlioz ( Recording )
486 editions published between 1854 and 2009 in 8 languages and held by 1,461 libraries worldwide
Victoria de Los Angeles, Nicolai Gedda, Ernest Blanc, Roger Soyer, Xavier Deprax, Rene Duclos Chorus, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Andre Cluytens conductor.

Les nuits d'été op. 7 by Hector Berlioz ( Recording )
388 editions published between 1800 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 1,408 libraries worldwide
CD-ROM track contains an interactive listening guide to the music and background articles.

Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz ( Recording )
377 editions published between 1864 and 2011 in 9 languages and held by 1,342 libraries worldwide
Sir John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Monteverdi Choir, Choeur du Theatre du Chatelet and Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique in Berlioz's towering opera, recorded in High Definition at Le Chatlet, Paris. With Gregory Kunde and Anna Caterina Antonacci.

The art of music and other essays = (A travers chants) by Hector Berlioz ( Book )
149 editions published between 1819 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 1,328 libraries worldwide
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) was equally prominent as composer and author. According to Harold Schonberg, he was the "foremost music critic of his time, possibly of all time." A Travers Chants is the collection of writings he himself selected from his thirty-odd years of musical journalism. These essays cover a wide spectrum of intellectual inquiry: Beethoven's nine symphonies and his opera, Fidelio; Wagner and the partisans of the "Music of the Future"; Berlioz's idols - Gluck, Weber, and Mozart. There is an eloquent plea to stop the constant rise in concert pitch (an issue still discussed today), a serious piece on the place of music in church, and a humorous and imaginative account of musical customs in China. But Berlioz's writings also contain biting satire and ridicule - of opera singers, of the Academy, of dilettantism.