Berlioz’s famous piece. Popular classical music.
Louis-Hector Berlioz, a master of Romanticism whose portrait once appeared on the French 10-franc note.
Among the works Berlioz created—led by the Symphonie fantastique—are many pieces inspired by literary masterpieces.
He was also a composer who anticipated the direction of Romantic music through large-scale expansions of instrumentation and a richly colorful orchestral technique.
This time, I’ve listed the works that became the starting point of Berlioz’s artistry, dividing them by movement.
I hope you’ll give them a listen.
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A masterpiece by Berlioz. Popular classical music (21–30)
Overture from the opera “Beatrice and Benedict”Louis Hector Berlioz
Overture from the opera Béatrice et Bénédict.
This two-act opera, based on Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing, premiered in 1862 under the baton of Hector Berlioz.
Performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner.
From the Grand Symphony of Funeral and Victory, Movement IILouis Hector Berlioz
From the Grand Symphonie Funèbre et Triomphale, Op.
15: Movement II, Oration Funèbre.
The second movement is almost entirely a solo piece for tenor trombone.
Performed by Erkin Yusupov on trombone with the Central Military Band of Russia.
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From the Grand Symphony of Funeral and Victory, Movement IIILouis Hector Berlioz
From the Grand Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, Op.
15: Movement III, Apothéose.
This symphony was composed for the ceremony of reinterring the victims of the Revolution in a monument.
Performed by the Utah All-State Band, conducted by Samuel Hazo.
Lélio, or The Return to Life No. 1: The FishermanLouis Hector Berlioz
From Lelio, or The Return to Life (Lélio, ou Le retour à la vie), Op.
14b, No.
1: The Fisherman (Le pêcheur).
This work is a sequel to the Symphonie fantastique and is based on Berlioz’s experience of unrequited love.
Tenor: John Irvin; piano: Rita Kaufmann.
The Childhood of ChristHector Berlioz
An oratorio composed by the French Romantic composer Berlioz, known for the Symphonie fantastique.
The French lyrics were also entirely written by Berlioz.
At the time, plagued by harsh criticism rife with prejudice and malice, Berlioz released the work anonymously.
After it was acclaimed by audiences and critics, he later revealed that it was his own composition and regained his reputation.
The Carnival of RomeHector Berlioz
Berlioz was a French composer of the Romantic era.
He was not only a composer but also a music educator who left behind the renowned treatise used as a textbook, “Treatise on Instrumentation.” “Roman Carnival” is the prelude to Act II of the opera Benvenuto Cellini.
Rakoczi March from the dramatic tale The Damnation of FaustHector Berlioz
The Rakoczi March is originally a Hungarian folk song with an unknown composer.
It became famous when Berlioz used it in his own work, The Damnation of Faust.
The Damnation of Faust is based on Faust by the German writer Goethe.
The piece is also used as a Hungarian military march.