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.
Playlist
| Berlioz’s famous piece. Popular classical music. | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | Second Movement from Symphonie fantastiqueLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Symphonies represented by Hector Berlioz… |
| 2 | Symphony “Harold in Italy,” 4th movementLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | One of Louis-Hector Berlioz’s representative works is... |
| 3 | Sanctus, No. 9 from the RequiemLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Ecto..., known as an innovator of Romantic music, |
| 4 | Symphonie fantastique, Movement ILouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Symphonie fantastique (“Fantastical Symphony”… |
| 5 | “Rakoczi March” from The Damnation of FaustLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | A march named after Hungary's national hero... |
| 6 | Overture “Roman Carnival”Louis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | This overture, known as a masterpiece of Romantic music… |
| 7 | Te Deum, No. 1: HymnLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | This is a work that magnificently expresses praise to God. A grand compo… |
| 8 | From Requiem, Movement I: Requiem and KyrieLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Requiem by Louis-Hector Berlioz |
| 9 | Overture from the opera “Benvenuto Cellini”Louis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | A splendid overture by a master of the French Romantic school... |
| 10 | Symphonie fantastique, Fourth MovementLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Symphonie fantastique (“Fantastical Symphony”… |
| 11 | From the Requiem, No. 2: Dies Irae, The Wondrous TrumpetLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | The grand religious work by a composer who represents Romantic music… |
| 12 | From the Requiem, No. 6: Day of TearsLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | When the tearful day comes, the people who will rise from the ashes… |
| 13 | Symphony “Harold in Italy,” First MovementLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Centered on the collaboration between solo viola and orchestra… |
| 14 | Dreams and CapriccioLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Hector Berlioz’s only violin … |
| 15 | Symphonie Fantastique, Movement VLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Symphonie fantastique (“Fantastical Symphony”… |
| 16 | Overture ‘Waverley’, Op. 1Louis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Among Hector Berlioz’s works, the point of origin… |
| 17 | From the Grand Symphony of Requiem and Victory, Movement ILouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | To the heroes of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars… |
| 18 | From Dramatic Symphony ‘Romeo and Juliet’, Part IILouis Hector Berlioz |  | Innovative... depicting Shakespearean tragedies through music |
| 19 | From Symphonie fantastique, Movement IIILouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Symphonie fantastique (“Fantastical Symphony”… |
| 20 | From the Requiem, No. 10: Agnus DeiLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Requiem by Louis-Hector Berlioz |
| 21 | Erlkönig (arranged by Hector Berlioz)Franz Schubert |  play_arrow | The Fate of Parent and Child Painted by the Demon King's Music |
| 22 | Requiem, No. 4: King of Terrible MightLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Requiem – For the Deceased… |
| 23 | Symphony “Harold in Italy,” Second MovementLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Symphony 'Harold in Italy (Harold… |
| 24 | Symphony “Harold in Italy,” Third MovementLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Symphony 'Harold in Italy (Harold… |
| 25 | From Part I of the dramatic symphony ‘Romeo and Juliet’Louis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Dramatic Symphony “Romeo and Juliet (Rom… |
| 26 | From Dramatic Symphony “Romeo and Juliet,” Part IIILouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs the love scene from Romeo and Juliet. |
| 27 | From Dramatic Symphony ‘Romeo and Juliet’, Part 7Louis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Dramatic Symphony “Romeo and Juliet (Rom… |
| 28 | Overture “The Corsair”Louis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Overture “Le corsaire (The Corsair)” Compos… |
| 29 | Overture from the opera “Beatrice and Benedict”Louis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | The opera “Beatrice and Benedict (Béat…” |
| 30 | From the Grand Symphony of Funeral and Victory, Movement IILouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | The Grand Symphony of Funeral and Victory (Grand sym…) |
| 31 | From the Grand Symphony of Funeral and Victory, Movement IIILouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | The Grand Symphony of Funeral and Victory (Grand sym…) |
| 32 | Lélio, or The Return to Life No. 1: The FishermanLouis Hector Berlioz |  | Lélio, or the Return to Life (Lélio,… |
| 33 | The Childhood of ChristHector Berlioz |  play_arrow | the acclaimed oratorio composed by Berlioz |
| 34 | The Carnival of RomeHector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Berlioz was a French composer of the Romantic era... |
| 35 | Rakoczi March from the dramatic tale The Damnation of FaustHector Berlioz |  play_arrow | The “Rákóczi March” was originally a Hungarian... |
| 36 | Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | A Fantastic Symphony composed on the basis of a broken heart |
| 37 | Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath (from Symphonie fantastique), Fifth MovementHector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Frenzied Funeral March of the Witch and the Ghost |
| 38 | Symphonie fantastique, Movement I: Dreams, PassionsHector Berlioz | play_arrow | A musical fantasy born from the woes of heartbreak |
| 39 | ElegyHector Berlioz |  play_arrow | The chorus and orchestra composed by Berlioz... |
| 40 | Lélio, or the Return to Life, No. 4: Song of HappinessLouis Hector Berlioz |  play_arrow | Lélio, or the Return to Life (Lélio,… |
| 41 | Symphonie fantastiqueHector Berlioz |  play_arrow | This is Berlioz’s first symphony. Despair in love... |