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.