Berlioz: The Great Classical Collection

William Primrose (viola), Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Faust: Richard Verreau - tenor, Méphistophélès: Michel Roux - bass, Marguerite: Consuelo Rubio - mezzo, Brander: Pierre Mollet – baritone, Jean Giraudeau (tenor), Story Teller: Cesare Valletti - tenor, Maria: Florence Kopleff - alto, Joseph:...

Release Date: 21st Jul 2014
Catalogue No: 600166
Label: Documents

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Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

1954
Berliner Philharmoniker
Igor Markevitch

Berlioz: Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9

1994
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras

Berlioz: Harold en Italie, Op. 16

1958
William Primrose (viola)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch

Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été, Op. 7

1955
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch

Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17 (excerpts)

1957
Berliner Philharmoniker
Lorin Maazel

Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24

1959
Faust: Richard Verreau - tenor; Méphistophélès: Michel Roux - bass; Marguerite: Consuelo Rubio - mezzo; Brander: Pierre Mollet – baritone
Chœur Enfants RTF & Orchestre Lamoureux Paris
Igor Markevitch

Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts, Op. 5 (Requiem)

1958
Jean Giraudeau (tenor)
Chorus of Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française, Theatre Orchestra of Paris National Opera
Hermann Scherchen

Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini Overture

1995
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Alexander Gibson

Berlioz: Les Francs-juges Overture, Op. 3

1995
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Alexander Gibson

Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture, Op. 21

1995
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Alexander Gibson

Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict, Op. 27: Overture

1995
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Alexander Gibson

Berlioz: Waverley Overture Op. 1

1995
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Alexander Gibson

Berlioz: King Lear Overture, Op. 4

1995
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Alexander Gibson

Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25

1957
Story Teller: Cesare Valletti - tenor; Maria: Florence Kopleff - alto; Joseph: Gérard Souzay - baritone Polydorus, Herodes (father of a family): Giorgio Tozzi - bass
The New England Conservatory Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch

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This 10-CD set presents a wide-ranging collection of the works of the 19th century French composer Hector Berlioz. Included here are his two great purely orchestral pieces, Symphonie Fantastique and Harold in Italy, alongside music from the dramatic works Romeo and Juliet and The Damnation of Faust. Also featured are his monumental choral requiem Grande Messe des Morts, the song cycle Les Nuits d’Été, and a selection of some of his best known overtures.

Some of the recordings in this set are considered to be amongst the best ever made, including an exceptional recording of the Grande Messe des Morts conducted by Hermann Scherchen and produced in 1958 in L’Église Saint-Louis des Invalides, where the piece had received its premiere in 1837. Another classic performance featured is that of the oratorio La damnation de Faust made in 1959 and directed by Igor Markevich, a conductor who became especially revered for his interpretations of Berlioz. The French conductor Charles Munch was also recognised as a Berlioz specialist, and a rarely-heard recording of him directing a performance of the sacred trilogy L’Enfance du Christ, one which originated in the U.S.A in 1957, is also included.

Among the legendary vocal soloists featured are Gérard Souzay, Victoria de los Angeles and Cesare Valletti, In addition, many of the greatest orchestras in the world, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, and L’Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra can be heard in the collection conducted by the likes of Lorin Maazel, André Cluytens and Sir Charles Mackerras.

Artists

Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chœur Enfants RTF & Orchestre Lamoureux Paris, Chorus of Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française, Theatre Orchestra of Paris National Opera, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The New England Conservatory Chorus & Boston Symphony Orchestra, Igor Markevitch, Sir Charles Mackerras, Charles Munch, Lorin Maazel, Hermann Scherchen, Sir Alexander Gibson

Berlioz: The Great Classical Collection

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