Symphonie fantastique

by Hector Berlioz / New York Philharmonic / Leonard Bernstein

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: August 1964
  • Label: Columbia Masterworks
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:07:05
  • Community rating: 4.01/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Leonard Bernstein guides the New York Philharmonic through Berlioz's program symphony with extreme dynamic shifts. The interpretation emphasizes the dramatic, hallucinatory elements of the orchestration, particularly in the heavy brass and percussion of the final 'Witches' Sabbath' movement.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, acoustic, instrumental, orchestral, symphonic, long-form, majestic

Tracklist

  1. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H. 48: I. R锚veries - Passions (13:18)
  2. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H. 48: II. Un bal. Valse (6:14)
  3. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H. 48: III. Sc猫ne aux champs (17:13)
  4. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H. 48: IV. Marche au supplice (4:49)
  5. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H. 48: V. Songe d'une nuit du sabbat (9:47)
  6. Berlioz Takes A Trip - Leonard Bernstein explores the Symphonie fantastique with musical illustrations by the New York Philharmonic (15:41)

Credits

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