Martinon: Berlioz — Lélio, ou le retour à la vie

Jean Martinon conducts Hector Berlioz’s Lélio, ou le retour à la vie, Op. 14b, H. 55, with Jean Topart as narrator, the Orchestre National de l’ORTF and the French Radio chorus. Conceived as a sequel to Symphonie fantastique, Lélio combines narration, song, chorus and orchestra. Martinon brings out the theatrical and fragmentary structure of the work, in which monologue, vocal lyricism and large choral episodes shape the artist’s return to life.

Recordings

Live performance from 1974. The cast includes Charles Burles, Jean Van Gorp and Nicolai Gedda; the digital edition of the programme was remastered in 2022.

Available formats

Available as File PCM 44.1kHz • 16bit — CD Resolution.

Tracklist

1. Le pêcheur
2. Chœur d’ombres
3. Chanson de brigands
4. Chant de bonheur – La harpe éolienne
5. Fantaisie sur la Tempête de Shakespeare

Credits

Composer: Hector Berlioz
Conductor: Jean Martinon
Narrator: Jean Topart
Orchestra: Orchestre National de l’ORTF
Edition: Capsa Symphōnĭa — CS614

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