Mitropoulos: Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

Dimitri Mitropoulos conducts the New York Philharmonic in Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, one of the foundational scores of orchestral Romanticism.

Recordings

This interpretation dates from 1957.

The reading follows the narrative arc from the opening dreams and passions through the waltz, the scene in the country, the march to the scaffold and the final witches’ sabbath, highlighting Berlioz’s orchestral imagination.

Tracklist

1. I. Rêveries – Passions
2. II. Un bal
3. III. Scène aux champs
4. IV. Marche au supplice
5. V. Songe d’une nuit du sabbat

Credits

Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
Composer: Hector Berlioz
Edition: Capsa Symphōnĭa — CS600

Available formats

File PCM 44.1kHz • 16bit — CD Resolution

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