Hector Berlioz, France’s greatest Romantic composer, exemplifies the spirit of his age – yet his genius was also ahead of its time. Reflecting his colourful life, his music is astonishing for its originality and ambition, and for orchestration of groundbreaking brilliance. This, the first-ever complete Berlioz edition, comprises carefully selected recordings and even includes works completely new to the catalogue. The accompanying booklet, lavishly illustrated, contains a fascinating commentary from Berlioz biographer David Cairns, whose words bring the composer’s music still more vividly to life.
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2019 marks the 150th anniversary of Hector Berlioz’s death. Born in 1803 in La Côte-Saint-André near Lyon, he died in Paris on 8th March 1869.
#2 The first-ever complete Berlioz edition · Following the major success of Warner Classics’ complete Debussy edition.
#3 A wealth of milestone recordings and multi-award winners · Carefully selected from the Warner Classics, Erato and Universal catalogues and spanning more than 60 years, from 1956 to 2018, including 2017’s multi-award winner recording of Les Troyens by John Nelson.
#4 A number of world premiere recordings · The set contains a number of works recorded for the very first time, most notably the surviving fragments of the unfinished opera La Nonne sanglante, recorded live in 2018.
Berlioz: Adieu fière cité (from Les Troyens)
Berlioz: Aubade
Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict
Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini
Berlioz: Chant des chemins de fer, H110
Berlioz: Chers Tyriens (from Les Troyens)
Berlioz: Cléopâtre – Scène lyrique, H36
Berlioz: Devant la maison (from La Damnation de Faust)
Berlioz: Erlkönig, H136 (after Schubert)
Berlioz: Fleurs des landes, H124
Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts, Op. 5 (Requiem)
Berlioz: Grande Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, Op. 15
Berlioz: Harold en Italie, Op. 16
Berlioz: Herminie – Scène lyrique, H29
Berlioz: Huit Scènes de Faust
Berlioz: Hymne à la France, H97
Berlioz: Hymne des Marseillais, H51A (Version I)
Berlioz: Hymne pour la consécration du nouveau tabernacle, H135
Berlioz: Irlande, Op. 2
Berlioz: Je vais donc quitter pour jamais, H6
Berlioz: King Lear Overture, Op. 4
Berlioz: L’ impériale – cantata for double chorus & orchestra, H.129 (Op. 26)
Berlioz: L’Enfance du Christ, Op. 25
Berlioz: La belle Isabeau, conte pendant l’orange, Op. 19 No. 5
Berlioz: La captive
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24
Berlioz: La Ménace des Francs, H117
Berlioz: La mort d’Orphée, H25
Berlioz: La Mort d’Ophélie
Berlioz: Le ballet des ombres, H37
Berlioz: Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. 9
Berlioz: Le Chant des Bretons, Op. 13 No. 5, H71B (Version II)
Berlioz: Le Chasseur Danois
Berlioz: Le Cinq mai (chant sur la mort de Napoléon), Op. 6
Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture, Op. 21
Berlioz: Le Jeune Pâtre Breton, Op. 13 No. 4
Berlioz: Le Temple Universel, H137A (Version I)
Berlioz: Le Temple Universel, H137C (Version III)
Berlioz: Le Trébuchet, Op. 13 No. 3
Berlioz: Lélio, ou Le Retour a la vie
Berlioz: Les Champs
Berlioz: Les Francs-juges Overture, Op. 3
Berlioz: Les Nuits d’été, Op. 7
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Berlioz: Marche troyenne (from Les Troyens)
Berlioz: Messe solennelle
Berlioz: Nocturne a 2 voix, H31
Berlioz: Pleure, pauvre Colette
Berlioz: Prière du matin, H112
Berlioz: Quartetto e Coro dei Maggi, H59
Berlioz: Reverie et Caprice, Op. 8
Berlioz: Rob Roy Overture
Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17
Berlioz: Sara la baigneuse, H69
Berlioz: Sardanapale, H50
Berlioz: Scène héroïque (La Révolution grecque), H21A (Version I for choir and orchestra)
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Berlioz: Tantum ergo, H142
Berlioz: Te Deum, Op. 22
Berlioz: Toccata, H99
Berlioz: Toi qui l’aimas, verse des pleurs
Berlioz: Tristia, Op. 18
Berlioz: Veni Creator, H141
Berlioz: Voici des roses (Air de Méphistophélès)
Berlioz: Waverley Overture Op. 1
Berlioz: Zaïde Op. 19 No. 1
Rouget de Lisle: Chant du Neuf Thermidor
Rouget de Lisle: La Marseillaise (arr. Berlioz)
Schubert: Erlkönig, D328
Weber: Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65
– Disc 1 –
1 Les Francs-Juges, Op. 3, H. 23D: Overture – By Sir Roger Norrington
– Disc 2 –
1 Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14, H. 48: I. Rêveries – Passions – By Jean Martinon
– Disc 3 –
1 Lélio, Ou Le Retour À la Vie, Op. 14Bis, H. 55B: VII. “Comme Mon Esprit Flotte Incertain !” (Lélio) – By Jean Martinon
– Disc 4 –
1 Roméo Et Juliette, Op. 17, H. 79, Pt. 1: Introduction – Combats, Tumulte, Intervention Du Prince – By Riccardo Muti
– Disc 5 –
1 Roméo Et Juliette, Op. 17, H. 79, Pt. 4: “Quoi ! Roméo de Retour… Je Vais Dévoiler Le Mystère” (C – By Riccardo Muti
– Disc 6 –
1 Je Vais Donc Quitter Pour Jamais, H. 6 – By Christophe Crapez
– Disc 7 –
1 La Mort D’orphée, H. 25: Introduction – By Michel Plasson
– Disc 8 –
1 Irlande, Op. 2, H. 38: I. Le Coucher Du Soleil, H. 39 – By Thomas Hampson
– Disc 9 –
1 Fleurs Des Landes, Op. 13, H. 124: IV. Le Jeune Pâtre Breton, H. 65D – By John Eliot Gardiner
– Disc 10 –
1 Le Cinq Mai, Op. 6, H. 74 – By Michel Plasson
– Disc 11 –
1 La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: Tambours Et Trompettes Sonnant la Retraite
– Disc 12 –
1 Tristia, Op. 18, H. 119: II. La Mort D’ophélie, H. 92A – By Sabine Devieilhe
– Disc 13 –
1 Messe Solennelle, H. 20A: I. Introduction – By John Eliot Gardiner
– Disc 14 –
1 Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, H. 75: I. Requiem Et Kyrie (Introitus) – By Louis Frémaux
– Disc 15 –
1 Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, H. 75: X. Agnus Dei – By Louis Frémaux
– Disc 16 –
1 ‘Enfance Du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 1: “Dans la Crèche, en Ce Temps, Jésus Venait de Naître” (N – By John Eliot Gardiner
– Disc 17 –
1 L’enfance Du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 3: “Depuis Trois Jours, Malgré L’ardeur Du Vent” (Narrator) – By John Eliot Gardiner
– Disc 18 –
1 Benvenuto Cellini, H. 76A: Overture – By John Nelson
– Disc 19 –
1 Benvenuto Cellini, H. 76A, Act 1: “Vous Voyez, J’espère” (Balducci, Teresa, Ascanio, Cellini, Chorus – By John Nelson
– Disc 20 –
1 Benvenuto Cellini, H. 76A, Act 2: “Quel Contretemps ! Vite, Allons, Ma Rapière !” (Cellini, Teresa, – By John Nelson
– Disc 21 –
1 Béatrice Et Bénédict, H. 138: Overture – By John Nelson
– Disc 22 –
1 Béatrice Et Bénédict, H. 138, Act 1: Entracte – Sicilienne – By John Nelson
– Disc 23 –
1 Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 1: “Ha ! Ha ! Après Dix Ans Passés Dans Nos Murailles” (Un Soldat, – By John Nelson
– Disc 24 –
1 Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 2: Introduction – By John Nelson
– Disc 25 –
1 Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 4: Chasse Royale Et Orage – Pantomime (Chorus) – By John Nelson
– Disc 26 –
1 Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 5: “Va, Ma Soeur, L’implorer” (Didon, Anna) – By John Nelson
– Disc 27 –
1 La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 2: “Voici Des Roses” (Méphistophélès) – By Maurice Renaud
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