Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique – Classic FM Hall of Fame Collection
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique – Classic FM Hall of Fame Collection
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Few works in the orchestral canon match the sheer audacity of Hector Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique (1830). A fever-dream in five movements, it charts an artist's obsessive love through opium-laced visions — from the ballroom waltz of Un Bal to the grotesque revelry of the Witches' Sabbath. This Classic FM Hall of Fame Collection disc pairs the symphony with two further Berlioz masterworks, offering an authoritative survey of his orchestral genius.
Programme
- L'Enfance du Christ: The Shepherd's Farewell
- Les Troyens: Royal Hunt and Storm (9:10)
- Symphonie Fantastique: Rêveries, Passions · Un Bal · Scène aux Champs · Marche au Supplice · Songe d'une Nuit de Sabbat
Total playing time: 64:20. Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Colin Davis and Louis Frémaux.
Format & Dimensions
Standard jewel-case CD. Dimensions: 142 × 125 × 10 mm (5.6 × 4.9 × 0.4 in). Weight: approximately 100 g (3.5 oz).