Berlioz

A Listener's Guide

By Victor Lederer

Student Resources

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Audio Tracks

01 Symphonie fantastique mp3 - Symphonie fantastique, first movement. Lyon National Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin. From Naxos CD 8.572886, track 2. (14.37)
02 Roman Carnival Overture mp3 - Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice, conducted by Kenneth Jean. From Naxos CD 8.550231, track 3. (8:46)
03 Romeo et Juliette Part II mp3 - Scène d’amour. Lyon National Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin. From Naxos CD 8.573449, track 9. (16.31)
04 La Damnation de Faust, Part III Scene 11 mp3 - Autrefois un Roi de Thulé, Marie-Ange Todorovich as Marguerite; Orchestre Nationale de Lille, conducted by Jean-Claude Casadesus. From Naxos CD 8.660117, track 5. (4:22)
05 La Damnation de Faust, Part IV Scene 16 mp3 - Nature immense (“Invocation to Nature”), Michael Myers as Faust; Orchestre Nationale de Lille, conducted by Jean-Claude Casadesus. From Naxos CD 8.660117, track 15. (4:13)
06 La Damnation de Faust, Part IV Scene 18 mp3 - La Course à l’Abîme ("The Ride to the Abyss"), Michael Myers as Faust; Alain Vernhes as Méphistophélés; Orchestre Nationale de Lille, conducted by Jean-Claude Casadesus. From Naxos CD 8.660117, track 17. (3:39)
07 Requiem Lacrimosa mp3 - (Grand Messe des Morts) Elora Festival Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir, conducted by Noel Edison. From Naxos CD 8.554494, track 6. (9:45)
08 Au Cimetière (Clair de Lune) mp3 - Les Nuits d’Été, Op. 7, H. 81: No. 5. Soile Isokoski, Helsinski Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by John Storgårds. From Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer - Berlioz: Les nuits d'été – Duparc: Songs, track 9. (4:44)
09 L'ile Inconnue mp3 - Les Nuits d’Été, Op. 7, H. 81: No. 6. Soile Isokoski, Helsinski Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by John Storgårds. From Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer - Berlioz: Les nuits d'été – Duparc: Songs, track 9. (3:58)

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