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Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été; Harold en Italie / Anne Sofie Von Otter, Minkowski

1 CD / Naïve / 2011-11-15

Works: Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, song cycle; La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24
Performers: Tamesit, Antoine; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

Marc Minkowski, Anne Sofie von Otter, Antoine Tamestit and Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble have joined forces to offer a thrilling performance of two...continue...
Recording information: Opéra Royal de Versailles, France (04/2011)....continue...

Berlioz: Harold in Italy; Paganini: Sonata per la Grand Viola / Carpenter, violin; Ashkenazy

1 CD / Ondine / 2011-08-30

Works: Hector Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict, Overture, H. 138; Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Niccolò Paganini: Sonata for gran viola & orchestra in C minor, MS 70
Performers: Carpenter, David Aaron
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

For his second CD release, 25-year-old, New York-born violist David Aaron Carpenter is joined by Vladimir Ashkenazy who leads the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Together they...continue...
Recording information: Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland (04/13/2011-04/16/2011)....continue...

Aled's Christmas Gift / boy soprano

1 CD / Demon Tv / 2010-12-07

Works: Buddy Greene: Mary, Did You Know?, song; William James Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Gustav Holst: In the bleak mid-winter; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; John Goss: See Amid the Winter's Snow, for cho...
Performers: Aitken, Rob; Ashley, Charlotte; Beston, Simon; Brown, Zoe; Coates, Sam; Crawley, Ben; Flanaghan, Katie; Hale, Simon; Hughes, Emilia; Jones, Aled; Kelly, John; Lole, Simon; May, Elizabeth; Palliser, U...

Recording information: Coombehurst Studio, Kingston University, London; FX YourSpace Studios, London; Greendale Studios, London, England.

Responsible for one of the most iconic and enchanting C...continue...

Musqiue Francaise / Michel Plasson [37 CD]

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-22

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Harold in Italy ...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Amyel, Arlette; Armengaud, Jean-Pierre; Barto, Tzimon; Bismuth, David; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Chesis, Linda; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Collardot, Timothee; Cottens, Jacques; Dewar...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel

For 30 years Michel Plasson has recorded French music exclusively for EMI Classics. This exclusive box is truly unique as it covers all the masterpieces...continue...

Berlioz: Harold en Italie / Sylvain Camberling, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-10-20

Works: Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a
Performers: Soucy, Jean-Eric
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain
Ensemble: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-B

Listening to Sylvain Cambreling's interpretations of the music of Berlioz is an experience - a fact already been well documented in several previous recordings. This...continue...

Ultimate Berlioz - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Tristia, for chorus & Orchestra, Op. 18; Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. ...
Performers: Budin, Jeffrey; Davies, Ryland; Holt, Hazel; Imai, Nobuko; Smith, Peter; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Davis, Colin; Dutoit, Charles; Maazel, Lorin; Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Best Concertos 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Pyotr Il'...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ambache, Diana; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Asperen, Bob van; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Broadway, Kenneth; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Capuçon, Gautier; Capu&ccedi...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Davis, Andrew; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; ...
Ensemble: Aalborg Symphony Orchestra; Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Ambache Chamber Orchestra; Auvergne Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Philha...

The latest release in from the top-selling 'BEST 100' series by EMI Classics contains excerpts from the most famous concertos of all time. Each of...continue...

Berlioz: Harold in Italy; Beethoven: 4 Overtures / Igor Markevitch, et al

1 CD / Archipel / 2009-02-12

Works: Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72; Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c; Consecration of the House, overture Op. 12...
Performers: Kirchner, Heinz
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor

Homage / James Ehnes, et al

2 CD / Onyx Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25; Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; Danza Española no 1 (la vida breve); Edward Elgar: La capricieuse, Op. 17; Salut d'amour; Cyril Scott:...
Performers: Ehnes, James [Violin]; Guarneri, Andrea; Laurel, Eduard

On this new CD and DVD Video set, 2008 Grammy and Gramophone Award winning violinist James Ehnes pays tribute to the world’s most celebrated violin-makers....continue...

New Years Concert At The Mariinsky Theater / Gergiev [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Bel Air Classiques / 2007-11-01

Works: Mikhail Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla; Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Johann Strauss II: Annen-Polka, Op. 117; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Pi...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri; Bronfman, Yefim
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg

For the 2007 New Year’s Concert in St. Petersburg, Valery Gergiev led the orchestra and chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre in a riveting program captured...continue...
Run Time: 158 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Subtitles: English
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Berlioz: Harold in Italy, Overtures / Munch, Primrose, BSO

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2007-06-26

Works: Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Béatrice et Bénédict, Overture, H. 138; Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Benvenuto Cellini, Op. 23, Overture; Le car...
Performers: Primrose, William
Conductors: Munch, Charles
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

"In the 1950s, Charles Munch was closely associated with the orchestral music of Hector Berlioz, and his masterful recordings with the Boston Symphony Orchestra of...continue...

Koussevitzky (Box)

4 CD / Membran Import / 2006-04-27

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Franz Liszt: Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikov...
Performers: Primrose, William
Conductors: Koussevitzky, Sergey

Legendary Treasures - William Primrose Vol 4 - Berlioz, etc

1 CD / Doremi / 2005-02-01

Works: Henri: Concerto for viola & orchestra in B minor (falsely attrib. to Handel); Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Fritz Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of P...
Performers: Primrose, William; Rupp, Franz
Conductors: Weissmann, Frieder; Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra; RCA Victor Orchestra

Monumental recordings from 1941 and 1946 by the finest violist of all time, finally restored in excellent, spectacular sound by Doremi. Born in Scotland in...continue...

Toscanini Conducts Berlioz: Harold in Italy, etc / Primrose

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2003-10-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Les francs-juges, Op. 3, Overture; Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17; Rákóczy March, for orchestra (Le damnation de Faust...
Performers: Primrose, William
Conductors: Toscanini, Arturo
Ensemble: NBC Symphony Orchestra

Fanfare
For anyone interested in Berlioz or Toscanini, this is a release to cherish
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Berlioz - Edition du Bicentenaire / Colin Davis, London SO

12 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2003-10-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; La damnation de Faust, Op. 24; Béatrice et Bénédict, opera, H. 138; Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17; Harold in Italy for viola and o...
Performers: Anastassov, Orlin; Barcellona, Daniela; Bezdüz, Bülent; Bezduz, Bulent; Cals, Isabelle; DeYoung, Michelle; Earle, Roderick; Ewing, Alan; Greenan, Andrew; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Lang, ...
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

Berlioz: Harold in Italy / Davis, Zimmermann, London SO

1 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2003-08-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a
Performers: Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Tabea Zimmerman is an impressive violist who manages the solo part as well as anyone has on records. Her tone is robust, smooth, and penetrating,...continue...

Berlioz: Le Corsaire, King Lear, Harold en Italie / Beecham

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-02-01

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; King Lear Overture, Op. 4; Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Trojan March (Les Troyens), H. 133b
Performers: Riddle, Frederick
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"Le Corsaire" was used by Beecham to demonstrate the power of the RPO brass section which Beecham was inordinately proud of. This performance comes from...continue...

The Instruments of the Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Instruments of the Orchestra, narration with musical excerpts; Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Con...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Banks, Kevin; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bostridge, Ian; Burashko, Andrew; Cano, Carmen; Castets, Maryse; Chapelle, Corinne; Clynes, Mandred; Do...
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Posch, Michael; Bogár, István; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Wildner, Johannes; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Clark, Keith...
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Almanac Singers; Aradia Ensemble; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmoni...

Not just a cursory overview of the instruments, this is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk,...continue...

Legendary Treasures - William Primrose Collection Vol 1

1 CD / Doremi / 1998-10-20

Works: Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Arnold Bax: Sonata for viola & piano
Performers: Cohen, Harriet; Primrose, William
Conductors: Koussevitzky, Sergey

Monumental recordings by arguably the finest violist of all time. Included are the first of Primrose's "reference" recordings of Harold in Italy, made in November...continue...

Orchestral Excerpts for Viola / Robert Vernon

1 CD / Summit Records / 1998-01-20

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35; Don Juan, Op. 20; Zoltán Kodály: Háry János, Op. 15; Alberto Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23; Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et C...
Performers: Vernon, Robert

This disc contains solo viola parts of orchestral excerpts with commentary by Robert Vernon....continue...

The Best of Berlioz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-07-29

Works: Hector Berlioz: Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 1...
Performers: Golani, Rivka; Gruppman, Igor
Conductors: Talmi, Yoav; Steinberg, Pinchas; Jean, Kenneth
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Polish National Philharmonic Orchestra Katowice; San Diego Master Chorale; San Diego Symphony Orchestra

Berlioz: Harold in Italy, etc / Golani, Gruppman, Talmi

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-07-12

Works: Hector Berlioz: Les francs-juges, Op. 3, Overture; Rêverie et caprice for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 8; Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16
Performers: Golani, Rivka; Gruppman, Igor
Conductors: Talmi, Yoav
Ensemble: San Diego Symphony Orchestra

"...If the San Diegans aren't quite the crack ensemble, for instance, that John Eliot Gardiner's Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique may be, they nevertheless top its...continue...

Berlioz: Great Orchestral Works / Davis, London SO

2 CD / Philips / 1994-05-10

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9); Le corsaire Overture, Op. 21; Harold in Italy ...
Performers: Imai, Nobuko; Wick, Denis
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir