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Way ahead of his time, misunderstood, and a rebel. It is difficult to believe, as we hail Beethoven's achievements, that the great German composer had only been dead three years when Berlioz wrote the erotic Symphonie Fantastique. It was not progress, it was a quantum leap forward for music.

Yet he was often shunned, the size and scope of such operas as The Trojans totally alien to those who were still trying to come to terms with the comparative conservatism of Beethoven's Fidelio. Just imagine Brahms was not yet born!

This disc is the ideal way to appreciate just how great and significant was his music. From the boisterous Roman Carnival Overture, to the chilling March to the Scaffold, here is the very best of Berlioz.

It is presented in outstanding performances, many from the partial cycle of Berlioz made for Naxos by the virtuoso orchestra from San Diego. And it even contains a novelty to titillate those who think they know a lot about Berlioz, with the Rêverie et Caprice, a work of stunning beauty for violin and orchestra.

Disc 1

Le Carnaval romain: Overture, Op. 9

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Performed by: San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Hector Berlioz
Conducted by: Yoav Talmi

Le Carnaval romain: Overture, Op. 9 - 09:02

Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: A Ball

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Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Hector Berlioz
Conducted by: Pinchas Steinberg

Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: A Ball - 06:35

Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: March to the Scaffold

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Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Hector Berlioz
Conducted by: Pinchas Steinberg

Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: March to the Scaffold - 04:57

Harold en Italie, Op. 16: Serenade of a Mountaineer in the Abruzzi to His Mistress

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Performed by: San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Hector Berlioz
Conducted by: Yoav Talmi
Rivka Golani, viola

Serenade of a Mountaineer in the Abruzzi to His Mistress - 06:51

Les Troyens: Royal Hunt and Storm

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Performed by: San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Hector Berlioz
Conducted by: Yoav Talmi

Les Troyens: Royal Hunt and Storm - 09:29

Reverie et Caprice, Op. 8

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Performed by: San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Hector Berlioz
Conducted by: Yoav Talmi
Igor Gruppman, violin

Reverie et Caprice, Op. 8 - 08:39

Romeo et Juliette: Scherzo, Queen Mab

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Performed by: San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Hector Berlioz
Conducted by: Yoav Talmi

Romeo et Juliette: Scherzo, Queen Mab - 08:15

Romeo et Juliette: Love Scene

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Performed by: San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Hector Berlioz
Conducted by: Yoav Talmi

Romeo et Juliette: Love Scene - 18:06

La Damnation de Faust: Marche hongroise (Rakoczy March)

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Performed by: Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra (Katowice)
Composed by: Hector Berlioz
Conducted by: Kenneth Jean

La Damnation de Faust: Marche hongroise (Rakoczy March) - 04:14

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Composer(s)/ Author(s):
Berlioz, Hector

Conductor(s):
Jean, Kenneth; Steinberg, Pinchas; Talmi, Yoav

Orchestra(s):
Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra (Katowice); San Diego Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Artist(s):
Golani, Rivka; Gruppman, Igor

Label: Naxos Best Of...
UPC: 730099667821
Item Number: 8556678
Release Date: Jan 1, 2000