Berlioz’s exuberant seascape dates from the early autumn of 1844. In its original form it was composed in Nice, where Berlioz had gone for a holiday after an exhausting summer organising and ...

Andrew Davis is no slouch when it comes to his selection of seven Berlioz Overtures (the missing ones are Les Troyens and Rob Roy). The bustle that opens Le Corsaire will tell you that. Norway's ...

Robin Ticciati's first disc with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra is devoted to the composer who has featured prominently in his programmes since he became their principal conductor in 2009. Few ...

Admirers of Robin Ticciati might be surprised, and not a little frustrated, that his discography has so far been rather small, although at the age of only 28 he still has plenty of time. Prior to this ...

Hector Berlioz meant to evoke the ancient traditions of Carnival in his Roman Carnival Overture. We'll hear it in a concert performance by the Luxembourg Philharmonic, on the road in Troy, New York ...

David Aaron Carpenter is the eloquent viola soloist in Berlioz’s Byronic symphony, which Paganini had hoped would serve as a vehicle for his phenomenal virtuosity. As things turned out, it proved ...

The BBC Concert Orchestra and their Principal Conductor Bramwell Tovey continue the celebration of music by Berlioz, highlighting the composer’s love of Shakespeare and his relationship with his wife, ...

One hundred and fifty years after his death, Berlioz’s music is finally getting the audience it deserves. Why has it taken so long to be loved? The verdict on the composer Hector Berlioz when he died ...

(Le) carnaval romain Thomas Beecham, Conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Hector Berlioz, Composer King Lear Hector Berlioz, Composer Thomas Beecham, Conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Waverley ...