{"id":39692,"date":"2024-03-04T19:08:50","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T18:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/d7522b2b-4367-4904-9fc0-a3ba89a2b3b5"},"modified":"2024-03-04T19:39:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T18:39:57","slug":"the-best-berlioz-music-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/the-best-berlioz-music-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The best Berlioz music of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Freya Parr\n <\/p>

Published: Monday, 04 March 2024 at 18:08 PM<\/p>

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Berlioz<\/a><\/strong> has offered a wide range of works to the classical music canon, from symphonies to operas. Here, we pick some of the best Berlioz music to add to your collection. <\/p>

The best Berlioz music of all time<\/h2>
Les Troyens<\/h3>
Berlioz\u2019s greatest, most grandiose opera is full of drama, weird and wonderful orchestrations and vocal magic.<\/p>
Recommended recording:<\/strong>Ben Heppner, Michelle DeYoung, Petra Lang, Sara Mingardo, Peter Mattei, Stephen Milling, Kenneth Tarver, LSO & Chorus\/Colin DavisLSO Live LSO0010<\/p>
<\/div><\/figure><p> <\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/article\/five-essential-works-beethoven\"><strong>Five essential works by Beethoven<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-symphonie-fantastique\">Symphonie fantastique<\/h3><p>Music\u2019s first great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/what-tone-poem\/\"><strong>tone poem<\/strong><\/a> is an advanced work, considering it was written only three years after <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/ludwig-van-beethoven\/\">Beethoven\u2019s<\/a> <\/strong>death.<\/p><p><strong>Recommended recording:<\/strong>London Classical Players\/Roger NorringtonVirgin 628 5792<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4dHYelHzD8MFpGN1QJGqDs?utm_source=oembed&go=1&play=1&nd=1&nd=1\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p> <\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/love-story-behind-berliozs-symphonie-fantastique\/\"><strong>The love story behind Berlioz’s <em>Symphonie fantastique<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-grande-messe-des-morts\">Grande Messe des morts<\/h3><p>Berlioz wasn\u2019t much of a believer, but this 80-minute belter certainly God-fearing \u2013 16 timpani, four antiphonal brass bands, more than 100 strings and 100 voices.<\/p><p><strong>Recommended recording:<\/strong>Peter Schreier, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra\/Charles MunchDG 477 7561<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Berlioz: Requiem Op.5 "Messe Des Morts"; Harold En Italie, Op.16\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6qOjoDOMew9n9oLmH21re6?utm_source=oembed&go=1&play=1&nd=1&nd=1\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p> <\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/best-recordings-respighis-pines-rome\/\"><strong>The best recordings of Respighi’s <em>Pines of Rome<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li><li\/><\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nuits-d-ete\">Nuits d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9<\/h3><p>This attractive song cycle, setting the poetry of Gautier, originally written for baritone or mezzo and piano, has since been rearranged for soprano and orchestra.<\/p><p><strong>Recommended recording:<\/strong>R\u00e9gine Crespin (soprano), L\u2019Orchestre de la Suisse Romande\/Ernest AnsermetDecca 475 712<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Berlioz: Les Nuits d&apos;\u00e9t\u00e9 \/ Ravel: Sh\u00e9h\u00e9razade, &c.\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1wAQtboQtay46yY4BwV0z0?utm_source=oembed&go=1&play=1&nd=1&nd=1\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p> <\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/article\/20-greatest-symphonies-all-time\"><strong>The 20 Greatest Symphonies of all time<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-la-damnation-de-faust\">La damnation de Faust<\/h3><p>Setting Goethe\u2019s poem <em>Faust<\/em>, this large-scale <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/what-oratorio\">oratorio<\/a><\/strong> is written for orchestra,solo voices and chorus.<\/p><p><strong>Recommended recording:<\/strong>Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Paris Op\u00e9ra Chorus, Orchestre de Paris & LSO\/Pr\u00eatre & GibsonEMI 381 4932<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Berlioz 50\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1zkKSUUebgCl7YJ0cGuX0j?utm_source=oembed&go=1&play=1&nd=1&nd=1\"\/><\/div><\/figure><ul><li><strong><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/fifteen-best-romantic-composers\/\">15 of the best Romantic composers<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/tag\/berlioz-reviews\/\">reviews of the latest Berlioz recordings here<\/a><\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Freya Parr Published: Monday, 04 March 2024 at 18:08 PM Berlioz has offered a wide range of works to the classical music canon, from symphonies to operas. Here, we pick some of the best Berlioz music to add to your collection. The best Berlioz music of all time Les Troyens Berlioz\u2019s greatest, most grandiose […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":39693,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/the-best-berlioz-music-of-all-time.jpg",200,200,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/the-best-berlioz-music-of-all-time-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/the-best-berlioz-music-of-all-time.jpg",200,200,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/the-best-berlioz-music-of-all-time.jpg",200,200,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/the-best-berlioz-music-of-all-time.jpg",200,200,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/the-best-berlioz-music-of-all-time.jpg",200,200,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/the-best-berlioz-music-of-all-time.jpg",200,200,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Freya Parr Published: Monday, 04 March 2024 at 18:08 PM Berlioz has offered a wide range of works to the classical music canon, from symphonies to operas. 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