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Harold en Italie

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Harold en Italie

Descriptive symphony by Hector Berlioz, Op. 16, for solo viola and orchestra, based on Lord Byron's Childe Harold, composed in 1834 and first performed in Paris, France, on 23 November of that year. It was suggested by Paganini, but not played by him.
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This is a relatively early stereo recording that still sounds very well more than 40 years on: the discs are filled out with an earlier (1955) mono recording of Berlioz's Harold en Italie, with Markevitch leading the Berlin Philharmonic and viola soloist Heinz Kirchner.
La Damnation De Faust. (CDs) by Gooding, Wayne / Opera Canada
The first is the "subscription concert" Berlioz: the composer known for his concert overtures, the Symphonie Fantastique and, on a good day, the Harold en Italie viola concerto.
Les Troyens. (Opera note) by Penrose, James F. / New Criterion
 
 
 
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