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Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

Hector Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique is one part tender love song, one part crazy paranoid hallucination. On Tuesday's Performance Today, we have highlights from this unusual piece on the way from a concert in Cincinnati.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Edward Elgar: Elegy
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Elgar: The Music Makers
Teldec 92374

Franz Schubert: Overture for Strings in C minor, D. 8
Korean Chamber Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland

Traditional Korean: Folk dance melody
Korean Chamber Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland

Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations: Movements 9-15
Houston Symphony; Lawrence Foster, conductor
Jones Hall, Houston, TX

Bob Mintzer: Saxophone Quartet No. 3
Washington Saxophone Quartet
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA

Hour 2

Hector Berlioz: Rakoczy March
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
Berlioz: Overtures and Opera Excerpts
Telarc 80164

Anton Bruckner: Erinnerung in A-flat major
Stephen Hough, piano
Aspen Music Festival, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO

Granville Bantock (arr. Stephen Hough): Song of the Seals
Stephen Hough, piano
Aspen Music Festival, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, CO

Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: Movements 1, 2, 5
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langree, conductor
Cincinnati Music Hall, Springer Auditorium, Cincinnati, OH

Paul Nero (arr. Zabach/Kelly): The Hot Canary
Brian Lewis, violin; Dallas Winds; Jerry Junkin, conductor
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX

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