In 1830, French composer Hector Berlioz finished writing an innovative program symphony, his Symphonie Fantastique. It's an autobiographical work, the story of a young artist and his insatiable love for the perfect woman. On Tuesday's Performance Today, Andres Orozco-Estrada conducts the Houston Symphony in a performance of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Richard Strauss: Potpourri from Die Schweigsame Frau
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor
Preludes and Intermezzos from Operas
Koch 6520
Gioachino Rossini: Introduction, Theme and Variations in E flat
Jorg Widmann, clarinet; SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden and Freiburg; Tito Munoz, conductor
20th Heidelberg Spring Festival, Congress House, Stadthalle, Heidelberg, Germany
Richard Strauss: Andante in C Major for Horn and Piano
Stewart Rose, horn; Robert Weirich, piano
Skaneateles Festival, First Presbyterian Church, Skaneateles, NY
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387
Artemis Quartet: Vineta Sareika, violin; Anthea Kreston, violin; Gregor Sigl, viola; Eckart Runge, cello
Union College Concert Series, Union College - Memorial Chapel, Schenectady, NY
Hour 2
Hector Berlioz: Rakoczy March
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
Berlioz: Overtures and Opera Excerpts
Telarc 80164
Aaron Copland: Duo for flute and piano
Lorna McGhee, flute; Andrew Armstrong, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
J. S. Bach & Traditional (arr. David Greenberg): Bach on G
Red Priest: Piers Adams, recorders; David Greenberg, violin; Angela East, cello; David Wright, harpsichord
Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique: Movemtents 4 & 5
Houston Symphony; Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor
Jones Hall, Houston, TX
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