ULTIMATE BERLIOZ BOX - 5 CDS

CD 1
1.
Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): 1. Rêveries - Passions
2.
Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): 2. A Ball
3.
Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): 3. Scene in the Country
4.
Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): 4. March to the Scaffold
5.
Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ('Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties'), H.48 (Op. 14): 5. Dream of a Witches' Sabba

New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta

Disc 2:
1.
Harold en Italie (Harold in Italy), symphony for viola & orchestra, H. 68 (Op. 16): 1. Harold in the Mountains
2.
Harold en Italie (Harold in Italy), symphony for viola & orchestra, H. 68 (Op. 16): 2. March of the Pilgrims
3.
Harold en Italie (Harold in Italy), symphony for viola & orchestra, H. 68 (Op. 16): 3. Serenade
4.
Harold en Italie (Harold in Italy), symphony for viola & orchestra, H. 68 (Op. 16): 4. Brigands' Orgy

Nobuko Imai (viola)
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis

5.
Tristia, for chorus & orchestra (or piano), H. 119 (Op. 18): 1. Méditation religieuse (Religious Reflection)
6.
Tristia, for chorus & orchestra (or piano), H. 119 (Op. 18): 2. La Mort d'Ophélie (Death of Ophelia)
7.
Tristia, for chorus & orchestra (or piano), H. 119 (Op. 18): 3. Funeral March for the Closing Scene of 'Hamlet'

John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis

8.
Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a: Prelude

London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis

Disc 3:
1.
Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9): Overture
2.
Benvenuto Cellini, opera, H. 76a, Op. 23: Overture
3.
Waverly Overture (Grande Ouverture de Waverly) for orchestra, H. 26 (Op. 1)
4.
Béatrice et Bénédict, opera, H. 138: Overture
5.
King Lear Overture (Grande Ouverture du roi Lear), for orchestra, H. 53 (Op. 4)
6.
Les Francs-Juges, opera, H. 23a (fragments): Overture
7.
Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a: Prelude
8.
Le Corsaire, overture for orchestra, H. 101 (Op. 21): Overture

Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Charles Dutoit

Disc 4:
1.
Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 1. Requiem - Kyrie
2.
Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 2. Dies irae - Tuba mirum
3.
Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 3. Quid sum miser
4.
Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 4. Rex tremendae
5.
Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 5. Quaerens me
6.
Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 6. Lacrymosa
7.
Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 7. Offertorium
8.
Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 8. Hostias

Disc 5:
1.
Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 9. Sanctus
2.
Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5): 10. Agnus Dei

Kenneth Riegel (tenor)
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel

3.
Tantum ergo, for 2 sopranos, alto, female chorus & organ, H. 142
4.
Veni Creator, motet for 3 voices & chorus, H. 141
5.
Le Temple universel, for double chorus & organ or unaccompanied male chorus, H. 137

Hazel Holt (soprano), Peter Smith (harmonium), Gillian Hull (contralto), Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano)
Heinrich Schütz Choir and Chorale
Sir Roger Norrington

6.
Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, for band, strings & chorus ad lib, H. 80 (Op. 15): 1. Marche funèbre (Funeral March)
7.
Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, for band, strings & chorus ad lib, H. 80 (Op. 15): 2. Oraison funèbre (Funeral Oration)
8.
Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, for band, strings & chorus ad lib, H. 80 (Op. 15): 3. Apothéose (Apotheosis)

Jeffrey Budin (trombone)
Choeur de l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Charles Dutoit