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Composer of the Week: Berlioz

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With Donald Macleod.

Berlioz described his first visit to the theatre to see Shakespeare as the most important artistic discovery of his life. Donald Macleod examines the influences of literature in the composer's work.

Le Roi de Thule (Eight Scenes from Faust) - Francoise Pollet (soprano), Cord Garben (piano)

Elegie (Irlande, Op2) - Thomas Hampson (baritone), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)

La Fuite en Egypte (L'Enfance du Christ, Op 25) - La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale, Orchestre des Champs-Elysees, conductor Philippe Herreweghe

Sara La Baigneuse - Francoise Pollet (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Cord Garben (piano)

Romeo et Juliette (Finale) - Gilles Cachemaille (bass-baritone), Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique, conductor John Eliot Gardiner

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Presenter:
Donald Macleod
Source: Radio Times

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