Dennis Marks journeys through
Hector Berlioz 's colouful and eventful life. With readings from the composer's writings by Simon Russell Beale. Plus postcards from Colin Davis , John Eliot Gardiner ,
John Sessions , Raymond Blanc and Ken Russell . Berlioz's Birthplace - La Cote-Saint-Andre, near Grenoble
Messe Solennelle (excerpts) Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et
Romantique, conductor John Eliot Gardiner Then, at approximately:
9.15 Paris - Student Years Trio (Les Francs-Juges)
Soloists, LSO, conductor Colin Davis
Resurrexit (Messe Solennelle) Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et
Romantique, conductor John Eliot Gardiner Capulet 's Ball (Romeo et Juliette) LSO, conductor Colin Davis Overture: Les Francs-Juges London Classical Players, conductor Roger Norrington La Mortde Cleopatre
Jessye Norman (soprano), Paris Orchestra, conductor Daniel Barenboim
Le Roide Thule Frederica von Stade
(mezzo), Chicago SO, conductor Georg Solti Symphonie Fantastique (lstmvt) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Colin Davis
11.00 Rome and the Abruzzi Overture: Le Carnaval Romain
Boston SO, conductor Charles Munch La Belle Voyageuse Diana Montague (mezzo), Lyon Opera Orchestra, conductor John Eliot Gardiner Méditation Religieuse (Tristia) LSO, conductor Colin Davis
La Captive Catherine Robbin (mezzo), Lyon Opera Orchestra/John Eliot Gardiner
Harold in Italy (3rd and 4th mvts) Tabea Zimmermann (viola), LSO/Colin Davis
Shrove Tuesday Scene (Benvenuto Cellini, Actl) Soloists, BBCSO/Colin Davis
12.15pm Paris - Marriage to Harriet Smithson
Symphonie Fantastique (2nd mvt) ORR, conductor John Eliot Gardiner
Dies Irae; Sanctus (Grande Messe des Morts) French Radio Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Leonard Bernstein Benvenuto Cellini (final scene)
Soloists, BBCSO, conductor Colin Davis
1.20 Berlioz and France
An exploration of Berlioz's ambiguous relationship with his native land.
1.40 Paris - Berlioz the Critic
Queen Mab Scherzo (Romeo et Juliette) ORR, conductor John Eliot Gardiner Symphonie Funebre et Triomphale LSO, conductor Colin Davis
1.55 Drama: Harriet by Hattie Naylor .
Harriet Smithson and Hector Berlioz - was this the ultimate Romantic love story? Director Peter Kavanagh
2.10 Travels in Europe
Absence (Les Nuits d'Ete)
Janet Baker (mezzo), New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor John Barbirolli
Le Spectre de la Rose (Les Nuits d 'Ete)
Régine Crespin (soprano), Suisse Romande Orchestra, conductor Ernest Ansermet
La Damnation de Faust (excerpts) Kenneth Riegel (tenor), Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Georg Solti
Overture: Le Corsaire Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Thomas Beecham
3.30 Paris, La Cote-Saint-Andre, Weimar Marche Funebre pour la Dernière Scene d'Hamlet (Tristia) Cleveland Orchestra, conductor Pierre Boulez
L 'Enfance du Christ (excerpts) Soloists, La Chapelle Royale, Champs Elysees
Orchestra, conductor Philippe Herreweghe Overture: Benvenuto Cellini
San Francisco SO, conductor Pierre Monteux
4.15 Back to the Future
Berlioz performers and experts, including John Eliot Gardiner , Katherine Kolb and Julian Rushton , explore the three forces of Romanticism, classicism and the avant-garde at work in Berlioz's masterpieces.
4.30 Weimar, Paris - The Trojans
La Mortd'Ophelie (Tristia) Cleveland Orchestra, conductor Pierre Boulez
L 'Enfance du Christ (excerpts) Soloists, La Chapelle Royale, Champs Elysees
Orchestra, conductor Philippe Herreweghe Te Deum (extract) London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Colin Davis
Les Troyens (excerpts) Soloists, London
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Colin Davis
5.55 Baden-Baden/Paris -the Final Years Overture: Beatrice et Benedict
LSO, conductor Colin Davis
Les Troyens (final scene) Susan Graham, ORR, conductor John Eliot Gardiner Au Cimetière (Les Nuits d'Ete)
Janet Baker (mezzo), New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor John Barbirolli
7.00 La Damnation de Faust
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Colin Davis
Producers Adam Gatehouse , David Gallagher and Andrew Lyle Executive producer Adam Gatehouse
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