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Composer of the Week: Berlioz

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5/5. Donald Macleod ends his look at the obsessions of Hector Berlioz by exploring two life-long passions, the writings of Virgil and Estelle Duboeuf.
Adieu Bessy, Op 2 No 8
Robert Tear (tenor), Viola Tunnard (piano) Les Troyens a Carthage (Act 5, excerpts)
Montreal Choir and Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
Marche Funèbre pour le Derniere Scene d'Hamlet (Tristia, Op 18 No 3)
Cleveland Orchestra, conductor Pierre Boulez
Repeated on Thursday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Estelle Duboeuf.
Tenor:
Viola Tunnard
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Dido:
Francoise Pollet (soprano)
Aeneas:
Garry Lakes (tenor)
lopas:
Jean-Luc Maurette (tenor)
Anna:
Helen Perraquln (mezzo)
Narbal:
Jean-Philippe Courtis (bass)
Source: Radio Times

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