John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique - Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Messe Solennelle (2007/1991)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Latin (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 7.75 Gb (DVD9) | 112 min
Classical | DECCA
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Latin (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 7.75 Gb (DVD9) | 112 min
Classical | DECCA
John Eliot Gardiner conducts his Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique through two concerts of Berlioz compositions. The 'Symphonie Fantastique' is an orchestral tour de force which is central to the repertoire of every major orchestra. It is performed here on original instruments in its original 1830s orchestration in the atmospheric old hall of the Paris Conservatoire where it was first heard. Also included is the first performance of the newly discovered 'Messe Solennelle' with the Monteverdi choir. Written when Berlioz was just 20 years old, it was thought lost until its rediscovery in 1992. The first performance of this large-scale Mass for 150 years was filmed in London's Westminster Cathedral. Gardiner's period-instrument orchestra gives characteristically idiomatic performances of these seminal works (which are also linked thematically, through Berlioz's extensive re-use of material from the Messe).
Cast:
Donna Brown, soprano
Jean Luc Viala, tenor
Gilles Cachemaille, bass
The Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Conductor - John Eliot Gardiner
01. Symphonie fantastique - Titles
Symphonie fantastique, Op.14, H.48
02. I. Rêveries. Passions (Largo - Allegro agitato ed appassionato assai)
03. II. Un bal (Valse: Allegro non troppo)
04. III. Scène aux champs (Adagio)
05. IV. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)
06. V. Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat (Larghetto - Allegro - Ronde du Sabbat: Poco meno mosso)
07. Closing Titles
08. Messe solennelle - Titles
Messe solennelle (Ed. Hugh J.MacDonald (1940-))
09. Introduction - Kyrie
10. Gloria
11. Gratias
12. Quoniam
13. Credo
14. Incarnatus
15. Crucifixus
16. Resurrexit (original version)
17. Motet pour l'Offertoire
18. Sanctus
19. O Salutaris
20. Agnus Dei
21. Domine, salvum
22. Closing Credits