Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic composer and conductor. His output includes orchestral works such as the ...
People also ask
What is Hector Berlioz well known for?
What did Berlioz think of Beethoven?
What is the famous artwork of Hector Berlioz?
How old was Berlioz when he died?
Hector Berlioz was a French composer, critic, and conductor of the Romantic period, known largely for his Symphonie fantastique (1830), the choral symphony ...
Hector Berlioz
French composer and conductor
Louis-Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer and conductor. His output includes orchestral works such as the Symphonie fantastique and Harold in Italy, choral pieces including the Requiem and ... Wikipedia
Born: December 11, 1803, French First Republic
Died: March 8, 1869 (age 65 years), Rue de Calais, Paris, France
Parents: Louis Berlioz and Marie-Antoinette-Joséphine Marmion
Children: Louis Berlioz
Spouse: Marie Recio (m. 1854–1862), Harriet Smithson (m. 1833–1854), and Harriet Smithson (m. 1833–1843)
Siblings: Prosper Berlioz, Nanci Berlioz, Louise-Julie Virginie Berlioz, and more
Compositions
Symphonie fantastique
La damnation de Faust
Requiem
Roméo et Juliette
Harold in Italy, Symphony in Four Parts with Viola Obbligato
Le carnaval romain
Les Troyens
Rákóczi March
Béatrice et Bénédict
Symphonie fantastique (The March to the Scaffold)
Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale
Benvenuto Cellini
Shepherds’ Farewell
Le Corsaire op. 21: Ouverture, H 101
Lelio, ou le retour a la Vie
L'Adieu des Bergers
Tristia
La mort de Cléopâtre
Zaïde
Les francs-juges
Veni Creator Spiritus
Tantum ergo
Intrata di Rob-Roy MacGregor, overture
Scène héroïque (La révolution grecque)
Béatrice et Bénédict: Acte I. Text "Pour Signor Léonato, gouverneur de la ville de Messine"
La Damnation de Faust : Deuxième Partie : Scène 6. Fugue sur le thème de la Chanson de Brander « Amen » (Brander, Chœur)
La Nonne sanglante, H. 91
L'Enfance du Christ : Première partie « Le Songe d’Hérode »
Chant guerrier, op. 2b no. 3, H. 41
Benvenuto Cellini, op. 23: Act 2: Bien Heuruex Les Matelots (Cellini, Ascanio, Chœur)
Le Carnaval romain, ouverture pour orchestre, op. 9
Béatrice et Bénédict: Acte II. Text "Et ce n'est pas Bénédict qui dira le contraire"
La Damnation de Faust : Deuxième partie : Chœur de buveurs : « A boire encor ! Du Vin »
The Trojans: Act III, no. 18. “Hail, all hail to the Queen”
Lélio oder Die Rückkehr ins Leben, op. 14b: III. Räuberlied
Lélio oder Die Rückkehr ins Leben, op. 14b: II. Geisterchor
Chanson à boire, op. 2b no. 5, H. 43
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Deuxième Partie
Benvenuto Cellini, op. 23: Act 1: Cellini! (Teresa, Cellini, Fieramosca)
L’Origine de la harpe, op. 2b no. 7, H. 45
La Mort de Cléopâtre : II. Lento cantabile « Ah ! qu’ils sont loin ces jours, tourment de ma mémoire »
Le coucher du soleil, op. 2b no. 1, H. 39
Lélio, ou Le Retour à la vie, op. 14b: VIa. Narration « Mais pourquoi m’abandonner » (Lélio)
Danse des sylphes de La damnation de Faust de Hector Berlioz, S. 474a
Benvenuto Cellini, op. 23: Act 2: Prelude
La Belle Isabeau
Béatrice et Bénédict : Acte II. No. 15 Scherzo duettino « L’amour est un flambeau »
Béatrice et Bénédict: Acte I. Text "Avec l'impétuosité qui convient"
Sérénade agreste à la madone sur la thème des pifferari romains, H 98
Irlande
Benvenuto Cellini, op. 23: Act 1: Cette Somme T'est Due (Ascanio, Cellini, Chœur)
Show more
Show less
French composer Hector Berlioz was born December 11, 1803 in La Côte-St-André, Isêre, the son of a physician.
The great 19th century French composer Hector Berlioz holds a unique place in musical history. Far ahead of his time, he was one of the most original of ...
Sep 7, 2024 · One of the most revolutionary of the great composers, really only Ives was so far ahead of his time and he wasn't a professional musician.
Aug 6, 2024 · The Romantic-era composer, the focus of this year's Bard Music Festival, wrote works that sprang from a mind capable of thinking only in pipe dreams.
Hector Berlioz Timeline - World History Encyclopedia
www.worldhistory.org › timeline › Hector_Berlioz
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) was the leading French composer of Romantic music, best known for his innovative Symphonie fantastique and use of large-scale ...
The New Berlioz Edition presents the authentic texts of the works of Hector Berlioz in a form aimed at satisfying both scholarly and practical performance ...
Berlioz was an influential music critic. He wrote about Giacomo Meyerbeer, Mikhail Glinka, Paganini, Liszt and other musicians.
Listen to Hector Berlioz on Spotify. Artist · 258.8K monthly listeners.