Berlioz: Requiem/Mort de Cleopatre/Romeo and Juliet (Excerpts)

Berlioz: Requiem/Mort de Cleopatre/Romeo and Juliet (Excerpts)

On this CD:

1. Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus, & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5)
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by Orchestre National d' Ile de France / Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France with Stuart Burrows
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

2. La Mort de Cléopâtre, for soprano & orchestra, H.36
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by New York Philharmonic
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

3. Roméo et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus, & orchestra ("symphonie dramatique"), H.79 (Op. 17) Andante malinconico e sostenuto-
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by New York Philharmonic
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

4. Roméo et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus, & orchestra ("symphonie dramatique"), H.79 (Op. 17) Allegro - Larghetto espressivo-
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by New York Philharmonic
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

5. Roméo et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus, & orchestra ("symphonie dramatique"), H.79 (Op. 17) Allegro-
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by New York Philharmonic
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

6. Roméo et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus, & orchestra ("symphonie dramatique"), H.79 (Op. 17) Réunion des deux Thèmes, du Larghetto et de l'Allegro
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by New York Philharmonic
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

7. Roméo et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus, & orchestra ("symphonie dramatique"), H.79 (Op. 17) Allegretto - Adagio-
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by New York Philharmonic
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

8. Roméo et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus, & orchestra ("symphonie dramatique"), H.79 (Op. 17) Allegro agitato - Adagio-
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by New York Philharmonic
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

9. Roméo et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus, & orchestra ("symphonie dramatique"), H.79 (Op. 17) Scherzo. Prestissimo - Allegretto
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by New York Philharmonic
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com essential recording
Berlioz' Requiem needs a performance of spontaneous brilliance and almost manic intensity to come off. The reason is simple. The big movements--the Dies Irae sequence and Lachrymosa--use a huge chorus and a full orchestra including four brass bands (stationed in the four corners of the concert hall), eight sets of timpani (10 players), and additional percussion. After that, everything else sounds anti-climatic, unless the conductor somehow manages to keep the tension flowing through the quiet (and, let's not kid ourselves, dull) bits. Leonard Bernstein certainly manages the impossible, though God only knows how he does it. The recording helps--it really captures a sense of large forces in a big space, while projecting the aura of mystery that the intimate moments need if they're going to work. --David Hurwitz

Berlioz: Requiem/Mort de Cleopatre/Romeo and Juliet (Excerpts), Music, Leonard Bernstein, Classical, Classical Music

Berlioz: Requiem/Mort de Cleopatre/Romeo and Juliet (Excerpts)

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