- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (1 sound file)
- Summary
- Any Berlioz recording by Valery Gergiev promises to be an exciting tour de force, but considering that this disc is also an audiophile recording of the London Symphony Orchestra in concert, it promises even more. There are few composers more dynamic and startling in originality than Berlioz, and his "Harold en Italie" is one of the most innovative works in the Romantic repertoire: part symphonic poem avant la lettre, based on Lord Byron's poem, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage; part autobiographical symphony, in the manner of its immediate predecessor, the "Symphonie fantastique"; and part concerto, for the viola soloist. Gergiev maintains a strong tension from the outset, and paces "Harold en Italie" with an urgency and emotional fire that are rare, and violist Antoine Tamestit brings a dramatic flair to his part, in contrast with more purely lyrical interpretations that tend toward the introspective. In the cantata, "La mort de Cléopâtre," mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill projects a similar kind of intensity and presence, and the lyricism and passion of the music is heightened in her collaboration with Gergiev and the LSO. The sound of this hybrid SACD is vivid and close-up, so every detail of the performances can be heard, as well as some incidental noises in the live setting.
- Uniform Title
- Works. Selections
- Alternative Title
- Works.
- Mort de Cléopâtre
- Mort de Cléopâtre.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Live sound recordings.
- Streaming audio.
- Credits (note)
- Producer, James Mallinson.
- Language (note)
- The second work is sung in French.
- Contents
- 1-4 Harold en Italie (Harold in Italy), symphony for viola & orchestra, H. 68 (Op. 16) (42:28) -- 5-6 La Mort de Cléopâtre, for soprano & orchestra, H.36 (20:41).
- LCCN
- GBDGQ1326001
- GBDGQ1326002
- GBDGQ1326003
- GBDGQ1326004
- GBDGQ1325901
- GBDGQ1325902
- OCLC
- 933609231
- Author
Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869, composer.
- Title
Harold en Italie ; La mort de Cléopâtre / Berlioz.
- Publisher
London : LSO Live, [2014]
- Type of Content
performed music
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Performer
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano (2nd work) ; Antoine Tamestit, viola (1st work) ; London Symphony Orchestra.
- Credits
Producer, James Mallinson.
- Event
Recorded live in DSD November 2013 Barbican, London.
- Language
The second work is sung in French.
- Source of description
Hard copy version record.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Cargill, Karen, singer.
Tamestit, Antoine, 1979- instrumentalist.
Gergiev, Valeriĭ, 1953- conductor.
Container of (work): Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Harold en Italie.
Container of (work): Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869. Mort de Cléopâtre.
London Symphony Orchestra, instrumentalist.
- Added Title
Mort de Cléopâtre.
- Other Form:
Source record: Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869, composer. Works. Selections. Harold en Italie (OCoLC)905076249
- Other Standard Identifier
GBDGQ1326001
GBDGQ1326002
GBDGQ1326003
GBDGQ1326004
GBDGQ1325901
GBDGQ1325902
- Publisher No.
LSO0760 LSO Live
- Branch Call Number
eNYPL Music