Valery Gergiev conducts Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique with the London Symphony Orchestra. Les nuits d'été op. 7

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Featuring the acclaimed mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill, this triple header includes Hector Berlioz' Waverley Overture, Les nuits d'été and Symphonie fantastique. Valery Gergiev showcases his opulent interpretation of Berlioz' landmark piece Symphonie fantastique, the story of an artist's 'hopeless love', complete with waltzes, witches and a hallucinogenic nightmare.

Runtime

34 minutes

Creator

Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869, composer

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Alexander Street

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