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Andriessen: Miroir de peine - Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique

9/4/2020, 10 Tracks, 1:08:24

Featuring

  • Christianne Stotijn
  • Dmitry Liss
  • Philharmonie Zuidnederland
  • Hendrik Andriessen
  • Hector Berlioz

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Composition History

Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, originally titled Épisode de la vie d'un artiste. Symphonie fantastique en cinq parties, was born from a period of "mental overheating" due to his unrequited love for actress Harriet Constance Smithson.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Hendrik Andriessen, a Dutch composer, received his first music lessons from his father and later succeeded him as organist of the Sint-Josephkerk in Haarlem.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Three of Hendrik Andriessen's six children—Jurriaan, Caecilia, and Louis—also became composers, continuing the family's musical legacy.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Hendrik Andriessen was significantly influenced by French culture and music, including composers like César Franck, Gabriel Pierné, and André Caplet, and often used French texts in his early works.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Berlioz wrote a detailed program for the Symphonie fantastique to be shared with audiences, rewriting it three times, though he ultimately decided not to distribute it at the premiere.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album is a live recording, captured across multiple dates in October 2017 and April 2019 at Muziekgebouw Eindhoven and Theater aan het Vrijthof Maastricht.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Hector Berlioz initially studied medicine at the University of Paris at his father's insistence, but abandoned it after being captivated by opera and deciding to become a composer.

Source: Booklet

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