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Hector Berlioz: Grande symphonie funebre et triomphale / Final de la scène héroïque de la révolution grecque

5/2/2012, 4 Tracks, 37:57

Featuring

  • Philippe Ferro
  • Laurent Madeuf
  • Musique des gardiens de la paix
  • Colonne Choir
  • Hector Berlioz

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Performer Biography

The Musique des Gardiens de la Paix de la Prefecture de Police de Paris, formed in 1929, has received numerous awards for its recordings, including the Prix de l'Academie Charles Cros.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

For this recording, early twentieth-century trombones were used for homogeneity with the cornet and horn sections, and the trombone solo features an instrument made in 1842.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The Symphonie Funèbre et Triomphale was originally in two parts: the first for a 200-strong military band for a procession, and the second with a grand chorus for an inhumation ceremony.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording by the Musique des Gardiens de la Paix de la Prefecture de Police aims to highlight the finesse of Berlioz's orchestration, using the Barenreiter edition (Urtext).

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Berlioz regarded the trombone as embodying 'the supreme degree of nobility and grandeur,' capable of expressing profound musical gravity or intensity.

Source: Booklet

Notable Performances

During Berlioz's lifetime, the Symphonie Funèbre et Triomphale was performed with between 100 and 1,800 musicians in open-air settings.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Berlioz's Symphonie Funèbre et Triomphale was commissioned in 1840 to commemorate the transfer of the ashes of the 1830 Revolution victims.

Source: Booklet

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