BBC Proms 2019 Prom 72 - Symphonie fantastique (320kbps .mp3)
Live at BBC Proms: with the help of Matthew Baynton as Berlioz, Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra theatrically present Berlioz's autobiographical tragic, passionate and opium-fuelled symphonic fantasy from memory.
01. Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique
01a. Introduction to Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique
Matthew Baynton (actor)
Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon (conductor)
A diabolical witches’ sabbath, a riotous ball, a march to the gallows and an unrequited passion make up the hallucinatory narrative of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.
Inspired by the composer’s own romantic infatuation with a young actress, the score is a cinematic fantasy full of tragedy and passion, a work teeming with orchestral drama – by turns gorgeous and grotesque.
Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra perform this grandiose work from memory, in a specially devised production incorporating elements of design, lighting and choreography, as well as Berlioz’s own words about his music.
Staging concept by the Aurora Orchestra
Broadcast: 13 September 2019
