Berlioz: Complete Works / Various Berlioz: Complete Works / Various CD

Limited 27 CD box. Hector Berlioz, France's greatest Romantic composer, exemplifies the spirit of his age - yet his genius was also ahead of it's time. Reflecting his colorful life, his music is astonishing for it's originality and ambition, and for orchestration of groundbreaking brilliance. This, the first-ever complete Berlioz edition, comprises carefully selected recordings and even includes works completely new to the catalogue. The accompanying booklet, lavishly illustrated, contains a fascinating commentary from Berlioz biographer David Cairns, whose words bring the composer's music still more vividly to life. Key points: #1 2019 marks the 150th anniversary of Hector Berlioz's death. Born in 1803 in La C?te-Saint-Andr? near Lyon, he died in Paris on 8th March 1869. #2 The first-ever complete Berlioz edition - Following the major success of Warner Classics' complete Debussy edition. #3 A wealth of milestone recordings and multi-award winners ? Carefully selected from the Warner Classics, Erato and Universal catalogues and spanning more than 60 years, from 1956 to 2018, including 2017's multi-award winner recording of Les Troyens by John Nelson. #4 A number of world premiere recordings ? The set contains a number of works recorded for the very first time, most notably the surviving fragments of the unfinished opera La Nonne sanglante, recorded live in 2018.

1. Les Francs-Juges, Op. 3, H. 23D: Overture - By Sir Roger Norrington 2. Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14, H. 48: I. R?veries - Passions - By Jean Martinon 3. L?lio, Ou Le Retour ? la Vie, Op. 14Bis, H. 55B: VII. "Comme Mon Esprit Flotte Incertain !" (L?lio) - By Jean Martinon 4. Rom?o Et Juliette, Op. 17, H. 79, Pt. 1: Introduction - Combats, Tumulte, Intervention Du Prince - By Riccardo Muti 5. Rom?o Et Juliette, Op. 17, H. 79, Pt. 4: "Quoi ! Rom?o de Retour... Je Vais D?voiler Le Myst?re" (C - By Riccardo Muti 6. Je Vais Donc Quitter Pour Jamais, H. 6 - By Christophe Crapez 7. La Mort D'orph?e, H. 25: Introduction - By Michel Plasson 8. Irlande, Op. 2, H. 38: I. Le Coucher Du Soleil, H. 39 - By Thomas Hampson 9. Fleurs Des Landes, Op. 13, H. 124: IV. Le Jeune Ptre Breton, H. 65D - By John Eliot Gardiner 10. Le Cinq Mai, Op. 6, H. 74 - By Michel Plasson 11. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: Tambours Et Trompettes Sonnant la Retraite 12. Tristia, Op. 18, H. 119: II. La Mort D'oph?lie, H. 92A - By Sabine Devieilhe 13. Messe Solennelle, H. 20A: I. Introduction - By John Eliot Gardiner 14. Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, H. 75: I. Requiem Et Kyrie (Introitus) - By Louis Fr?maux 15. Grande Messe Des Morts, Op. 5, H. 75: X. Agnus Dei - By Louis Fr?maux 16. 'Enfance Du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 1: "Dans la Cr?che, en Ce Temps, J?sus Venait de Na?tre" (N - By John Eliot Gardiner 17. L'enfance Du Christ, Op. 25, H. 130, Pt. 3: "Depuis Trois Jours, Malgr? L'ardeur Du Vent" (Narrator) - By John Eliot Gardiner 18. Benvenuto Cellini, H. 76A: Overture - By John Nelson 19. Benvenuto Cellini, H. 76A, Act 1: "Vous Voyez, J'esp?re" (Balducci, Teresa, Ascanio, Cellini, Chorus - By John Nelson 20. Benvenuto Cellini, H. 76A, Act 2: "Quel Contretemps ! Vite, Allons, Ma Rapi?re !" (Cellini, Teresa, - By John Nelson 21. B?atrice Et B?n?dict, H. 138: Overture - By John Nelson 22. B?atrice Et B?n?dict, H. 138, Act 1: Entracte - Sicilienne - By John Nelson 23. Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 1: "Ha ! Ha ! Apr?s Dix Ans Pass?s Dans Nos Murailles" (Un Soldat, - By John Nelson 24. Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 2: Introduction - By John Nelson 25. Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 4: Chasse Royale Et Orage - Pantomime (Chorus) - By John Nelson 26. Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 5: "Va, Ma Soeur, L'implorer" (Didon, Anna) - By John Nelson 27. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 2: "Voici Des Roses" (M?phistoph?l?s) - By Maurice Renaud