Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

15/04/2011

Presented by Martin Handley, from St David's Hall, Cardiff. Thierry Fischer leads the 成人快手 National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales in Berlioz's choral symphony Romeo et Juliette.

Presented by Martin Handley, live from St David's Hall, Cardiff.

The 成人快手 National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, conducted by Thierry Fischer, performs Berlioz's epoch making Romeo et Juliette.

A rare Parisian performance of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with Harriet Smithson as Juliet shook the young Berlioz to the core of his being. He didn't rest until he had married Harriet and set the play to music. The result is this great symphony, full of fantasy, orchestral wizardry and wild unbridled romance. It is one of Berlioz's most extravagant works and one which had a profound effect on composers from Wagner, Tchaikosvy and Mahler. Even today, any performance is still an event.

Berlioz: Romeo et Juliette

Susan Bickley: Mezzo Soprano
Jean-Paul Fouchecourt: Tenor
Jonathan Lemalu: Bass
成人快手 National Chorus and Orchestra of Wales
Cardiff Polyphonic Choir
Conductor Thierry Fischer.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Fri 15 Apr 2011 19:00

Broadcast

  • Fri 15 Apr 2011 19:00