HECTOR BERLIOZ - ROMAN CARNIVAL OVERTURE

ROMAN CARNIVAL OVERTURE

Philharmonia Orchestra Wilhelm Schüchter

SONGWRITER: HECTOR BERLIOZ

COUNTRY: FRANÇA

ALBUM: Philharmonia Orchestra: HECTOR BERLIOZ

LABEL: PARLOPHONE RECORDS

GENRE: OVERTUR/CLÁSSICA

YEAR: 1953

The French composer Hector Berlioz wrote a number of overtures, many of which have become popular concert items. They include overtures intended to introduce operas as well as independent concert overtures.

Le carnaval romain, ouverture pour orchestre (Roman Carnival Overture), Op. 9. Composed in 1844 and first performed at the Salle Herz, Paris, on 3 February 1844. A stand-alone overture intended for concert performance, made up of material and themes from Berlioz's opera Benvenuto Cellini, including some music from the opera's carnival scene – hence the overture's title. It is scored for large orchestra, is in the key of A major, and features a prominent and famous solo for the cor anglais.