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.